Welcome to our scholarship page
Alert!
The Deadlines for the Verna Trushel and the Osher Foundation scholarships have been extended to April 22nd!!
UA Adult Focus scholarships
- Verna Trushel Displaced Homemakers' Scholarship
- Osher Foundation Reentry Scholarship
- Adult Continuing and Completer Scholarship
- The Mary Dietz '87, Scholarship for Nontraditional Students
- The Catherine Kay Davis Displaced Homemaker Endowed Scholarship
- WITAN President's Scholarship
- Donald Taylor Scholarship
Scholarships Offered by the Colleges
- Buchtel College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Engineering and Polymer Science
- LeBron James Family Foundation School of Education
- College of Health and Human Sciences
See also: Scholarship information from UA's Financial Aid Office.
Grants, Loans, Federal Work Study, Student Employment
Military scholarships
For UA veterans
The Student Veterans of America have a $110,000 scholarship program.
Raytheon Patriot Scholarship
Two U.S. Army veterans pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited four-year institution will each be awarded a $10,000 scholarship.
Also:
The R.C. Musson and Katharine M. Musson Charitable Foundation Scholarship for Veterans was established to support full-time undergraduate and graduate veterans and currently serving military members at The University of Akron who have exhausted all other G.I. benefits.
Other opportunities for military scholarships can be found here, Military scholarships.
Other scholarships
- Barberton Community Foundation Adult Back to School
- Barberton Community Foundation Magic Scholarship
- Choose Ohio First STEM Scholarship
- College Club West
- College Now Greater Cleveland
- George Lemon Scholarships
- Scholarships and Financial Aid for Women
- Ruth Wolter Tuition Grant
Scholarship sites
One of the major concerns of adult students is finding the money to finance their education. Often, adult students are unaware of where to find help or what programs they have eligible to them. One excellent opportunity to consider is the Adult Learner Scholarships from College Now of Greater Cleveland. These are scholarships are for adults (age 19 and older) pursuing an associate's degree or first bachelor's degree. Information and downloadable applications are available at College Now. Other websites for adult learners to investigate include:
Job-Applications.com Scholarship Programs
Single Parent Scholarships
BigFuture
Helpful information on Federal Student Aid for Adult Students.
Writing assistance available for your scholarship essay
Need help writing a scholarship essay? Download Scholarship Essay Tips provided by College Now Greater Cleveland (formerly Cleveland Scholarship Programs).
Contact us
Location: Polsky 467-469
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Phone: 330-972-5793
Fax: 330-972-2133
Email: adultfocus@uakron.edu
Laura H. Conley,
Director
lhc1@uakron.edu
Scott Roberts,
Associate Director
ssr4@uakron.edu
David Marsteller,
Assistant Director
dam13@uakron.edu
Office hours
Mon - Th | 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Fri | 8 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
► Extended hours by appointment
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