Paying for College - OSAC-sponsored Scholarships

Click here to find out if a particular OSAC-sponsored scholarship program has been awarded.

The deadline for applying for all OSAC-sponsored scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year has passed. However, you may still apply for federal Chafee Grant and State Child Care Grant.

We are now reviewing and processing the more than 7,000 applications that met the deadline.

From those applications, we are developing applicant pools for all of OSAC’s 370+ scholarship programs.

Donor selection committees select the recipients from the applicant pool developed for their particular scholarship.

Awards are named from May through July.

Click here to find out if a particular scholarship program has been awarded: www.osac.state.or.us/private_awarded.aspx.

Award letters are sent to recipients soon after they are named.  Letters are mailed to scholarship awardees at the addresses we have on file.  OSAC cannot respond to individual requests about who was awarded scholarships.

Awards for The Ford Family Foundation Scholarship Programs and most programs for graduating high school seniors will be named by June 1. Most scholarship programs for college students are named during the month of June.

Important:  If your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, choice of major, or choice of college changes, please contact us immediately.  Your eligibility for a particular scholarship may be affected by changes in college or major.

Additional documents and Forms

• Activities Chart for both eApp and paper app - Use this chart for listing school/family/community activities, volunteer service, and work for pay.
  • Activities Chart (Word Doc) - Use this if you can open Microsoft Word documents
  • Activities Chart (RTF) - Use this if you can't open Microsoft Word documents
  • Activities Chart (PDF) - Use this form to fill in your activities and print the changes (you can't adjust the columns or save your changes)
• Oregon Opportunity Grant Information - Word doc | PDF
  
• Ford Family Scholarship Programs Additional documents may be required for some Ford Family Scholarship Programs (see scholarship details for more information or visit The Ford Family Foundation):
  • Special Recommendation Form (PDF)
  • ReStart Reference Form (PDF)
  
  
• Other Programs The following programs require an additional form. Please follow instructions carefully to determine where to send the form (see scholarship details for more information).
  • NECA Oregon-Columbia Chapter Scholarship Eligibility Certification Form (PDF)

Helpful Links

Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) - www.fafsa.ed.gov
You can pick up the paper form from any high school or college financial aid office, or electronically complete the form on their website.

The Ford Family Foundation - www.tfff.org
Learn about the scholarship opportunities with The Ford Family Foundation.

High School and College Scholarship Counselors page - http://www.osac.state.or.us/hs_counselors.html Provides useful tools and publications.

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