Oregon College Scholarships

Most students understand the importance of receiving financial aid in order to make attendance at a college or university affordable. Many other institutions also take into account the hardships of making ends meet when attending college and provide the financial support necessary to make the achievement of educational greatness possible. Oregon scholarships strive to do just that, giving everyone equal opportunity to better themselves through higher education, which may otherwise be unattainable based on cost.

The Oregon Student Assistance Commission is the administrator of Oregon scholarships and offers several different merit and need based programs to work with. Students who have been in foster care throughout their childhood are often at a disadvantage moving into the world after high school, and the Chafee Education and Training Scholarships are designed to make the transition easier, awarding up to $5000 to students who have a financial need and complete an essay.

The Ford Family Foundation Scholarships are unique to Oregon, with four distinct programs to assist students from all walks of life. The Ford Scholars program awards 100 community college students annually who choose to move to a four-year degree program, while the Ford Opportunity Grant is available for financially disadvantaged single parents who enroll in a four-year degree program. The Ford Re-Start Program provides funding for non-traditional and returning adult students who are enrolling in a degree or certificate program, and the Ford Sons and Daughters Scholarship Program provides need-based funding to the children of employees at Roseburg Forest Products Company, the sponsoring corporation.

List of Oregon Scholarships

• Angelina and Pete Costanzo Vocational Scholarship — $2333 awarded each year to nine freshmen or sophomore undergraduate students who are Oregon residents.


• Ben Selling Scholarship — $1000 awarded each year to 25 sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students who are Oregon residents.


• Benjamin Franklin/Edith Green Scholarship — $1000 awarded each year to 14 freshmen undergraduate students attending an Oregon college.


• Children, Adult and Family Services Scholarship — $500 to $5000 awarded each year to varied number of undergraduate and graduate students attending an Oregon college.


• Ford Restart Program Scholarship — $7781 awarded each year to 30 undergraduate students attending an Oregon college.


• Ford Scholars — $5836 awarded each year to 136 undergraduate students attending a Oregon college.


• Ida M. Crawford Scholarship — $577 awarded each year to 63 freshmen undergraduate students attending an Oregon college.


• Jerome B. Steinbach Scholarship — $685 awarded each year to 93 sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students attending an Oregon college.


• Pride Foundation/Greater Seattle Business Association Scholarship — $500 to $10000 awarded each year to 90-100 undergraduate students attending Oregon or other select state colleges.


• Teacher Education Scholarship — Up to $500 awarded each year to 4-10 undergraduate students attending Oregon college and majoring in education.

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Paying for school is not easy, but we are here to help. OEDb's student finance section will help you find the money you need to pay your tuition and other college expenses. We cover scholarships, college grants, and student loans. Scholarships and grants are both forms of "free money", meaning they don't need to be paid back. Scholarships are typically awarded by businesses or individuals, with the money being earmarked specifically for tuition. They can be awarded based on a student's location or by religious affiliation, such as Catholicism or Islam. Grants are typically awarded by governments or non-profit organizations and the money often can be applied to several different expenses a student may incur, not solely tuition. They can be awarded based on location or ethnicity, for instance African American or Hispanic. Loans are not considered "free money", because unlike scholarships and grants, they do need to be paid back after graduation. Common federal loans include Perkins and Stafford. Loans are also available by location.