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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI
University Website: www.oakland.edu
Apply Online: www.oakland.edu/apply/
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Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose 1,500-acre (6.1 km2) campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU derives its name. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has classified OU as a Doctoral Research University.

Oakland University was initially under the banner of Michigan State University. Michigan State University–Oakland, or MSU-O as it was called, opened in 1959 with 570 students and three buildings. In 1963, MSU-O became known as Oakland University.

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2200 North Squirrel Road
Rochester Hills, MI 48309-4401
(248) 370-2100

Apply online Admissions:
www.oakland.edu/futurestudents
Financial Aid:
www.oakland.edu/financialaid/

Scholarships for Students in Michigan

Name Amount Deadline
Honors College Alumni Affiliate Scholarship - Oakland University $2,000 Varies
Alfred G. and Matilda R. Wilson Award Varies Varies
Keeper of the Dream Award - Oakland University $5,000 Varies
Commuter Involvement Award - Oakland University $500 Varies
Arts and Science Alumni Affiliate Scholarship - Oakland University $2,000 Varies
Board of Visitors Nightingale Scholarship $2,500 Varies
Carmine Rocco Linsalata Memorial Scholarship Up to $500 Varies
Diane and Michael Grieves Diversity Scholarship Varies Varies
Dicron Tafralian Memorial Scholarship Varies Varies
Doris J. Dressler Scholarship $1,000 Varies
Frances C. Amos School of Business Admin. Alumni Affiliate Scholarship $5,000 Varies
George T. Matthews Scholarship in History $1,000 Varies
Katke Invitational Automotive Scholarship $2,000 Varies
Mary Kirachuk Scholarship Varies Varies
Philip M. Cherven Memorial Endowment Scholarship Varies Varies
Roger and Helen Kyes Scholarship Varies Varies
School of Engineering and Comp. Science Alumni Scholarship - OU $2,000 Varies
W. Edwards Deming Scholarship Varies Varies
School of Nursing Alumni Affiliate Scholarship - Oakland University $2,000 Varies
Honors College Scholarship - Oakland University Up to $2,000 Varies
Auburn Hills Scholarship - Oakland University Varies Varies
Florine Trumbull Scholarship - Oakland University Varies Varies
Isaac Jones Memorial Scholarship Varies Varies
Nancy Schucart Molasky Scholarship Varies Varies
Nancy Schucart Molasky Scholarship Varies Varies
Oakland University Presidential Scholarship Varies Varies
Athletic Scholarship - Oakland University Varies Varies
Gittlen Award for Achievement Varies Varies
Gittlen Award for Achievement Varies Varies
Oakland University Service Award Varies Varies
Campus Activity Award - Oakland University Varies Varies
Bunting and Briggs Freedom of the Press Scholarship Varies Varies
Don R. Iodice Grant-in-Aid for Foreign Study Varies Varies
Frederick G. Kaviuk Scholarship $1,250 Varies
Holzbock Humanities Scholarship $3,000 Varies
James Morrison Thompson Chemistry Scholarship Varies Varies
Mildred B. Matthews Scholarship in Art History $500 Varies
Paul Lorenz/Texas Instruments Scholarship Varies Varies
Philosophy Department Scholarship - Oakland University $1,200 Varies
Scherer Student Scholarship Varies Varies
School of Education and Human Services Alumni Scholarship - OU $3,000 Varies
School of Health Science Alumni Affiliate Scholarship - OU Varies Varies
Tekla Strom Ylvisaker Scholarship Varies Varies
Oakland Press Scholarship Up to $3,000 Varies
Thomas A. Yatooma Memorial Scholarship $2,000 Varies
College of Arts and Science Dean's Scholarship - OU Varies Varies
Detroit Compact Scholarship - Oakland University Varies Varies
Elizabeth Glass Memorial Academic Progress Award Varies Varies
J. Alfred Jones Memorial Scholarship $2,000 Varies
Kurtis Kendall Memorial Scholarship $1,500 Varies
Oakland University Music, Theatre and Dance Scholarship Varies Varies
Oakland University Music, Theatre and Dance Scholarship Varies Varies
Oakland University Talented Scholar Award Varies Varies
Oakland University Tuition Differential Scholarship Varies Varies
Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship - Oakland University Varies Varies
Varner Scholarship Varies Varies
Wade McCree Incentive Scholarship Varies Varies
Oakland Executive Association Scholarship $5,000 Varies
Women of Oakland University Critical Difference Scholarship Up to $1,500 Varies
Ben and Virginia Hawkins Scholarship Varies Varies
Marshall Page Atkinson Endowed Memorial Scholarship Varies Varies

Schools Near Oakland University

Name Distance
Baker College of Auburn Hills 1.8mi
Rochester College 3.8mi
University of Phoenix-Metro Detroit Campus 5.7mi
Dorsey Business Schools-Waterford Pontiac 5.8mi
Cranbrook Academy of Art 7.4mi
Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration 7.7mi
Marketti Academy of Cosmetology 8.0mi
Michigan College of Beauty-Troy 8.5mi
Academy of Court Reporting-Clawson 9.1mi
ITT Technical Institute-Troy 9.2mi
Port Huron Cosmetology College 9.3mi
International Academy of Design and Technology-Troy 9.9mi
Carnegie Institute 10.6mi
Paul Mitchell the School-Michigan 11.1mi
Oakland Community College 11.3mi

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