Scholarships & Fellowships

Attracting Talent

Scholarships and fellowships are critical tools for attracting talented students to Oregon State, from as close by as Portland and as far away as India, China, or Thailand. Merit-based programs such as the Presidential Scholarship play a key role in undergraduates' decisions to enroll – particularly for students who could have chosen schools such as Stanford, Berkeley, or MIT. Fellowships ensure that OSU can attract the best graduate students. Freed from the burden of tuition and living expenses, they can pursue their passion for study and research as they prepare to become the next generation of leaders in industry, public service, and academia.

Ensuring Access

OSU also is committed to ensuring that all young people of great potential have access to the experience available here. Historically, the state of Oregon helped keep tuition at OSU affordable, but today we must step up and assume this responsibility ourselves. As recently as 1999, state funding covered more than half the cost of a four-year education at OSU; now it covers about one-third. Consequently, OSU's tuition and fees have risen substantially over the last two decades, and rising indebtedness has limited educational opportunities for bright students from modest circumstances.

Private support is essential if we are to make an OSU education more desirable for the highest-achieving students, and more accessible to talented students of all backgrounds. The Campaign for OSU seeks to increase endowment for scholarships and fellowships by nearly 50 percent, supporting awards for need, merit, and diversity.

For more information on establishing a named scholarship, contact: Tom McLennan, Director of Development, 541-737-0847

"We do not simply educate people, we change lives. Students come to Oregon State without any presumption that life owes them anything or that they are entitled to something, and we help them realize lives they did not even dream were possible."

—President Ed Ray

SELECTED GIVING OPPORTUNITIES

(minimum endowed gift levels)

University Fellowship

$700,000

Trustee Scholarship

$400,000

Presidential Scholarship

$150,000

University Honors College Scholarship

$100,000

General Undergraduate Scholarship or Graduate Fellowship; Diversity Achievement Award; OSU Alumni Association Scholarship

$25,000