Scholarships
If you’re interested in pursuing a post-secondary education, we probably have a scholarship that can help you realize your dream.
OCF manages one of the largest scholarship programs of its kind in the country, awarding thousands of scholarships each year.
Our scholarships support a wide variety of majors, interests and passions. We have scholarships for graduates of specific high schools, current college students and graduate students. Other scholarships support students returning to their educations after time away, for workforce retraining or career advancement.
Underlying every OCF scholarship fund is the belief that post-secondary education is a vital investment in Oregon’s future.
In 2023 OCF awarded
scholarships totaling
First Generation Students
Scholarship Seekers, Please Note!
You can find and apply to scholarships two ways:
1. Scholarships Through the Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC)
OCF partners with the Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC), a state agency, to administer over 500 of our scholarship funds. This makes your application process easier by letting you complete one common application through OSAC to access numerous scholarships from OCF's portfolio, in addition to other public and private funding sources. Here is OSAC's catalog of scholarships, which is searchable as well as downloadable.
2. Scholarships Administered Solely by OCF
To apply for scholarships administered solely by OCF, access the MyOCF scholarship portal. All scholarships this year have a deadline of March 2, 2026, unless otherwise stated. Please also make sure to visit OSAC with the link above to apply for several hundred additional OCF scholarships.
Also see our scholarships resources page.
Scholarship Assistance
For scholarship applicants
If you have inquiries about applications, awards, and distributions or would like to update your contact and school information, please contact:
- For the scholarships listed above and general inquiries
- Email: scholarships@oregoncf.org
- Phone: (503) 227-6846
- OSAC for scholarships you apply to through the OSAC portal
For prospective scholarship fund donations, please refer to the information here and call (503) 227-6846 to connect with an OCF Philanthropic Advisor.
Scholarship Advisory Committee Members
Are you interested in serving on a scholarship selection committee? OCF manages one of the largest scholarship programs of its kind in the country, awarding thousands of scholarships each year. Over 1,300 volunteers serve on scholarship advisory committees throughout Oregon helping us to make these awards.
Responsibilities include:
- Reading and discussing applications
- Selecting awardees as a committee in a fair and impartial manner according to OCF Scholarship Program guidelines
- Communicating promptly with committee chair
- Protecting the privacy of students by keeping their information confidential
- Declaring any conflicts of interest that arise when an applicant under consideration is someone well known or related to you
Time Commitment
The effort of a typical committee is spread over two to four weeks in the spring or early summer. The time commitment can vary depending on the size of the applicant pool:
- Read and analyze applications: average of 5-6 hours over 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the number of applications
- Attend committee meeting to discuss applications and award scholarships: 1-2 hours
The Scholarship Volunteer Handbook provides OCF scholarship program and general selection information to OCF scholarship volunteers.
If you are interested in the scholarship committee member role, please contact the scholarships team at scholarships@oregoncf.org.
