Auburn University provides a variety of scholarships to eligible students through the Auburn University Scholarship Opportunity Manager (AUSOM) located on AU Access. Interested students apply for all institutional scholarships using this online application. Students are only required to complete the AUSOM application once each academic year.

Getting Started

Incoming students who have been accepted for admission should visit AUSOM within AU Access. Incoming students must activate their user account prior to login. The User Name provided in the acceptance for admission letter will be required for activation.

  • Admitted students – Click on the AUSOM graphic on the Scholarships card under Incoming Student Tools.
  • Deposited students – Click on the AUSOM graphic on the Scholarships card under My Finances.

Current students should visit AUSOM on My Finances within AU Access.

The 2026-27 scholarship application will be available early November. Incoming students who have been accepted for admission and current students must complete the scholarship application through AUSOM by February 16 to receive priority consideration for general and departmental scholarships. For first-year students, admission application files must be complete with all documents required for a complete admission application file received by December 1 for Early Action admission and scholarship consideration.

Financial need is determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)* and may be considered when awarding scholarships. To be considered for need-based scholarships, the FAFSA must be received by February 16. Students selected for financial need verification are not eligible for need-based scholarships if the verification process is incomplete.
 
*The FAFSA is the only form a student is required to complete to be considered for student assistance from any of the Title IV, HEA programs except for information needed to ensure the student’s eligibility for such assistance (e.g., information needed to complete verification or to demonstrate compliance with the student eligibility provisions of the HEA and the regulations). Additional information, if requested, will be listed on the student’s My Finances Financial Aid Requirements page after the student’s FAFSA results are received. For additional information, visit the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships

The General Application is visible to students, faculty, and staff who have an AU Access login. Generally, only undergraduate students pursuing their first undergraduate degree receive scholarship consideration, and the following student types are ineligible for scholarship consideration:

Auburn First (dual enrollment)
Auburn Global & Auburn Global Degree Seeking
Auburn Online Degree Completion
Path to the Plains (concurrent enrollment)
Non-degree seeking (audit, transient, or unclassified)

Applications

All students must complete the General Application for consideration of all general scholarships awarded by the Office of University Scholarships and departmental scholarships awarded by the academic colleges. 

Students will receive automatic consideration for all scholarships for which they meet the criteria and will receive a confirmation email at their Auburn email address when an application is completed.

Scholarships are awarded as accepted, which does not require a student to formally accept a scholarship offer. Should a student wish to decline a scholarship offered by Auburn, he or she should do so through AUSOM at the earliest opportunity so that scholarship can be re-awarded to another deserving student, excluding competitive merit scholarships.

Future giving can be influenced when donors know of their scholarship’s impact to the scholarship recipient. After a student accepts a scholarship, a student profile questionnaire may be requested to provide information about you to your scholarship donor.