These Scholarships are administered in accordance with the procedures established by the Optimist Youth Foundation of Detroit, Inc. (OYF). Eligibility is limited to public and private high school graduating Seniors of the Metropolitan Detroit area and Under graduate College students who are former students of a Metropolitan Detroit area public or private school. There are no restrictions as to the accredited institution, college or university, to be attended or the curriculum to be followed. To qualify, an applicant must be in need of financial assistance and must have demonstrated his/her potential to succeed in the college curriculum to be pursued. Additional factors such as high school grades, character, citizenship, effort, and ability may be considered.