CIC/UPS Scholarships
Funding Amount
$3,200 per student
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
Funder: Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) through the CIC/UPS Educational Endowment
Geographic Scope: Ohio - available to students at OFIC's 33 member independent colleges and universities
Program Description:
The CIC/UPS Scholarships Program provides educational funding to support underserved students at independent colleges and universities. Nationally, the program distributed over $1.4 million in student scholarships through state-based associations. OFIC distributed $105,600 in total to 33 students (one from each member campus) in the most recent documented cycle.
Target Populations:
- Low-income students
- First-generation college students
- Minority students
- New American students
Program Impact:
The CIC/UPS Scholarships Program has made a private college education possible for more than 21,000 low-income, first-generation, and minority students across the country and has had a transformative impact on individuals, families, and communities.
Contact Information:
- The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges (OFIC)
- 60 Collegeview Rd, Suite 107
- Westerville, OH 43081
- Phone: 614.469.1950
- Email: Contact through ofic.org
- Website: www.ofic.org
What The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 90
- Total given
- $2.76M
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,083–$185K
- By dollars: Ohio 82%, Indiana 6%, Illinois 3%. Top recipient cities: Columbus, OH; Cleveland, OH; Indianapolis, IN.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 19% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Kenyon College · Gambier, OH
Scholarship
$185K
Denison University · Granville, OH
Scholarship
$180K
Oberlin College · Oberline, OH
Scholarship
$147K
The College of Wooster · Wooster, OH
Scholarship
$120K
Otterbein University · Weterville, OH
Scholarship
$96K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- Minorities
- BIPOC
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