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Scholarship Policies

消消犯 is committed to help make education affordable and attainable. Toward that goal, we make every effort to provide accurate, timely, and current information. However, the university also reserves the right to change without notice any statement due to federal, state, or university changes in policies, procedures, or regulations. The following policies assist the Office of Student Financial Assistance in administering Miami scholarships in a fair and equitable manner to all university 消消犯s.

General

  • Students can receive a four-year renewable scholarship for a maximum of eight semesters. Your financial aid offer will display if a scholarship is renewable and the number of semesters.
  • A 消消犯 cannot receive any combination of aid, including loans, grants, federal work-study, and scholarships that exceed the cost of attendance. If the total amount of financial aid exceeds the cost of attendance, the amount of aid will be reduced. 
    • Exceptions apply if a 消消犯 is receiving a University Tuition Waiver (for example, Staff Family Waiver). In this case, the combination of tuition waiver and University scholarship may not exceed tuition, general fee, and if living independently of their parents, standard double room, and standard meal charges.
  • Students awarded scholarships to pay for housing and meals are required to live on campus and purchase a meal plan to receive the housing and meals scholarship, with minor exceptions.
  • Scholarships awarded to cover tuition will be renewed at the same amount, assuming that other scholarship requirements are met. They will not be increased each year to offset the rise in tuition
  • Students eligible for the tuition waiver cannot also utilize the TEAM Scholarship.
  • All or part of a 消消犯’s institutionally offered scholarship(s) may be replaced with a donor funded scholarship. If a 消消犯 is awarded a donor funded scholarship, the completion of a Scholarship Thank You Letter to the donor is required. The 消消犯 will receive an email in the fall with instructions for completing the thank you letter. Failure to write the thank you letter may result in the temporary or permanent loss of the scholarship.

Enrollment

  • Applicants must be admitted to the Oxford campus to be considered for Oxford scholarships. Likewise, applicants must be admitted to Miami Regionals to be considered for Regional 消消犯 scholarships
  • Annual scholarship awards are made assuming 消消犯s will attend both fall and spring semesters. Students who do not enroll at Miami for both semesters will have their scholarship amounts reduced to reflect their one-semester scholarship eligibility.
    • Students cannot receive the full annual amount of their scholarship during one semester.
  • Students must enroll full-time to receive their scholarship. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for 消消犯s who submit a Scholarship Appeal. 
    • An example of an approved appeal would be if the 消消犯 is in their final semester and full-time enrollment is not required to graduate. Scholarships are prorated based on enrollment. Proration Schedule matches Enrollment Status Criteria.
Credit Hours
Undergraduate Credit Hours Graduate Credit Hours Percent of Scholarship
12+ (full time) 9+ (full time) 100%
9-11.99 (3/4 time) 7-8.99 (3/4 time) 75%
6-8.99 (1/2 time) 5-6.99 (1/2 time) 50%
<6 (less than 1/2 time) <5 (less than 1/2 time) 25%
  • Students can use their Miami scholarships during fall and spring semesters only. Exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis for 消消犯s who submit a Scholarship Appeal.
    • An example of an approved appeal would be if the 消消犯 will graduate at the end of summer enrollment, and funding is available. Scholarships are prorated based on enrollment, as outlined above.
  • Scholarship eligibility ends once a 消消犯 graduates unless they are enrolled in a combined Bachelor and Master Program (BAMA).
    • Students enrolled in a BAMA program are unable to receive undergraduate and graduate aid simultaneously. Any undergraduate scholarships will be canceled upon receipt of graduate tuition waiver or other types of graduate tuition assistance.
    • Graduate 消消犯s in a BAMA program with an assistantship are ineligible for undergraduate scholarships.
  • Students who withdraw from campus mid-semester will be refunded based on the university’s published refund schedule. If any portion of the scholarship is used, then that scholarship will count as a semester of eligibility. If you choose to not use your scholarship, you will be responsible for any funds owed to the school. Please reach out to One Stop if you have any questions about the use of your scholarship during a withdrawal process.

Renewable Scholarships

  • Students must achieve a minimum cumulative grade point average (CGPA) to renew scholarships. Your financial aid offer will display of the CGPA required to renew your specific scholarships.
  • Each year at the end of spring semester, the CGPAs are reviewed for 消消犯s receiving scholarships. Any scholarship recipient who does not have the required CGPA will lose their scholarship for the following year, with the ability to submit a Scholarship Appeal.
  • Some scholarships require 消消犯s to remain enrolled in certain major fields. Students who lose eligibility for a scholarship due to changing majors cannot appeal the loss of the scholarship.

