OSU-Cascades Scholarships

Scholarships for OSU-Cascades Students

Scholarships offered through OSU-Cascades are for degree-seeking admitted students at OSU-Cascades, who have a 2.50 GPA or higher, and are enrolled in their first bachelor’s degree program. Most OSU-Cascades scholarships require full-time enrollment (at least 12 credits) each term and at least six credits of OSU-Cascades courses to qualify.

Most scholarships are awarded for one academic year and students must re- apply each year; some scholarships are automatically renewable if the conditions of the award are met by the student. Most scholarships range from $300 to $1000 per academic term.

Students enrolled in OSU-Cascades degree seeking programs can log into ScholarDollars system November 1 to February 15 with their OSU ONID credentials and submit one application to be considered for scholarships administered by OSU-Cascades in the following areas:

Cascades Mini-Grant: Freshman to Senior standing, 2.50 GPA or higher. Scholarships range from $300 to $1,800.

Cascades Leading Edge: Incoming Freshman, 2.50 GPA or higher. Scholarships range from $300 to $2,400.

Cascades Scholar: Junior standing, cumulative GPA 3.50 or higher. Scholarships range from $900 to $3,000.

Cascades Community: Scholarships from donors committed to supporting OSU-Cascades students with varying eligibility requirements. Scholarships range from $300 to $5,500. See below list.

2024-2025

Criteria

Bank of the Cascades OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Business major, Bank of the Cascades serving counties, financial need, deserving GPA
Bank of the Cascades Foundation

OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, freshman, Bank of the Cascades serving counties, 2.50 GPA

Bennington Hospitality Management

OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Hospitality Management, financial need, preference to Southern Deschutes County or Central Oregon, preference to first generation, 2.50 GPA

Bennington Properties Scholarship Fund OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, priority toHospitality Management majors, financial need, 2.50 GPA
B Johnson & L Elkins OSU Cascades Honorary OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, financial need, 2.50 GPA
Boyd Foundation Scholarship Fund OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Undergraduate students, financial need and/or are first generation college students, 2.50 GPA
Carlyn R. Winger OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Education, Social Science, Liberal Studies, Speech Communication or Communication minor, 3.50 GPA
Cascades Natural Gas

OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Cascade Natural Gas service area, Sophomore, Business, Engineering, Natural Resources, 3.00 GPA

Chavez-Huerta OSU-Cascades - 6 credits min, first generation, financial need, attended community college in the East of the Cascades counties, bilingual, contribute to a diverse campus community, 2.50 GPA
CRAFT CMS Computer Science OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, financial need, diverse campus community, preference to underrepresented students in computer science, 2.50 GPA
Daisy and Doug Layman OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Central Oregon incoming freshman, financial need, live in residence hall, 2.50 GPA
Drs. Ellen T Drake and Charles W Drake Endowed Scholarship Fund OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, financial need, Deschutes Co public schools, Liberal Arts or Science preference, 2.50 GPA
Eileen H Fritz Endowed OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, financial need, 2.50 GPA
Esther Mattson Study Abroad OSU-Cascades Study Abroad - 6 credits min, Junior, deserving GPA
Explore Hospitality Management 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Not a Hospitality Management (HM) Major and is taking an HM course, 2.50 GPA
Geoffrey and Cynthia Hance Veterans OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Active Duty Veteran, rotate between male and female recipients, 2.50 GPA 
George and Shirley Ray Endowed OSU-Cascades - 6 credits min, 1 to 2 years at COCC, Central Oregon sophomore, 2.50 GPA
Greater Bend Rotary Club OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, freshman, Bend La Pine School District graduate, financial need, attend 1 or 2 Rotary lunches, 2.50 GPA
The Health Careers Scholarship Fund OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Science students with interest in medical field, financial need, junior or senior, 2.50 GPA
Hollyhock Endowed OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, financial need, 2.50 GPA
Joe Richie Engineering OSU-Cascades, 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Engineering, 2.50 GPA
Joel Tranby Endowed Memorial Scholarship OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, financial need, Central Oregon, 2.50 GPA
John and Lari Hodecker Cascades OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Central Oregon junior, financial need, deserving GPA
Julie Gess-Newsome Endowed Scholarship for Educators OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, support OSU-Cascades undergraduate and graduate students in the Teaching Programs, 2.50 GPA
Lawnae Hunter Endowed DPT Scholarship Fund OSU-Cascades DPT student, Financial need, 2.50 GPA
Pacific Power OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Energy Systems Engineering, 3.50 GPA
Pamela and Patrick Klampe OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, STEM: Biology, Computer Science, Engineering, financial need, but not Pell Grant eligible, 3.00 GPA
Patricia & Greg Moss OSU-Cascades OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, 2.50 GPA
Peoples Family OSU-Cascades - 6 credits min, Health Sciences including Psychology, Human Development and Family Sciences, Biology, Kinesiology and similar, financial need, first generation, US citizen, 3.20 GPA
Randy V Puckett Memorial OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, Computer Science major, exhibit honesty, humility, kindness, creativity, lack of ego, compassion for colleagues and community, make the most of opportunities, renewable, 3.50 GPA

Robin and Curt Baney Hospitality Management

OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, currently enrolled or have applied to the Hospitality Management (HM) Program and are taking HM courses, 2.50 GPA

Wayne and Beverly Gaskins Endowed OSU-Cascades - 12 credits min, 6 credits at OSU-Cascades, deserving students, 2.50 GPA