Oregon Barber and Hairdresser (B&H) Grant Program
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) - Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC)
One-time grant for low-income students in full-time barbering, hair design, cosmetology or manicure programs at participating Oregon beauty schools.
- How much
- one-time grant; amount varies each year (not stated)
- Who qualifies
- Oregon resident; full-time in a program at least nine months or 900 clock hours long at a licensed, Title IV-eligible Oregon school that takes part in the B&H program; significant financial need. Not eligible if incarcerated, concurrently enrolled in high school, or in Title IV default.
- For trade school students, adults going back to school
- For barbering, hair design, cosmetology students
- Need-based: your FAFSA decides how much you get.
- When to apply
- Open now · due February 1, 2027 Apply any time; your FAFSA/ORSAA information must reach the school by February 1 of the award year. Schools are notified of grant numbers each February and select recipients.
- How to apply
- File the FAFSA (or ORSAA - email PublicPrograms@hecc.oregon.gov for help sharing it) listing your barber or beauty school, and tell the school you're interested
- No separate application
- Your information must reach the school by February 1 of the award year
- What you'll need
- FAFSA only
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (oregonstudentaid.gov)
The details
Funded by interest earned on the B&H fund, so the number and size of grants change each year. Participating schools (2026 page): Beau Monde College of Hair Design, College of Hair Design Careers, Northwest College of Hair Design, Phagans Beauty College, Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College, Phagans Grants Pass College of Beauty, Phagans School of Beauty, Phagans School of Hair Design, Summit Salon Academy (Phagans Tigard Beauty School). OSAC tells each school every February how many grants it has; the school picks eligible students with significant need.
More money from Oregon
- Oregon Teacher Scholars Program (OTSP) Grantup to $12,000 per year (full-time)
- Oregon Opportunity Grant (OOG)2026-27 (full-time, full-year): $1,224-$4,320 at community colleges; $1,656-$7,092 in community college BAS programs; $1,800-$8,352 at four-year colleges and universities
- Oregon Promise Grant$2,280 to $4,716 per year for full-time students (2026-27)
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