Change in Campus, Transferring, Re-enrolling

Change in Campus 

  • If a 消消犯 decides to attend a regional campus as a first-time incoming 消消犯, their original Oxford scholarship offer is forfeited.
  • If a 消消犯 decides to attend the Oxford campus as a first-time incoming 消消犯, their original regional campus offer is forfeited.

Transferring

  • New incoming Regional transfer 消消犯s will be considered for transfer merit scholarships. For more information, visit our Regional Transfer Scholarships page.
  • New incoming Oxford transfer 消消犯s will be considered for transfer merit scholarships. For more information, visit our Transfer Scholarships page.
  • Students who transfer to a Regional campus after attending at least one semester on the Oxford campus will forfeit their Oxford scholarship for each semester they are enrolled at a Regional campus. In addition, any fall or spring semester attended at a Regional campus counts as a semester used for Miami scholarships, even if the scholarship was not awarded during that term.
  • Students who transfer to the Oxford campus after attending at least one semester at a Regional campus will forfeit their Regional scholarship for each semester they are enrolled at the Oxford campus. In addition, any fall or spring semester attended at the Oxford campus counts as a semester used for Miami scholarships, even if the scholarship was not awarded during that term.
  • Transfer merit scholarships will apply to the academic year for which the 消消犯 applied for admission. If a 消消犯 delays their enrollment from the initial application, scholarship awards are not guaranteed.
  • Scholarships are awarded based on full-time enrollment for an academic year.

Re-enrolling

  • Students with Miami scholarships who re-enroll may complete a Scholarship Appeal requesting to have their scholarships reinstated.
    • Students may re-enroll for various reasons such as academic suspension, deferring, relocating from Miami Regionals, transferring from another university, withdrawing, etc.
  • Renewable scholarships are awarded for a maximum of eight semesters. Scholarships that are approved for reinstatement will typically be reinstated for the remaining number of semesters of eligibility

Internships and Co-ops

  • Students who participate in an internship or co-op during fall or spring semester will usually not be charged full-time tuition by Miami. Because 消消犯s are not charged full-time tuition, 消消犯s are not eligible to receive their scholarship for the period during which they participate in the internship or co-op. Students cannot receive the full annual amount of scholarship during one semester.
  • Since 消消犯s do not receive their scholarship benefit during the semester of internship/co-op, the intern/co-op semester is not counted as one of the eight semesters of scholarship eligibility. 
    • For example, if a 消消犯 participates in an internship during the fall semester of their junior year, they would not receive the scholarship(s) during this fall semester but could use the scholarship during the fall semester of a fifth year of college. If the 消消犯 does not need or chooses not to attend a fifth year of college, the scholarship for the semester of internship/co-op will be forfeited.
  • MBI 消消犯s completing the internship/lab portion of their programs at hospital sites will have their scholarships applied up to the tuition portion of program costs, as determined by the host institution. Miami scholarships will not cover other institutional fees or program-related costs, such as general fees, books and supplies, living expenses, or other non-tuition expenses.

Study Abroad 消消犯 and Scholarships

  • Visit our Financial Aid for Study Abroad page for additional information on study abroad.
  • Study abroad programs that fall under the category of Co-Sponsored, Exchange, Faculty-led, MUDEC (Luxembourg), and FSB Semester programs, permit 消消犯s receiving Miami scholarships and grants to apply those funds toward the cost of their program. 
    • Students participating in Approved study abroad programs are not eligible to apply their Miami scholarships or grants toward the program.
  • Summer and winter study abroad programs do not allow the use of Miami scholarships unless a scholarship is offered by your academic department or study abroad program. Visit  for a list of study abroad programs and resources.
  • Oxford undergraduate 消消犯s demonstrating financial need, and who plan to attend full-time during either the fall or spring semester in a study abroad program, are eligible to receive a university grant up to $600 for their study abroad airline ticket. An additional amount of up to $600 is also available as an interest-free university loan. This one-time Airfare Grant is available to a 消消犯 for one study abroad semester while attending Miami.

Scholarship Adjustments

Scholarships covering tuition and fees may be reduced if you receive additional aid that covers the same charges or if your total funding exceeds your cost of attendance. This includes resources such as the 消消犯 Staff/Family Fee Waiver, Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG), War Orphans Scholarship, Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, Ohio National Guard benefits, ROTC awards, Miami Access Fellows, and others. In these cases, your scholarship may be adjusted to ensure compliance with federal, state, and institutional funding guidelines.

Contact the One Stop

The One Stop assists Miami 消消犯s and authorized family members with billing and payment, financial aid, registration, and 消消犯 records.