Reminders for Awarding Season

The final deadline for the OSAC Scholarship Application was March 3rd. OSAC continues to review submitted applications.

 As we head into awarding season, here are some key reminders for students:

Get to Valid Status

If a student’s application requires corrections, please help them correct this promptly. The final deadline to submit corrections is March 31. However, students who make corrections after mid-March may not be considered for all selected scholarships. Students will only be considered students for scholarships once they have a “Valid” application status.

Check Email for Award Notifications

Selection committees will read scholarship applications and select scholarship recipients through the summer.  OSAC will notify applicants who have been awarded a scholarship via email between April - August. Please remind students to check their email regularly for status updates and action items.

Please encourage your high school seniors to confirm that they will have access to the email address used in their OSAC Student Portal account after they graduate.

The OSAC team is here to answer your scholarship questions – please reach out to us!

hecc_osacawardinfo@hecc.oregon.gov

(541) 687-7400 (Option 1 for Scholarships)

18 Organizations Awarded

ASPIRE Capacity Building Grants were awarded to 18 organizations that are focused on creating or expanding career and college preparation resources, transition activities, FAFSA/ORSAA completion, developing staff training, coordinating initiatives, and developing systems that prioritizes more equitable access, and participation for underserved populations. Read more about the grantees and their activities:

• Chemeketa Community College will host a series of exploration events for high school students on their educational future and will provide interactive learning opportunities on career and technical training.
• Clatsop Community College aims to reduce barriers to higher education and increase engagement with financial literacy resources through workshops, college visits, and tailored outreach.
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce will expand its statewide program for Latino students to overcome barriers to higher education. Program participants will gain the tools needed to navigate the path to higher education.
• HomePlate Youth Services aims to expand on Project Enroll services with the aim of increasing capacity to support more youth in exploring, enrolling in, and completing postsecondary education and career exploration.
• Latino Network will expand its capacity to support Portland-area Latino high school students and their families in accessing postsecondary education and career opportunities through its Escalera program.
• Mano a Mano Family Center will work primarily with Latino/a/x, immigrant or Spanish-speaking students and families who are pursuing a postsecondary education through clinics, site visits, forums, and career and college fairs.  
• Minds Matter of Portland supports juniors and seniors as they prepare for their next steps in the college application process through specific knowledge and skills to navigate their future while exposing them to college majors, colleges, and careers, and financial aid.
• Oregon TRIO Association will enhance FAFSA/ORSAA completion through workshops in underserved Oregon communities. Focusing on low-income and first-generation students, they will fund workshops to aid students and their families in navigating the FAFSA/ORSAA. 
• OSU Open Campus and Juntos will provide local access to education programs like PASOS Colegiales|College STEPS, OSU Juntos, college tours, financial aid and scholarship workshops for students and families, and a variety of college and career events and camps.
• Partnerships Against Drug and Alcohol will provide a series of off-campus college and financial aid information sessions in Lincoln County specifically targeting marginalized communities (unhoused, unaccompanied youth, and migrant families). 
• Portland Community College will increase access to college for underserved Latine students in Oregon through culturally and linguistically relevant outreach from PCC to high school students in Portland, Beaverton, Forest Grove, and Hillsboro school districts.
• Project Youth+ aims to increase postsecondary education access, enrollment, and completion for low-income, rural, and underrepresented students in Josephine County.
• Redmond Proficiency Academy aims to comprehensively address educational opportunity gaps for underserved students through targeted interventions and support services.
• REAP, Inc will create a robust college access and career readiness program tailored to the needs of students of color that supports their enrollment into postsecondary education.
• Rogue Community College will expand admissions and financial aid services to increase FAFSA/ORSAA completion rates and support high school seniors, particularly from underrepresented communities, in their transition to college.
• Self Enhancement, Inc will support underserved students, focusing on Black youth and low-income families by increasing FAFSA/ORSAA completion rates, expanding resources, and providing support to students and families as they navigate postsecondary pathways.
• The Immigrant & Refugee Community will increase college and career preparedness for students with a focus on low-income, BIPOC, and immigrant/refugee students by building additional capacity of existing college/career-readiness programs.
• University of Portland will prepare high school students to become college ready and spur their postsecondary enrollment by facilitating deeper college access partnerships by offering more campus visits and bilingual FAFSA/ORSAA/financial aid information.

Deadline June 1, 2025

Oregon Promise (OPG) is a state grant that helps cover tuition costs at any Oregon community college for recent high school graduates and GED® test graduates. Upcoming deadlines:

• High school and GED® students who graduate between March 1, 2025 and June 30, 2025 must apply now. Deadline is June 1, 2025.
• Renewal students only submit 2025-26 FAFSA or ORSAA by June 1, 2025.

Deadline April 15, 2025

The Oregon Teacher Scholars Program (OTSP) Grant is a state grant for students who are culturally or linguistically diverse that are pursuing preliminary licensure for teaching, school counseling, school social work, and school psychology. The 2025-26 OTSP Fall deadline is April 15, 2025.