Oregon Tribal Student Grant

The Oregon Tribal Student Grant provides funding for eligible Oregon tribal students to offset the听 at eligible Oregon colleges and universities. Current, new, and continuing students are encouraged to apply for this grant for the upcoming academic year. The grant is intended to cover the average cost of attendance after all federal and state grants/scholarships have been applied.

The Oregon Tribal Student Grant 2025-26 application will open February 26, 2025. Applicants must complete the Oregon Tribal Student Grant application and 2025-26 FAFSA or ORSAA. Renewal applicants (those who received the grant in 2024-25 or prior years) must log into their and re-apply for 2025-26 Oregon Tribal Student Grant. The application for the current academic year (2024-25) closed on January 31, 2025.听

Who is eligible?

Students must meet all eligibility requirements below:

You must be an enrolled member of one of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon:
- Burns Paiute Tribe
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
- Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
- Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs
- Coquille Indian Tribe
- Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
- Klamath Tribe
You must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a student at an Oregon college or university. Eligible schools can include:
- Oregon community colleges
- Oregon public universities
- Oregon based private non-profit colleges and universities
Complete the application by the deadline
Submit the FAFSA or ORSAA
You must be enrolled at least half time for the 2024-25 academic year
You must maintain good standing in a degree seeking program
You must be working towards earning a first degree or credential at the current level:
- If you are working toward your first associate, bachelor, or graduate degree you would be eligible, including students who have earned an associate degree and are working on their first bachelor degree.听
- If you have already earned your bachelor's degree, you would not be eligible for the grant if you are working towards an associate or second bachelor's degree, or an undergraduate certificate.听

Awarding is prioritized for undergraduate and master's degree students. If funding is available after eligible undergraduate and master's degree students have been awarded, full or partial awards may be made to students in either professional or doctoral programs of study, and/or graduate certificates. Graduate students are not required to have participated in the grant as undergraduate students.

How do I apply?

What are the deadlines?

The 2024-25 (Fall 2024, Winter 2025, Spring 2025) *: The Oregon Tribal Student Grant 2024-2025 application will be closing on Friday January 31, 2025

2025-2026 (Fall 2025, Winter 2026, Spring 2026) *: Application for the upcoming academic year will open February 2025 and is set to close by early April 2026.

*Summer terms are not funded by due to limited available funds.

How much money will I receive?

Award amounts will vary depending on where you attend school and degree you are pursuing. Awards will be reduced by state and federal grants, such as the听, the听Oregon Opportunity Grant, the听Oregon Promise Grant, etc. Awards will also be reduced by publicly funded state and federal scholarships.听Grants cannot exceed the actual听.听

Students will be awarded as follows:

Undergraduate Public Colleges or Universities

Award will be calculated based on the school鈥檚 average听听for 15 credit hours per term and will be reduced by the amount of state and federal gift aid.

Undergraduate Private Universities

Award will be calcu颅lated based on the average听 for 15 credit hours per term at the听highest cost public university*听and will be reduced by the amount of state and federal gift aid.

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Graduate Student Awards

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Grant payments for eligible recipients are disbursed on a term/semester basis provided that you are in good standing in a degree seeking program/certificate. Disbursement is made directly to the college or university, not to you. Award amounts will be pro-rated for half time and three-quarter time enrollment levels. You should contact your school鈥檚 financial aid office and 香草传媒 (publicprograms@hecc.oregon.gov) if you have an outstanding bill.

Applicants are encouraged to complete the Oregon Tribal Student Grant application and 2024-25 FAFSA or ORSAA at the earliest point possible. Renewal applicants (those who received the grant in prior years) must log into their and re-apply for 2024-25 Oregon Tribal Student Grant.听

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Which colleges will accept this grant?

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The Oregon Tribal Student Grant 2025-26 application will open February 26, 2025: Both new and renewal students must submit both the听Oregon Tribal Student Grant application听and the听2025-26 FAFSA or ORSAA.听

The 2024-25 OTSG application closed January 31, 2025.听

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