Funding scholarships, or participating in sponsoring a scholarship can enable businesses to support local communities while assisting Oregon students and working to ensure a quality workforce. Employer-sponsored Scholarship Programs offer scholarship awards specifically to employees or dependents of eligible employees. These programs must adhere to IRS guidelines for employee related programs as outlined in the Employer-Sponsored […]

Fairness. Integrity. Maximized resources that impact student lives. These are the hallmarks of the Office of Student Access and Completion, whose roots go back to 1885, when the Oregon Legislature created a scholarship program to decrease tuition costs at the Oregon Agricultural College by $15. Now, over a century later, OSAC is the known source for scholarships

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With spiraling college tuition costs, financial aid dollars decreasing, and increasing loan debt, today’s students are faced with higher hurdles in pursuing their studies. Increasing Student Loan Debt The majority (60%) of Oregon students in 4-year institutions are graduating in debt, averaging almost $22,500 needed to pay back their college costs. That is the 22nd

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Within the boundaries of OSAC requirements, each scholarship at OSAC is unique and crafted specifically according to your goals and interests for students. OSAC currently administers nearly 500 privately funded scholarship programs, providing $16 million to over 3,000 students. For larger endowments, we partner with the Oregon Community Foundation to ensure that your contribution is

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OSAC Commission Meetings, OSAC Grant and Scholarship Deadlines, Financial Aid Events, College Fairs, and more! Oregon Opportunity Grant Advisory Group Meeting Notice OSAC Commission Meetings

Welcome to the OSAC Highlights – our new bi-monthly newsletter dedicated to keeping you informed of OSAC’s activities and accomplishments. Subscribe to our newsletter! Questions? Email Public Information. November, 2012OSAC Highlights – OSAC Leadership Change  OSAC Launches New Online Scholarship Application Changes for OSAC Highlights Lane County’s Path to 40-40-20 Redesigning the OOG Award Process ASPIRE

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News Releases – archive of previous years Find out what OSAC has to offer the Oregon community by browsing through current and archived news releases. Questions? Email Public Information . Return to News Releases for current year You will need Adobe Acrobat/Reader, version 4.0, or higher to view and print PDF documents. You can download a free

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Bookmark this page and receive the latest OSAC updates! News Releases November 5 ,2014 Nearly 500 College scholarship programs available through the OSAC Application online; open now for academic year 2015-16. For more information from OSAC’s Executive Director, Bob Brew, listen to this interview with KKNU radio. Click here for podcast of the interview

It’s data collection time! If you are an ASPIRE senior student, a volunteer ASPIRE Mentor, or an ASPIRE Coordinator, please complete the end-of-year surveys by May 15. If you are an ASPIRE Coordinator, please complete the ASPIRE Student Participation List and Progress Report by May 15. Thank you for giving us valuable feedback about the program! Podcasts!!! The Oregon Student

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