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This page is a resource for CLA students looking for scholarships. The information provided is a good starting point for locating scholarship opportunities.
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In addition to these resources, students are encouraged to pursue other funding opportunities as well.
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Questions can be sent to [email protected]
Annual Scholarship Timeline
Step 1
November
The CLA scholarship application will be available in ScholarDollars between November 1st – February 15th (11:59pm).
Step 2
Step 3
Feb., March, April
Submitted scholarship applications are evaluated by CLA faculty and staff reviewers between February – April.
Step 4
April, May, June
Most scholarships are awarded for the upcoming academic year between April – June.
Experiential Learning Scholarship
Creating opportunities for students to follow their academic pursuits outside the classroom
Students of the College of Liberal Arts are granted inspiring hands-on learning opportunities in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Through these experiences, students can discover new career pathways, hone valuable research skills, and collaborate with peers and researchers on campus and around the world. CLA recognizes that these experiential learning opportunities enhance and positively impact student learning.
Types of Scholarship and Grant Opportunities
Application deadlines vary. Funding is awarded for the 2025-2026 academic year
Eligibility:
- Current undergraduate and graduate, degree-seeking students at the Corvallis Campus or Ecampus
- Degree Partnership Program students taking at least 6 credit hours at OSU each term
- Merit based, need based and activity based scholarships
- Full and part time students
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process
Art, Art History, and Studio Art
English, Creative Writing and Journalism
Ruth and Julian Adams Memorial Scholarship
Godfrey Music Fund
Robin V. Jensen Memorial Scholarship
Robin V. Jensen Memorial Scholarship
Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
Genevieve Andrews Pershke Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full time undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Liberal Studies/Education major
- Preference given to students with proven financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Nicolas J. and Thea Yonker Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time students pursuing a major in any of the following CLA majors:
- English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Psychology
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Preference given to students with demonstrated leadership, creativity and commitment to community service
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
David Morgan Kiekel Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time student pursuing an International Studies degree in combination with any primary major in CLA
- Proven financial need
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Mary Alice Wartman Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time undergraduate students pursuing an International Studies degree in combination with any major in CLA
- Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Ray A. Verzasconi Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time undergraduate students pursuing a degree in International Studies
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Tom and Pat Gallagher Endowed Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Benton County Public High School graduate
- Current sophomore, junior or senior OSU student studying in the College of Liberal Arts
- Cumulative GPA 3.25 or higher
- Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need and outstanding academic achievement
How to Apply: CLICK HERE to access the application
Dean's Scholarship in the Liberal Arts
Eligibility:
- Full or part time student pursuing any major in CLA
- Academic achievement of a student in the top 10% of their class
- Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Dean's Award for Service
Eligibility:
- Full or part time student pursuing any major in CLA
- Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher
- Exceptional service to their fellow students in CLA and at OSU
- Examples of exceptional service include:
- exemplary work as a peer advisor, peer mentor or tutor
- volunteering or other leadership with campus service groups such as OSU Food Bank, clubs, or cultural centers
- other services to the OSU community
- Examples of exceptional service include:
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Dennis Philip Crosby Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time students pursuing any major in CLA
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Florence Gradon Ragen and Louis Brooks Ragen Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full time undergraduate student pursuing any major in CLA
- Graduate of an Oregon High School
- Demonstrated exceptional leadership abilities
- Strong academic achievement
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Jane Chadwell Powell Opportunity Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time undergraduate students pursuing any major in CLA
- Demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Kelly G. Bacon Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Current students pursuing any major in CLA
- Resident of Oregon
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Planning to pursue a career in local, state, and/or national government service
- Preference given to students with documented volunteer experience in community service activities
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Lisa Taubman Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full time undergraduate students pursuing any major in CLA
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Have earned at least 45 credits
- US citizen or permanent resident
- Demonstrated financial need
- Preference given to students from a small Oregon town with a population of less than 10,000 inhabitants
