Chafee Education and Training Grant

• Provides funding to help current or former foster care youth with postsecondary education and training. 

Eligibility 

• Currently be in child welfare foster care

OR

• Had been in child welfare foster care for at least 180 days (six months) after your 13th birthday and exited substitute care at age 14 or older

OR

• Be a former foster youth who was adopted or entered into a guardianship on or after your 13th birthday, and your adoption/guardianship finalized after 9/1/2015.

• Must be 25 or younger to apply. Final Chafee Grant disbursement much be received the term before the youth turns age 26. 

Ford Family Foundation Scholarships

Four scholarships geared towards different types of students. Most high school students will want to apply to the Ford Scholars program, which funds high school graduates who are seeking a bachelor's degree. 

While the Ford Scholars are very generous financially, the true value in the scholarship comes in the form of ongoing support from The Ford Family Foundation, including a success coach, leadership development and an active alumni network. 

Open to students from Oregon (and Siskiyou County California), and students must attend college or university in their home state. 

Oregon Promise Grant

State grant that helps cover tuition costs at any Oregon community college for recent high school graduates and GED® test graduates. Students must apply during their senior year or immediately after GED® test completion.  

Application opens October 10 for students who will graduate between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023

Awards range from $2,000 to $4,128 per year (in 2022-23) for full-time students.

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ELIGIBILITY

Submit the Oregon Promise Grant application AND the FAFSA or ORSAA by the appropriate deadline, and list at least one Oregon community college on the FAFSA or ORSAA.

Be a recent Oregon high school graduate or GED® test graduate.

Attend an Oregon community college by your required start term, based on your graduation date.

Have a 2.0 cumulative high school GPA or higher, or a 145 grade on all GED® tests.

Be an Oregon resident for at least 12 months prior to college attendance.

For dependent students, your parent(s) must also live in Oregon.

Have no more than 90 college credits completed or attempted.

Students may be subject to eligibility requirements based on their Expected Family Contribution (EFC). EFC eligibility requirements are subject to change based on available funding.