Raise.me – Earn Micro-Scholarships to ODU 

• All students with a cumulative, un-weighted GPA of 2.50.
• Must apply by March 1.
• To maintain scholarships, students must maintain a 2.0 GPA and be enrolled full time.

• Students can earn micro-scholarships through Feb. 15 of their senior year.

Yes. Raise.me is entirely free for high school students. The cost of the program is paid by charitable foundations, colleges, and other funders. 

Yes! We partnered with Raise.me to allow you to earn scholarships to Ohio Dominican University earlier in high school and help you see how you can be a competitive candidate at ODU. When ODU awards student scholarships on Raise.me, we are guaranteeing these scholarships will be included in your financial aid package after you are admitted.

Students who are in grades 9, 10, 11, or 12 and attend high school in the United States can use Raise.me.

ODU’s Raise.Me scholarships are available for incoming freshman. They are not available for international, online-only, part-time, transfer or returning ODU students.

You begin by creating an account on Raise.me. Once your account is established, you should follow Ohio Dominican University and add achievements such as grades, extracurricular activities and leadership positions to your portfolio.

You must follow Ohio Dominican University and complete your profile on Raise.me by Feb. 15 of your senior year.

Yes. You can fill in your high school portfolio retroactively with achievements going back to the start of ninth grade, and will be eligible to earn scholarships as if you have been using Raise.me since ninth grade. The more complete your portfolio is, the more opportunities you have to earn micro-scholarships.

You should add achievements as frequently as you can throughout high school. Adding achievements to your portfolio increases your eligibility for earning scholarships from Ohio Dominican University. 

No. Micro-scholarships are not transferrable between different colleges. You can only use the scholarships that you earn from one school towards the cost of attending that same college — not to any other school.

You should add all of your courses from grades nine through twelve in order for Ohio Dominican University to award you the correct amount in scholarships.

The scholarship you receive through the Undergraduate Admissions process will be equal to or greater than the amount you have earned through Raise.me. The Raise.me funds serve as a guaranteed minimum scholarship that rewards students for being proactive in High School. These funds will not be added on top of other awards offered through the Undergraduate Admissions process.