Financial Aid Programs 

Grants, Scholarships, Student Loans, and more

Your education is an important investment made by both you and your family. Financial aid helps make your Ottawa education a reality by rewarding academic preparation for college, honoring certain affiliations that have been vital to the University, recognizing unique abilities in a number of extra-curricular and co-curricular areas and addressing the financial need of the student and family.

Generally speaking, there are four primary types of aid available.

• Grants, including the Federal PELL Grant program awarded on an annual basis.
• Loans are available to students through both federal and private-lending programs.
• Institutional scholarships awarded by individual colleges and universities. 
• Additional Sources of Aid such as veteran's benefits, employer reimbursement and local scholarship programs.

Applying For Financial Aid

Residential Students | Adult and Online Students