| College Goal Oregon sets record number of attendees
State-wide event helps over 2,000 people apply for financial aid. Click here for more Seasonal Staff and Volunteers
OSAC would like to thank our wonderful volunteers, work study students, and seasonal data-entry group for their dedicated service and assistance this Scholarship Season! Click here for more. ADDITIONAL FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR SOME PELL RECIPIENTS
Two new financial aid programs are now available to low-income college students who are eligible for Federal Pell Grants – the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the National SMART Grant.
The Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) is available to first- and second-year college students who are Pell-eligible (based on data provided on the 2007-08 Federal Application for Student Financial Aid), are U.S. citizens, and are enrolled full time at a two- or four-year degree-granting institution of higher education. ACG awards are up to $750 for first-year students and $1,300 for second-year students. Click here to find out more about the ACG:
The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grants, also known as National SMART Grants, are available during the third and fourth years of undergraduate study to full-time students who are eligible for the Federal Pell Grant and who are majoring in physical, life, or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, or engineering or in a foreign language determined critical to national security. Students must also maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 in coursework required for the major.
Click here to find out more about the National SMART Grant: Chafee ETS
Former foster youth may apply throughout the year for the Chafee Educational and Training Grant on-line at www.osac.state.or.us/chafeeetv.html Financial Aid Administrators
The Oregon Opportunity Grant 2007 - 2008 award amounts and eligibility tables are posted on the the Oregon Oppportunity Grant page. | 