Oregon Student Child Care Grant

Purpose

The Oregon Student Child Care Grant Program was established to assist parents enrolled in postsecondary education obtain safe, dependable care that supports their children's development while allowing completion of the parent's academic programs.

Eligibility

To receive financial aid from this program an applicant must:

Be an Oregon resident with a child or legal dependent age 12 and under in need of child care, or, if over age 12, who satisfies the requirements of special needs;
Be a citizen or eligible non-citizen of the United States;
Be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as an undergraduate at an Oregon postsecondary institution*;
Maintain satisfactory academic progress; and
Not be in default on any federal Title IV loan or owing a refund on federal Title IV funds previously disbursed.

* Oregon postsecondary institutions include Oregon community colleges, public universities, and private universities. There are some for-profit postsecondary institutions which have campuses in Oregon but are owned by corporations based outside of Oregon. Enrollment at those non-Oregon based institutions disqualifies applicants from receiving the Oregon Student Child Care Grant

Application Process

The 2017-18 Oregon Student Child Care Grant Application opened January 17, 2017. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2017.