Description
Re-entry Scholarships are to assist women who have interrupted their education, at any level, for at least two years and who intend to earn a degree at the undergraduate, graduate, or professional school level. Award amounts vary. Funds can be used for tuition, books, childcare or other related educational expenses.

Eligibility
Women who:

• interrupted their education for a minimum of two years
• can demonstrate financial need
• enrolled or intend to enroll in a degree program (undergraduate, graduate, or professional) at OSU's main or regional campuses
• Preference given to those who are enrolled half-time or more

Selection Criteria

• Financial need
• Educational goals and potential for reaching those goals
• Academic record

Deadline

        Submit 2009-2010 Critical Difference for Women scholarship:

Application Deadline for special scholarships:


• Columbus Campus: Application by Feb 16, 2009, for entering freshmen.
• Regional camus and ATI freshmen, due date is March 2, 2009.
• Continuing students, due date is March 2, 2009.

Application Deadline for Federal Student Aid (2009-10 FAFSA)

• Columbus Campus: February 16, 2009
• Regional Campuses and ATI: March 2, 2009.

• The application is available at http://sfa.osu.edu/scholarships
• Submit 2009-10 FAFSA on the Web Applications by midnight Central Daylight time, March 2, 2009. (Or February 16, 2009 for entering freshmen on the Columbus campus).

Forms you need to complete to apply are available at
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov

• More detailed information: http://www.sfa.osu.edu/scholarships/

       Committee Chair, Professor Anne Collins
        Re-entry Scholarship Fund Committee

Questions
Sara Childers

The Women's Place

Phone: 292-3960
Email: childers.23@osu.edu