Students must be eligible to receive federal student aid and meet the following criteria:

• Cumulative FAMU GPA of 3.25 or Higher
• EFC less than 10, 000 on the 2023/24 FAFSA
• 2023/24 FAFSA filed by January 1, 2023
• All relevant documents submitted to financial aid by April 1, 2023
• Completed a minimum of one academic year at FAMU (30 credits or more)
• Eligible applicants will average 15 credit hours completed per term at FAMU

The combination of this award and other tuition specific awards cannot exceed your tuition costs. If you are the recipient of an award that covers your tuition costs, you cannot receive the OSW.

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This application will be open from March 1st - April 7th. The final determination of eligible students will be made by June 1, 2023.