The cornerstone scholarship program for the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnatus provides more than $22 million in renewable scholarships to the brightest and most promising incoming first-year students in all academic disciplines.

To be considered for this award, incoming first-year students must submit a completed application and required accompanying materials by December 1 of their senior year.

The Darwin T. Turner Scholarship Program was established in 1976 to honor an African American student who, at the age of 16, was the youngest person ever to graduate from the University of Cincinnati. The Office of Ethnic Programs & Services offers this scholarship program to promote academic excellence, foster diversity and provide leadership opportunities to incoming students.

To be considered for this award, incoming first-year students must submit a completed application and required accompanying materials by December 1 of their senior year and meet the additional qualifying criteria.

University of Cincinnati Alumni Scholarships are awarded to qualifying students who are lineal descendants (children or grandchildren) of University of Cincinnati graduates who are Loyal Bearcat or William Howard Taft donors (former Sustaining and Life Members) as well as to students from participating UCAA regional alumni network areas. All scholarship awards are based on academic achievement, demonstrated service, and leadership.

To be considered for this award, incoming first-year students must submit a completed application and required accompanying materials by December 1 of their senior year.

Recognizing the academic merit of students coming to the University of Cincinnati from select, targeted geographic areas, we are able to provide scholarship money annually.

To be considered for this award, incoming first-year students must submit a completed application and required accompanying materials by December 1 of their senior year. Additionally, applicants must be a resident of or graduate from high school in the California, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, or Wisconsin

The University of Cincinnati Global Scholarship is exclusively for international undergraduate applicants. Awards range from $1,000 to full tuition each year and are renewable for up to four academic years.

All applicants are considered for this scholarship however award amounts for top applicants are based on differing priority deadlines.

The University of Cincinnati is able to offer former community college students several scholarships that are renewable for up to four academic semesters (two academic years).

To be considered for the scholarships, community college transfer students must submit their application for admission and transcript information by July 1.

The State of Ohio has awarded specialized scholarships to innovative STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) academic programs. Several proposals by University of Cincinnati faculty have been selected to provide scholarship funding and programmatic benefits to recruit and retain Ohio STEMM students. 

To be considered for these awards offered in engineering, sciences, allied health, mathematics with a focus on actuarial science, medical sciences, or nursing, incoming first-year students must submit a completed admission application and required accompanying materials by December 1 of their senior year. Limited awards will be determined by the colleges of these academic disciplines.