Oscar Edwin Olson Scholarship

This scholarship will be awarded to students in the College of Science and Engineering who are children of single, divorced or widowed parents. Eligible students include those who at any time in their first eighteen years lived with one unmarried parent; those who at any time in their first eighteen years had divorced parents; those who at any time in their first eighteen years had one or more deceased parents. The students must be eligible for at least one dollar of financial aid.

Award

  • Multiple at $6,000

Criteria

  • For an undergraduate student majoring in a CSE program.
  • Based on overall academic merit and must be children of single, divorced, or widowed parents (adoptive or biological)
    • Eligible students are those who at any time in their first 18 years either:
      • Lived with one unmarried parent
      • Had divorced parents
      • Had one or more deceased parents
  • Must demonstrate financial need.
  • Students awarded the Olson Scholarship the previous academic year can receive it for a second year, but no more than two years.

Guidelines

Apply online.

Deadlines and Procedures

Please see the scholarship resources page for application and award deadlines.