SCHOLARSHIPS
These merit-based scholarships require no separate application and automatically consider students when they apply to the University of Oregon.
What are the Summit Scholarship and Apex Scholarship?
This bird is the mascot of the University of Oregon.
What is the Duck?
This Puerto Rican artist released the hit album Un Verano Sin Ti.
Who is Bad Bunny?
This student organization at the University of Oregon centers leadership, empowerment, and community for Latine women and non-binary folx on campus.
What is UO Muxeres?
This UO center provides tutoring, advising, scholarships, and community support for historically underserved students.
What is the Center for Multicultural Academic Excellence?
This University of Oregon scholarship is open to domestic students who apply for admission, demonstrate financial need, maintain at least a 3.00 GPA, and meet application deadlines.
What is the Duck Excellence Scholarship?
This Disney character inspired the University of Oregon’s mascot through a special agreement with Walt Disney.
Who is Donald Duck?
This Colombian singer is known for hits like Hips Don’t Lie and her signature dance moves.
Who is Shakira?
This national Chicanx/Latinx student organization focuses on cultural pride, activism, and educational equity and has a chapter at UO.
What is MEChA?
This federal support program at UO helps first-generation, low-income, and disabled students with mentoring and academic success.
What is TRIO Student Support Services?
This Oregon program is awarded to recent Oregon high school graduates who are first-time freshmen, Oregon residents, Pell Grant eligible, and typically have at least a 3.40 GPA.
What is the PathwayOregon scholarship program?
This Nike co-founder attended the University of Oregon and ran track there.
Who is Phil Knight?
This reggaeton artist from Puerto Rico is known as “The Big Boss.”
Who is Daddy Yankee?
This campus organization supports networking, mentorship, and identity-building for Latine men at UO.
What is Latine Male Alliance?
This UO initiative supports BIPOC, first-generation, and low-income students through research, internships, and career preparation.
What is DucksRISE?
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students who earned at least a 3.70 high school GPA and have not enrolled in college after graduating high school.
What is the Apex Scholarship?
This famous track venue at UO is known as “TrackTown USA.”
What is Hayward Field?
This bilingual rapper and singer from the Bronx is famous for songs like I Like It.
Who is Cardi B?
These UO Greek organizations are centered on culture, identity, service, and leadership rather than traditional social fraternities and sororities.
What is multicultural Greek life?
This UO campus space helps students of color build community through cultural organizations, events, and leadership opportunities.
What is the Multicultural Center?
This scholarship is awarded to incoming first-year students with at least a 3.90 high school GPA and no prior college enrollment after graduating high school.
What is the Summit Scholarship?
This UO student newspaper has been publishing since 1900.
What is the Daily Emerald?
This Tejano music legend was known as the “Queen of Tejano Music.”
Who is Selena Quintanilla?
According to UO students online, this is one of the most important things students of color and first-generation students should do to succeed on campus.
What is joining cultural groups and finding community early?
This UO residential community is designed for students interested in Latinx culture and community.
What is the LatinX Academic Residential Community?