Gold Presidential Scholar Award
Oakland University
Award Amount: $36,000
Deadline: 2026-12-01
Location: Rochester, Macomb; Oakland, MI
Minimum GPA: 3.9
Grade Level: 12
Overview
The Gold Presidential Scholar Award is an academic merit scholarship established by Oakland University to recognize and support entering first-year students with exceptional academic records. This scholarship is part of a suite of awards designed to help high-achieving students focus on their degrees and future by reducing the financial burden of tuition. Recipients are selected automatically based on their academic performance, including high school GPA and standardized test scores, at the time of their admission to the university.