Omega Psi Phi Endowed Scholarship

Omega Psi Phi Endowed Scholarship 

The Omega Psi Phi Endowed Scholarship was established in 2022 by the alumni of Ferris State’s Phi Zeta Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is a professional organization of college-educated men with similar ideas and attainments. It is the first international fraternal organization founded on the campus of a historically black college. From the initials of the Greek phrase meaning, “Friendship is essential to the soul,” the name Omega Psi Phi was derived, and that phrase was selected as the fraternity’s motto. The fraternity’s founders, Edgar Amos Love, Oscar James Cooper, Frank Coleman, and faculty adviser Ernest Everett Just, chose Manhood, Scholarship, Perseverance and Uplift as the organization’s cardinal principles. Many notable Omega Men are recognized as leaders in the arts, sciences, academics, athletics, business, civil rights, education, and government at the local, national and international levels. Since the organization’s birth in 1911, the Omega Psi Phi fraternity continues to leverage its power, influence and more than 100 years of commitment to uplift its people and communities. 

Eligibility: The Omega Psi Phi Endowed Scholarship supports student members of the Phi Zeta Chapter and students from underrepresented population groups with a minimum GPA of 2.5 and financial need. 

Scholarship Amount and Duration: The scholarship is a one-time award that will be a minimum of $1,000 and will be presented in two equal increments for two consecutive semesters. If a selected student only has one semester remaining, the scholarship will be applied in full to their last attending semester. Eligible students must be a current, full-time Ferris State student during the year they receive the award and making satisfactory degree progress towards an associate, bachelor’s or professional degree. 

Important Dates for the 2025-26 academic year: 

• December 15, 2024: The scholarship is open for application for the following academic year.
  Scholarship application open to students.
  https://ferris.scholarshipuniverse.com/public/scholarship/309744 
• February 28, 2025: Application Deadline.
• March 2025: Selection Committee Review Applications.
  • 2.5 GPA at time of application.
  • Full-time Student.
  • Student Aid Application Completed.
  • First preference student members of the Phi Zeta Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity and students interested in Omega Psi Phi membership.
• April 2025: Selection committee gives Scholarship recipients list to Office of Scholarship and Financial Aid.
• May 2025: Selected recipients are notified.
• September/October 2025: Scholarship recipients are recognized during Homecoming weekend. 

You can view the public listing for the scholarship at 
https://ferris.scholarshipuniverse.com/public/scholarship/309744 or by scanning the QR code below.

Students can apply beginning December 15 at ferris.scholarshipuniverse.com