Oregon Tribal Student Grant
Oregon Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) - Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC)
Covers up to the average cost of attendance (after other grants) for enrolled members of Oregon's nine federally recognized tribes at Oregon colleges, undergraduate or graduate.
- How much
- up to the average cost of attendance, minus state and federal grants and most scholarships (amount varies by school and degree level)
- Who qualifies
- enrolled member of one of the nine federally recognized tribes in Oregon
- Enrolled or accepted at an Oregon community college, public university or Oregon-based private nonprofit college (out-of-state schools not eligible); at least half-time every term; good standing in a degree program; working toward a first degree or credential at the current level. No separate Oregon residency test is stated on the page (tribal enrollment is the gate).
- For students starting college, undergrads, adults going back to school, transfer students, grad students
- Partly need-based: your FAFSA can affect whether you get it or how much.
- When to apply
- Opens later Annual; the 2026-27 application opened December 1, 2025 with a priority deadline of September 30, 2026 (late applicants not guaranteed an award). The 2027-28 application is expected to open around December 2026.
- How to apply
- Every year (new and renewal students): submit the FAFSA or ORSAA, complete the Oregon Tribal Student Grant application in the OSAC Student Portal, and have your tribal enrollment official send OSAC the Tribal Enrollment Verification Form, all by the September 30 priority deadline
- What you'll need
- state application + FAFSA + membership
- Last checked
- October 5, 2026, against the official page (oregonstudentaid.gov)
The details
For enrolled members of the Burns Paiute Tribe; Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians; Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde; Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians; Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; Coquille Indian Tribe; Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians; and Klamath Tribes. Award formula: undergraduates at public colleges - the school's average cost of attendance for 15 credits per term; at private Oregon colleges - the average COA at the highest-cost public university; graduate students - the average undergraduate COA at the highest-cost public university. Awards are reduced by state and federal grants (Pell, OOG, Oregon Promise) and by scholarships (except scholarships from the student's own tribe); graduate awards are also reduced by institutional aid. Prorated by credits (typically 6-15 undergraduate, 5-15 graduate); no summer funding. Undergraduates and master's students are prioritized; professional, doctoral and graduate-certificate students are funded if money remains. Must be working toward a first credential at the current level. Paid to the school each term. Re-apply every year.
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)
- Oregon Barber and Hairdresser (B&H) Grant Programone-time grant; amount varies each year (not stated)
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- Nearby states: California, Idaho, Nevada, Washington
- Federal aid and national scholarships (open to students in any state)
- The FAFSA in plain English (2027-28)
- Should I file the FAFSA if I don't think I'll qualify?
- FAFSA deadlines by state (2027-28)
- The FAFSA for parents: what you need to do
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