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Three people are seated outdoors at a small table with a laptop open with a backpack on the ground. The setting is a sunny, leafy area with brick paving.

Intentionally enriching a student’s academic curriculum while providing a like-minded and supportive community.

HES 2025 Leadership Council crushing the focus ring activity at the Leadership Retreat

Develops a housing community focused on a specific academic or professional theme with programming and opportunities to support that community.

Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program 2025

Provides extraordinary opportunities and support for students that are ambitious and have high expectations for themselves.

Presidents Ohio State Scholarship Program

Awarded to new first-year Ohio residents who achieve a perfect ACT or SAT test score.

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Alumnus Named Ohio State’s first Samvid Scholar

Ty Wright | July 9, 2026

Receiving a prestigious graduate fellowship is a distinction few students achieve. For Ohio State alumnus Anitvir Singh Taunque , being selected as a Samvid Scholar represents an opportunity to join a national community of future leaders dedicated to addressing some of society’s most pressing challenges. Taunque was one of 20 students selected for the sixth cohort of Samvid Scholars from a pool of...
Marking Milestones and Looking Ahead with Ohio State Stamps Eminence Classes of 2026 and 2030

May 11, 2026

The Stamps Eminence Scholarship Program at The Ohio State University marks a moment of both reflection and renewal, celebrating the achievements of the graduating Class of 2026 while welcoming the incoming Class of 2030. Together, these milestones underscore the program’s enduring commitment to academic excellence, leadership, and service, and highlight the continuity of its impact across...
From Random Assignment to Academic Excellence: A First-Year Trio Thriving in the Humanitarian Engineering Scholars Program

Ty Wright | May 8, 2026

Last August, on move‑in day, three Humanitarian Engineering Scholars (HES) were strangers, brought together by a roommate assignment they hadn’t chosen. As members of HES, a living‑learning community at The Ohio State University, their “random” pairing, shaped by a shared academic home, soon became a steady source of encouragement, laughter, and belonging, shaping how each of them experienced...