Your success at obtaining scholarships can depend on your ability to meet deadlines, fill out applications correctly and/or getting nominated for scholarships. Lucky for you, as a college graduate, you're good at that. Scholarships for graduate students can come from several sources.  

OSU Graduate School

The following scholarships are administered by the Graduate School. In most cases, nominations must be submitted by academic unit administration. You may review the following list for details and eligibility and then contact your major professor or academic unit for consideration.

State Scholarships

Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) administers more than 600 scholarship programs and awards more than $18 million scholarships annually. You don't need to be a merit scholar or a student with financial needs to apply. We combed through their scholarship catalog and found the following graduate scholarships and grants. OSAC scholarship application deadline is March 1. 

  • Early Bird (Submit application without error by Feb 15, 5pm PST)
  • Student Child Care Grant 
  • Oregon Alpha Delta Kappa (#28)
  • James Carlson Memorial (#37)
  • Harriet A. Simmons (#38)
  • Nettie Hanselman Jaynes Memorial (#115)
  • Marion A. Lindeman (#160)
  • American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Oregon Council (#75) 
  • Bend Branch of AAUW Charles and Helen Weil Memorial (#427)
  • Allcott/Hunt Share It Now II, Honoring Emory S. and Elizabeth Burkett Hunt (#473)
  • Franz Stenzel M.D. and Kathryn Stenzel II (#534)
  • American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees Local 2067 (#557)
  • Kirchhoff Family Fine Arts (#558)
  • Gregory A. Chaille Public Service (#604)
  • Oregon College Savings Plan Education Celebration (#625)
  • Jessie M. Bork & Jessie M. Bell (#706)
  • Oregon Teachers Scholars (#772)

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