Each year, the O’More College awards a number of scholarships to incoming undergraduate students majoring in one of its academic programs. These awards are renewable for four years (five for B.Arch. majors), provided the recipient maintains all required academic and citizenship expectations.
Merit-Based Scholarships
Dean's Scholarship for Creative Excellence
The O'More College of Architecture & Design awards a unique scholarship to a select number of standout students, along with special opportunities designed to enrich your experience—like mentorship, hands-on projects, or access to exclusive events within your area of study.
Students selected for this award typically demonstrate:
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Leadership and involvement in their communities
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Academic integrity and creative excellence
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A strong commitment to Belmont
No additional materials are required for consideration—your Belmont application serves as your application for this award.
Consideration Deadline: December 1
Need-Based Scholarships
O'More Departmental Scholarship
The O'More College of Architecture & Design also awards several need-based scholarships each year to students majoring in either Architecture, Fashion or Interior Design. These awards are renewable for four years (five for B.Arch) provided the recipient maintains all required academic and citizenship expectations.
Consideration Deadline: December 1
Requirements:
As designated by the scholarship requirements, this Departmental Scholarship is meant to support incoming Fall semester students with demonstrated need. We use the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to identify if a student has demonstrated need and is, therefore, eligible as a recipient of this award.
To be considered, there are simply two requirements:
- Submit your Belmont Application with all required materials by December 1
- File the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
There is no additional application or material that you need to submit in order to qualify. We will consider each student that meets these outlined requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Dean's Scholarship for Creative Excellence is awarded to incoming Fall 2026 freshman or transfer students who complete their application by December 1.
The O’More Departmental Scholarship is awarded to incoming Fall 2026 freshman or transfer students who have demonstrated need. Only Fall incoming students with demonstrated need, based on their FAFSA filing, will be considered for this scholarship.
Current students, Spring/Summer incoming students, students who miss the December 1 deadline, and international students. You must be a U.S. citizen and a Fall incoming student to be considered.
For consideration for the O'More Departmental Scholarship, you will need to file the FAFSA.
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the official form that families use to apply for college financial assistance from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education uses a family's FAFSA information to determine a student's eligibility for any institutional need-based scholarships or grants, as well as other federal and state (for Tennessee residents) financial aid opportunities.
Once your FAFSA is received by Belmont’s Office of Student Financial Services, they will create a financial aid award that could include scholarships, grants, loans and Federal Work Study depending on eligibility.
Dean's Scholarship for Creative Excellence
The O'More College of Architecture & Design awards a unique scholarship to a select number of standout students, along with special opportunities designed to enrich your experience—like mentorship, hands-on projects, or access to exclusive events within your area of study.
All aid is awarded annually to recipients each year they are in an O'More program, meeting all academic requirements.
O'More Departmental Scholarship
This is a highly competitive, need-based scholarship. On average, we award aid to 1-3 students annually.
All aid is awarded annually to recipients each year they are in an O'More program, meeting all academic requirements.
Note: For students pursuing our five-year, Bachelor of Architecture degree, know that all scholarships would be awarded annually all five years of the program, assuming a student continuously meets all academic requirements.
There is no portfolio requirement for scholarship consideration. Just complete your Belmont application with required materials and file the FAFSA by December 1.
Scholarship recipients will be notified of their award via a letter in the mail. The scholarship award amount will also be reflected in their financial aid package which will be released early spring semester.
Note: We do reaward to other eligible candidates if a recipient decides not to attend Belmont. We typically do this after May 1.
To officially accept your scholarship award, you will reply "YES" to your Offer of Admission and pay your enrollment deposit.
Students can complete both of those actions through their BU4U student account.
You can reach out to your Admissions Coordinator, Sarah Augustyn.
Phone: 615.460.5329
Email: sarah.augustyn@belmont.edu