Important New Changes to This Year's OSAC Scholarship eApp
Scholarship season begins in mid September with the on-line ordering of the 2009-10 Oregon Scholarship eApp Workbook. This year OSAC is introducing an all-online process for submitting applications and required materials.
The new design of the workbook is intended to help students find scholarships by the high school they attended, their academic, college major, or career interests, personal situation (student parent, home-schooled, veteran, etc.), and by employer or membership. The workbook also features a new section listing scholarships by donor name.
The eApp Workbook includes a worksheet to help students prepare to enter information on their eApp. (Paper applications will be only be available upon request at 800-452-8807 or download from www.GetCollegeFunds.org in October.)
Deadline for an Early Bird application review (including all required documents) and chance to win a $500 scholarship is Monday, February 16. Final deadline, including submission of all required documents is Monday, March 2, 2009. For more important changes, click here.
Now Hiring AmeriCorps/ASPIRE Coordinators Recruiting statewide for 16 AmeriCorps positions with the ASPIRE program. Apply now!
College Goal Oregon sets record number of attendees
State-wide event helps over 2,000 people apply for financial aid. Click here for more
Seasonal Staff and Volunteers OSAC would like to thank our wonderful volunteers, work study students, and seasonal data-entry group for their dedicated service and assistance this Scholarship Season! Click here for more.
ADDITIONAL FUNDS FOR PELL RECIPIENTS
Federal Pell Grant recipients may be eligible for additional Pell Grant funds through the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the National SMART Grant programs. The ACG is available to Pell-eligible undergraduate students in their first or second year of college who completed a rigorous program of study in high school and graduated on or after 1/1/2005. ACG awards are up to $750 for first-year students and $1,300 for second-year students. The National SMART Grants are available to Pell-eligible undergraduate students in their third and fourth years of college who major in physical, life, or computer sciences; mathematics; technology; engineering; or a foreign language and maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.00 in coursework required for their major. National SMART Grant awards are up to $4000 per year.
Click here to find out more about the ACG
Click here to find out more about the National SMART Grant
Chafee ETS
Former foster youth may apply throughout the year for the Chafee Educational and Training Grant on-line at www.osac.state.or.us/chafeeetv.html
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