February 15 is Ohio State’s priority deadline for both the 2025/2026 FAFSA and Ohio State scholarships via ScholarshipUniverse. If you miss out on our deadline, you could be missing out on chances to earn free money for college. If you are staying on the Lima campus, apply for the Lima scholarships and any Columbus scholarships that you may match. If you are transitioning to Columbus, apply for the Columbus scholarships and any other Ohio State scholarships you are a match for. 

February 15, 2025- General scholarship application deadline. Ohio State applicants can login to our ScholarshipUniverse portal to apply for countless scholarship opportunities.

• ScholarshipUniverse
  • A scholarship-matching tool that simplifies the process of finding and applying for internal and external scholarships. Once you create your profile, ScholarshipUniverse will alert you to possible matches. To get started, you’ll need your Ohio State username and password, which are the login credentials for your applicant portal. 
  • osu.scholarshipuniverse.com
  • Internal scholarships for both Columbus and Lima campuses are housed within the ScholarshipUniverse platform 
• Some, but not all, Lima campus-specific scholarships included in ScholarshipUniverse are applications for the following scholarships:
  • Osborn Family Scholarship: Residents of Putnam and Henry Counties
  • Griffith Family Scholarship: Graduates of Hardin County high schools and residents of Hardin County 
  • Roy Roeder Memorial Scholarship: Graduates of Bath High School
  • Mary and Ezra Place Scholarship: Graduates of Perry, Lima Senior, Shawnee, Elida and Bath high schools
  • Virginia I. Zirkle Scholarship: Graduates of Putnam County high schools
  • Brooks GA Scholarship: Residents of Allen and Van Wert Counties
  • Ohio State Lima Science and Technology Scholarship: Students in science fields (biology and zoology preference)
  • Ohio State Lima Engineering Technology Scholarship: Students in the engineering technology major
  • Rolsten First Gen Scholarship: First generation students 
  • Scholarships for Non-Traditional students 

February 15 Priority Deadline for the FAFSA. The 2025/2026 FAFSA is available at studentaid.gov. The FAFSA process is going much, much better than the nightmare that was the 2024/2025 FAFSA, so please get online and complete the FAFSA.  Please feel free to pass this information along to any of your friends who don’t check their emails. Reach out to Tony Dickman with any questions about scholarships, FAFSA or general financial aid at 567-242-7152 or dickman.41@osu.edu.