UGA & Non-UGA Scholarship Information

For Undergraduate Students: UGA and Non-UGA Scholarship Information and Announcements

Scholarship Universe

We are excited to announce that Scholarship Universe is open for University of Georgia’s students to start getting matched to and apply for scholarships!

Click here to start getting matched to scholarships!

What is Scholarship Universe?

Scholarship Universe is a state of the art scholarship matching system that maximizes opportunities for students and was developed to help students connect to as many relevant and legitimate scholarship opportunities as possible—all in one mobile friendly site. Scholarship Universe allows students to create an academic profile that enables them to be connected with various scholarship opportunities from outside scholarship organizations.

How do I use this service as a student?

1. Click here to login to Scholarship Universe.
2. Enter your UGA MYID and password to login.
3. Answer ALL questions in order to build your profile and match you to eligible scholarships.
4. Click on the “Scholarships” tab and start applying!

What should you know about Scholarship Universe?

• Be sure to update your profile frequently. Information such as GPA, number of units taken, class standing, etc. will affect to which scholarships you are matched.
• We do not share your information. All data collected will be used strictly for matching you to scholarships and, eventually, to UGA departments to select recipients for their scholarships.
• Parents cannot login to Scholarship Universe but are encouraged to help students with obtaining required documents for the scholarship application process.

First-Year Student (Freshman) UGA Academic Merit Scholarships

Academic Scholarship Awarding

UGA Undergraduate Admissions automatically screens all incoming first-year (freshman) students for Academic Scholarships during the admissions process. The majority of awards go out in March and are usually finalized by early April for all admitted first-year students. During the final scholarship reviews and awards, Admissions will offer scholarships to a wide range of students who have been admitted during any of the decision dates. An email will be sent out once the scholarship awarding process is complete and scholarship offers will be reflected on the Application Status Portal. Please see the list of UGA Academic scholarships on the Undergraduate Admissions Web Page for eligibility requirements and additional information.

Academic Scholarship Eligibility

All (University or UGA) Academic Scholarships require full-time enrollment (12 hours). Most scholars can receive a one-time less than full-time exception during a semester of enrollment. To receive a less than full-time exception, the student must submit the request form to OSFA. Information on how dropping or withdrawing a course may affect your scholarship eligibility can be found here.

Academic Scholarship Renewal

After an Undergraduate Admissions Scholarship has been awarded to a student, the Office of Student Financial Aid is responsible for renewing the academic scholarship each year. At the end of spring semester each year, OSFA will check the scholar to ensure the academic requirements (i.e. full-time enrollment, UGA GPA) which are detailed in the award letter available on the admissions decision UGA Status Check Page and below are fulfilled.

If a student loses their Undergraduate Admissions Scholarship at the end of spring semester, the student may appeal to Undergraduate Admissions once they have regained the minimum UGA GPA requirement to have the scholarship reinstated.