Applications for aid

Applications for financial aid must be submitted annually for the academic year and/or summer aid. The Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships accept applications at any time during the year, with priority given to admitted applicants who submit their FAFSA in January and who provide all requested information promptly. It is recommended that students apply by January 15th each year. It is not necessary to wait for formal admission to the University before submitting the financial aid application.

In order to be eligible to receive state or federal financial aid, students must remain in good academic standing as defined in the University Scholastic Standards Policy. Students also must meet the Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy requirements described at the end of the Financial Aid section. The student must be in an aid-eligible degree or certificate program, and must be a U.S. citizen or be an eligible non-citizen.

Undergraduate students

Undergraduate students may receive consideration for financial assistance through the Federal Pell Grant, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (SEOG), TEACH grant, Federal Perkins loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Stafford Loan programs. Oregon resident students may also be eligible for the Oregon Opportunity Grant and the Oregon University System Supplemental Tuition Grant programs. Parents of students who apply as dependent students may borrow through the Federal PLUS Loan program, described in the Educational Loans section.

Post-baccalaureate students

Post-baccalaureate students may receive consideration for financial assistance through the Federal Stafford Loan programs. Parents of post-baccalaureate students who apply as dependent students may borrow through the Federal PLUS Loan program, described in the Educational Loans section. Graduate students. Graduate students may receive consideration for financial assistance through the Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Work-Study, and Federal Stafford Loan and Federal Graduate PLUS Loan Programs.

International students

International students are not eligible to participate in federal financial aid programs.