OASF Scholarship Application Eligibility Requirements

Any member of the current Ontonagon Area School District (OASD) graduating class, in good standing and with a high school grade point average of at least 2.00 at the end of the first semester of the current school year, may apply for an OASF scholarship.  Scholarship awards from the OASF will be announced at Commencement.

An OASF scholarship application may be downloaded here. Please complete the application and submit to the Ontonagon Area School District Academic Counselor prior to the April deadline.

Students entering military service after high school graduation are eligible to apply for an award for future college or technical college education. These students should apply now with their class and may request a deferment as noted below until the completion of their military service if granted a scholarship upon OASD graduation.

OASF Scholarship Recipient Requirements

Scholarship recipients will be paid in the summer following the completion of their first year of post secondary education provided the following requirements have been met:

• Successfully completed the equivalent of 24 semester hours of credit at any accredited post-secondary college, university, or technical college;

• Earned a minimum grade point average of 2.00 on a four-point scale (C average); and

• Provided by July 15, an official copy of his/her transcript of the completed academic year to OASF, PO Box 92, Ontonagon, MI, 49953.

Recipients not meeting the minimum requirements may request a one-year deferment in writing.  Letters must be sent to the Ontonagon Area Scholarship Foundation (PO Box 92, Ontonagon, MI, 49953) no later than November 30 of their second year of college, university, or technical college to avoid a forfeit of the award.

Students entering military service after high school graduation that were granted an award may request a deferment as noted above until the completion of their military service.