College scholarships for high school seniors

High school seniors: looking for financial aid to help pay for college? Each spring, Oregon State Credit Union awards ten $2,500 college scholarships to eligible high school seniors to help them pay for a college education.

Eligibility for Tomorrow's Leaders Today (TLT) scholarships for the 2025 - 2026 academic year

Applications for the 2025 - 2026 academic year is open till Febuary 28, 2025. Before you apply, be sure to review these qualifications:

Be a graduating high school senior with a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 at a high school within our 28-county field of membership.
Be an Oregon State Credit Union member.
Have a TLT checking account before January 1, 2025.
Be attending a two-year or four-year Oregon college or university in the Fall of 2025.

If you are selected as a semi-finalist, you will be notified by April 2025. At that time you will be asked to provide an official high school transcript, photo and references for your employment and volunteer activities.

Apply for a TLT college scholarship by filling out the form below

* Required Fields

Your Oregon State Credit Union membership number:

First name:

Last name:

Address:

Address 2:

City:

State:

ZIP:

Phone number:

Email address:

High school name:

Which county is your high school in?

Graduating year:

Enter your cumulative high school GPA:

In which Oregon-based college or university do you intend to enroll?

Which degree program or area of study do you intend to pursue?

Volunteer experience

Next, we would like you to share details about your volunteer experience during high school. Examples of qualifying volunteer activity include: non-profit organizations, fund raising events, social services, etc.

Enter the total hours volunteered during high school:

Provide details about the organizations or causes for which you volunteered. Also, please list the number of volunteer hours you donated to each organization. Make sure the sum of the hours matches the total volunteer hours you listed above. Include only the hours you volunteered during high school.

Enter your volunteering details here:

Extracurricular and work experience

Next, provide details about your extracurricular activities and work experience during high school. Extracurricular activities include school clubs, athletic teams, arts related, etc. Work experience can includes paid employment, work in a family business (paid or unpaid) or an internship.

Enter the total number of hours of you worked or engaged in extracurricular activities while in high school:

Provide details about your extracurricular and/or work experience during high school. Also, please list the total number of hours you engaged in each activity listed. Make sure the sum of the hours listed here matches the total hours you indicated above.

Enter your extracurricular and work experience details here:

If you have any questions regarding the scholarship application, please send an email to TLTscholarship@oregonstatecu.com

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