Scholarship Opportunity

ASU President Barack Obama Scholars Program

Offered by Arizona State University

Admission/FAFSA-based consideration for Pell-eligible incoming Arizona first-year students; coverage and housing benefits depend on entry cohort.

EssayNot required
RenewableYes
Grade LevelHigh School Senior, College Student

Eligibility

  • Arizona resident for tuition, full-time first-year student entering fall immediately after Arizona high-school graduation, meeting ASU admission competencies/aptitude. Eligible Native American nonresident seniors may qualify through ASU residency rules; confirm the high-school condition.
  • Family annual income $42,400 or less on FAFSA and Federal Pell eligibility. ASU Online excluded.

Requirements

  • No extra program form. Annual January 15 admission/FAFSA completion deadline; January 15, 2027 shown as next recurring occurrence, not a separately announced award cycle. Housing confirmation May 15; financial-aid verification July 1. No exceptions stated; funding limited.
  • Students starting Fall 2025 or later receive partial on-campus housing/meals only in year one; Barrett students may also receive a standard portion in year two. Off-campus/with-parent housing and books are not covered for this cohort. Earlier recipients have different contract benefits.
  • Package calculation includes other gift aid, FAFSA Student Aid Index and $3,000 Federal Work-Study. Do not treat that work-study amount as an automatic cash grant or assume no remaining bill.
  • Renew up to eight consecutive full-time fall/spring semesters with Pell eligibility and SAP at Tempe, West Valley, Polytechnic or Downtown Phoenix. Unfunded terms still count; no summer funding.

How to Apply

  1. 1Complete ASU fall admission and FAFSA by annual January 15, then promptly resolve requested verification.
  2. 2Confirm campus housing by May 15 if seeking the housing allowance and complete verification by July 1.
  3. 3Review the cohort-specific offer and remaining cost after gift aid/work-study.