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Welcome to GetCollegeFunds.org

GetCollegeFunds.org is the state of Oregon's official website for student financial aid, grants, and scholarship opportunities administered by the Oregon Student Assistance Commission.

Click on the links below or to the left to learn about public and private scholarships, financial aid information, and ASPIRE, Oregon’s official mentoring program to help students access education and training beyond high school.

For information about specific programs, click on the links below.

	Oregon Opportunity Grant - Need-based grant for qualifying students
	Scholarships - One common application (eApp) for more than 400 scholarship opportunities
	Oregon Adult Learner College Resources - For Non-traditional students, older, or "students returning to college"
	ASPIRE - Oregon's official mentoring program to help students access education beyond high school.

Federal Financial Aid Increases Coming from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act:
	The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. To learn about economic stimulus efforts affecting college financial aid (federal Pell Grant and college work-study), Click here.

Timely Tip Sheets

During these tough economic times, the Oregon Student Assistance Commission wants to provide you with timely information about college or career planning and how to pay for it. Click here for tip sheet topics and articles. More will be added periodically and cover a broad range of topics useful for students, parents, and families.

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OPB Presents:
Financial Aid for College

For parents, teachers, and the college-bound, OPB presents a half-hour-long special. Topics examined on the broadcast include: loan and grant information, and advice on the application process.

Did you miss the program when it aired on OPB TV? Watch it online anytime. Plus, explore resources about where and how to apply for financial aid.

Volunteer Opportunities at OSAC

U.S. Department Student Financial Assistance Resources
The U.S. Department of Education now offers Student Financial Assistance Resource web links on paying for education after high school. Resource links and topics cover federal student aid programs, FAFSA, Understanding Federal Student Aid, Adult Education links specific to occupation-specific training and education, federal aid first, and financial literacy. For details, click here or visit www.opportunity.gov.

OSAC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESIGNS
INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR NAMED
The Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC) accepted the resignation of Dennis R. Johnson as the agency's Executive Director at its April 23 Commission meeting. The Commission appointed Mike Marsh to serve as the interim director. Click here for more

FAFSA Friday Webinars - College Goal Oregon
Free Help with Financial Aid Applications
2010 Online webinars April 30, May 28, June 25
The Oregon Student Assistance Commission is hosting FAFSA Friday, a free online training webinar that helps college-bound students and parents complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Financial aid experts will be available to answer questions about completing the FAFSA. Click here for more

COLLEGE TAX CREDIT OFFERS BIGGER AND BETTER BENEFIT
Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC) provides a Tip Sheet
on the American Opportunity Tax Credit and how to file for the credit and refund. Click here for more

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