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Genevieve Andrews Pershke Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full time undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Liberal Studies/Education major
- Preference given to students with proven financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
George and Louise Beaudreau Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time students pursuing any major in CLA
- Preference given to students:
- pursuing a major in School of VPDA or School of Communication
- with demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Nicolas J. and Thea Yonker Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time students pursuing a major in any of the following CLA majors:
- English, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies, or Psychology
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
- Preference given to students with demonstrated leadership, creativity and commitment to community service
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
David Morgan Kiekel Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time student pursuing an International Studies degree in combination with any primary major in CLA
- Proven financial need
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Mary Alice Wartman Memorial Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time undergraduate students pursuing an International Studies degree in combination with any major in CLA
- Preference given to students with demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Ray A. Verzasconi Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time undergraduate students pursuing a degree in International Studies
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Demonstrated financial need
How to Apply: Go to OSU ScholarDollars and complete the application process. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Jack Van de Water Study Abroad Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Full or part time students studying any major in CLA
- Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher
- Will be participating in study abroad program for 2025-26 academic year
- Preference given to students:
- pursuing an International Studies Major
- with proven financial need
- participating in a program providing instruction in a language other than English
- from Oregon communities with fewer than 20,000 inhabitants
How to Apply: Login to OSU ScholarDollars, complete your profile and apply for the scholarship. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
Gilman International Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Citizen or national of the US
- Undergraduate college student in good standing
- Pell Grant recipient
- Accepted or in the process of applying for a study abroad program
How to Apply: CLICK HERE to access application
Gilman-McCain International Scholarship
Eligibility:
- Citizen or national of the US
- Undergraduate college student in good standing
- Dependent (child or spouse) of active or activated US military personnel during time of application
- Proven financial need
How to Apply: CLICK HERE to access application
Critical Language Scholarship:
CLICK HERE for deadlines and eligibility requirements
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship:
CLICK HERE for deadlines and eligibility requirements
Fulbright UK Undergraduate Scholarship
CLICK HERE for deadlines and eligibility requirements
Fulbright-MITACS Globalink Canada Undergraduate Research Scholarship
CLICK HERE for deadlines and eligibility requirements
Jack Van de Water International Scholarship
Eligibility:
- International students pursuing any major in CLA
How to Apply: Login to OSU ScholarDollars, complete your profile and apply for the scholarship. Use the search box, top right of screen, to search for this scholarship.
The College of Liberal Arts provides limited financial assistance to undergraduate students facing emergency situations. This emergency funding is intended to support students during crises that significantly impact their personal well-being or academic progress. Due to limited resources and high demand, not all requests can be funded.
Funding Details
- Award Amount: Emergency scholarships typically range from $200 to $1,000, depending on available funding.
- Availability: Awards are contingent on funding availability and the number of applications received each term.
Eligibility
To qualify for an emergency scholarship, applicants must:
- Be enrolled in an undergraduate degree program within the College of Liberal Arts.
- Maintain good academic standing as defined by the college's policies.
Application Process
- Contact: Send an email to [email protected] to see if you are eligible to apply.
- Open on a Term-by-term Basis: The application for the CLA Undergraduate Emergency Scholarship is available each term unless funds have been fully allocated.
- If the Application is Closed: If the application is closed during a term due to lack of funding availability, it may reopen in subsequent terms. The application may reopen in subsequent terms. If so, students will need to complete a new application.
- Due to limited funding, students may only receive the emergency grant one time. Students who receive the emergency grant are not eligible to reapply for subsequent terms.
Disbursement Information
Emergency scholarships will be applied directly to the recipient’s student tuition account. This funding offsets tuition costs, allowing students to allocate personal resources toward immediate needs outside of tuition and fees.
Academy for Lifelong Learning Scholarship
The Oregon Consular Corps (OCC) Scholarship Fund
Udall Undergraduate Scholarship
Corvallis Woman's Club Scholarship
Female Veteran Grateful Nation Scholarship
Katherine F. and Edward H. Heath Memorial Scholarship
Gilman International Scholarship
Gilman-McCain International Scholarship
Critical Language Scholarship:
Boren Undergraduate Scholarship:
Fulbright UK Undergraduate Scholarship
Fulbright-MITACS Globalink Canada Undergraduate Research Scholarship
Fullbright Canada-Killam Undergraduate Fellowship for Americans
William Harrison Gill Education Fund
Kilbuck Family Native American Scholarship
David W. Schacht Native American Student Scholarship
Questions?
Contact [email protected]
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