Questions? Email Lori Sauter (sauter_l@4j.lane.edu)
SCHOLARSHIP LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: If you need a recommendation from a counselor for your application, please fill out the “Scholarships- Recommendation Form” from Leann in the Counseling Center. And please give at least two weeks’ notice (preferably four weeks!) for requesting any letters of recommendation.
SEHS MASTER SCHOLARSHIP LIST: Entire list of scholarships publicized by South Eugene High School between 2022-2024. Use this as a list of tentative scholarship opportunities offered throughout the school year, not a list of guaranteed scholarships. Due dates, scholarship descriptions, and active/inactive status of scholarships on the linked master are subject to change without notice. The table at the top of this page includes currently active scholarships with upcoming due dates.
PAYING FOR COLLEGE: This 39-minute video, created during the 2020-21 school year, covers the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Oregon Student Aid Application (ORSAA), and how to search for additional free money to pay for college. Created by the Educational Credit Management Corporation (ECMC).
OTHER FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES:
RECOMMENDED NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP SEARCH PLATFORMS:
Regardless of the search platform you choose, the author of “A Comprehensive Review of the Leading Scholarship Search Services,” shares a conclusion about the search platforms they reviewed that can be generalized to many of the scholarship searches available to students. They say that, “not any one of them is able to give a complete and concise scholarship list and results lists differ widely. There are anomalies, mismatched data, and their systems are human-driven, which means there could be outdated and inaccurate information. The scholarship data itself is categorized completely differently from one to the other, and in almost all of them, it’s clear that advertisers figure prominently. Users may maximize the scholarship data and subscribe to more than one. A new email account specifically for use during college and scholarship searches would effectively keep spam and junk out of a personal email account.”
FULL TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS AT OREGON PUBLIC COLLEGES: These scholarships cover tuition and fees for all four years for Pell-eligible Oregon students.
OREGON AND NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP LIST:
- Assembled by Oregon Goes to College, a statewide initiative promoting college participation. You can filter results to find ones that fit your needs.
WESTERN UNDERGRADUATE EXCHANGE (WUE):
- Program that allows Oregon high-school students to request reduced tuition at participating two- and four-year public college programs outside of Oregon in the western half of the United States.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND COLLEGE-PREP PROGRAMS FOR HIGH-ACHIEVING, HIGH-NEED STUDENTS
- For high-achieving, high-need juniors and seniors.
NEED-BASED AND MERIT AID AMOUNTS BY COLLEGE
- See which schools offer the most aid.
AUTOMATIC FULL TUITION/RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS WITHOUT REGARD TO NEED:
- See which schools cover at least the cost of tuition without requiring an extra application.
COMPETITIVE FULL TUITION/RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS WITHOUT REGARD TO NEED:
- See which schools cover at least the cost of tuition (for top prospective students who fill out additional application materials).
FOR ALL MINORITY STUDENTS:
FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS:
- University of Oregon Home Flight Scholarship (For undergraduate Oregon residents who are enrolled citizens of a federally recognized tribe. Covers full tuition and fees at the UO)
- Oregon Tribal Student Grant (For eligible Oregon tribal students to cover the average cost of attendance at an Oregon college, university, or community college. This grant has recently been granted permanent funding. The 2024-25 OTSG application will open in early-mid April.)
- OSAC Scholarships for students with tribal affiliations (789: David & Michal Wert, 892: Ann C. Thornton Memorial, 897: Howard Vollum, 885: Cambia Health Foundation/Paula A. Jones, 898: Verl and Dorothy Miller Subfund II)
- American Indian College Fund Scholarships
- Oregon Native American Chamber (ONAC) Student Academic Awards
- Intertribal Timber Council Scholarships (For native Americans, native Alaskans, native Hawaiians, indigenous Pacific Islanders)
- 45+ College Scholarships for Minority Students
- Catching the Dream Scholarships (For Native American students majoring in STEM subjects, business, or teaching)
- American Indian Nurse Scholarship Award Program (For students of American-Indian descent who plan to pursue careers in nursing or in the field of health care and health education)
- Cobell Scholarships (For high-achieving, community-involved Native college students with leadership experience)
- Native Forward Scholars Fund (Scholarships and support services for undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees)
- AISES (Advancing Indigenous People in STEM)
- Indian Health Service Scholarship Program (For American Indian and Alaska Native students to pursue health profession careers)
- American Indian Education Fund (For American Indians and Alaskan Natives)
- Contact your specific tribe for support. The Osage Nation, Sault Tribe, Cherokee Nation, and Chickasaw Nation, for example, all sponsor scholarships.
FOR BLACK STUDENTS:
FOR LGBTQ AND STRAIGHT ALLY STUDENTS:
FOR HISPANIC AND LATINX STUDENTS:
FOR NEW AMERICANS, IMMIGRANTS, and MINORITIES:
FOR ASIANS and PACIFIC ISLANDERS:
FOR SINGLE MOTHERS:
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE:
- Chafee Grant (For current and former foster youth)
- Foster Care to Success (Multiple scholarships supporting current and former foster youth interested in certificate and professional programs as well as traditional 2 and 4 year college degrees)
FOR WOMEN:
FOR MILITARY DEPENDENTS:
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