Request for proposals open September 24, 2025, deadline: November 3, 2025
The purpose of Laurels funding is to provide financial support to academic units so they may diversify and strengthen their graduate programs. This is achieved by providing tuition support to assist with the recruitment of new graduate students to OSU.
Laurels funding is a one-year block grant awarded directly to programs in the form of tuition scholarships and/or tuition remissions.
Please reference the Laurels Request for Proposals (RFP) below for more information about the request process. The RFP for the 2026-2027 academic year will be available in mid-September. The deadline for proposal submission for consideration of funding during the 2026-2027 academic year is 11:59p.m., November 3, 2024.
Laurels RFP for 2025-2026:
Administrative Guide to Tuition Waiver Allocations - GRRS:
Previous Laurels Block Grants
- 2024-2025 RFP:
Filelaurels_2024-2025_rfp.pdf (266.32 KB)
- 2023-2024 RFP:
Filelaurels_23-24_rfp.pdf (230.91 KB)
- 2022-2023 RFP:
Filelaurels_22-23_rfp.pdf (227.4 KB)
- 2021-2022 RFP:
Filelaurels_2021-2022_rfp.docx (43.78 KB)
- 2020-2021 RFP:
Filelaurels_rfp_2020-2021.docx (46.6 KB)
Questions
For questions about this award or any Office of Graduate Education administered awards, please contact our Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships team