Scholarships

Welcome to the Portland State University Scholarship Website

Portland State offers a wide variety of scholarships to meet the needs of our diverse student body. We have scholarships based on:

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Early Award Scholarships:

Portland State will award the university’s most prestigious merit-based scholarships to incoming freshmen beginning in December 2009 for the 2010-2011 academic year. These awards will continue through March 2010. Apply early. No awards will be made to students who apply after February 1, 2010.

The four academic scholarships included in this early award process are:
Presidential Scholarship
Oregon Laurels Scholarship - Freshmen
Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarship (WUE)
Out of State Opportunity Scholarship (OOS) - Freshmen

To be considered for these awards, please complete your Application for Admissions and the Early Award Application.

PSU General University Scholarships:

More General University and Departmental Scholarships, including merit-based awards, are available through a separate application process. For additional scholarship consideration, complete the PSU Online Scholarship Application. The PSU Online Scholarship Application deadline is February 1, 2010 for the 2010-2011 academic year. 

PSU Online Scholarship Application

When to apply for scholarships

Most scholarship application deadlines are between February and April for awards that begin the following fall term. These dates vary from scholarship to scholarship, so please consult our scholarship database for information on specific scholarships.

Types of scholarships at PSU
The Portland State University Scholarship database offers you many different scholarships using Program Areas as the way to search for those scholarships:

• General University Scholarships - general scholarships available to everyone at PSU and include scholarships like the Presidential, Undergraduate Laurels, and more.
• Educational Equity Scholarships - includes Diversity Enrichment Scholarship.
• Departmental Scholarships - Scholarships within your major/minor.
• Foundation Scholarships Ethnic based scholarships housed at the PSU Foundation.
• Non-resident Scholarships which include: Out-of-State Scholarships, Washington Resident Scholarship, Western Undergraduate Exchange Scholarshi. See General University Scholarships section.
• Non-PSU Scholarships - Scholarships from outside the University available to students at many colleges/universities.
• Oregon Student Assistant Scholarships (OSAC) - we provide a link to the state based agency housing scholarships for Oregon residents.
• Nation wide scholarship Databases - links to national scholarship websites.

How to apply for scholarships

Use Our New On-Line Scholarship Application!
Portland State University presents Scholarship Manager, an online scholarship application that encourages you to apply for many university wide scholarships on one application. This year you may apply for scholarships in the following areas using this application: General University Scholarships, School of Business Scholarships, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science Scholarships, College of Urban and Public Affairs Scholarships, Graduate School of Education Scholarships, and Office of Graduate Studies Scholarships.

Please read the scholarship information carefully in the Search for Scholarships section; take down criteria, award amounts, and deadlines of interest to you. Also, note the telephone number and/or email of the contact for each scholarship.

If you have already researched scholarships offered at Portland State and want to begin the online application procedure please click here. If you have questions, please email: scholarships@pdx.edu or call (503) 725.5400.

Areas at the University not listed as using the online scholarship application also allow you to download scholarship applications for specific scholarships. Please see individual scholarships for the method of application and take down the telephone number listed to call with questions.

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