Affordability For All
Oswego offers many scholarships that provide both merit and need-based aid to help students pursue higher education. Check out the awards for students entering in spring and fall 2024.
Academic scholarships for first-year students:
First-Year Merit Scholarships are competitively awarded to full-time, first-year students with a strong record of achievement in a challenging college preparatory curriculum.
Stackable with:
NYS Excelsior Scholarship, Go Oswego Awards or Go Oswego International Awards
Academic scholarships for transfer students:
Transfer Merit Scholarships provide $500 per semester — renewable for up to 6 semesters or graduation — whichever occurs first.
Eligibility highlights:
3.00 to 3.49 GPA
Full-time transfer students
24+ college credits
Transfer Achievement Scholarships provide $750 per semester — renewable for up to 6 semesters or graduation — whichever occurs first.
Eligibility highlights:
3.50 GPA+
Full-time transfer students
24+ college credits
Awards for out-of-state first-year and transfer students in non-match states:
Go Oswego Awards provide accepted full-time out-of-state students with $2,000 per semester — renewable for up to 8 semesters (6 semesters for transfers with 24+ college credits) or graduation — whichever occurs first. Must be a U.S. resident.
Stackable with:
First-Year Merit, Transfer Merit or Transfer Achievement Scholarships
Go Oswego International Awards provide full-time international students with $2,000 per semester — renewable for up to 8 semesters (6 semesters for transfers with 24+ college credits) or graduation — whichever occurs first.
The Possibility Scholars program makes an exceptional academic program available for first-year applicants to Oswego’s fall term. When combined with existing need-based aid, Possibility Scholars will receive a substantial scholarship, enabling scholarship recipients to study abroad, engage in research and graduate with little or no debt after an exceptional undergraduate experience. Only New York state students entering STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) are eligible for consideration, with priority given to high-achieving students with significant financial need. Learn more
Tuition-free college for middle-class New Yorkers
Through New York State’s Excelsior Scholarship program, a greater number of New York students and families are eligible to earn free tuition at SUNY Oswego. Interested students will need to file an Excelsior Scholarship application. Learn more
Applications received before January 15 for fall term applicants and November 15 for spring term applicants will get priority consideration for SUNY Oswego scholarships and awards.
Find full eligibility and renewal details at:
Financial Aid: Scholarships and Full Policy