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.

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 scholarship winners

  1. Andrew Louie, Corvallis High School, attending Oregon State University.

  2. Ariel Cooper, Falls City High School, attending Western Oregon University.

  3. Ella Gilder, West Albany High School, attending George Fox University.

  4. Emma Anderson, West Salem High School, attending Chemeketa Community College.

  5. Emma Moore, Dallas High School, attending Chemeketa Community College.

  6. Janice Hellesto, Philomath High School, attending George Fox University.

  7. Colton Hruska, Philomath High School, Oregon State University.

  8. Quinten Layton, Newport High School, attending Chemeketa Community College.

  9. Shaylyn Noble, Alsea Charter School, attending Eastern Oregon University.

  10. William Postlewait, Newport High School, attending Oregon State University Honors College.

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

The application period for the 2026- 2027 academic year will begin in October 2025. For the next application cycle, 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. 

Article: Scholarship award displacement could reduce your student aid

Your financial aid letter might be one of the best pieces of news you get. Imagine the rude surprise that awaits the poor students who open that letter only to see that their institutional aid has been reduced on account of those private scholarships they’ve worked hard to earn. This can happen because of something called scholarship award displacement. Many colleges consider private scholarships in their internal aid calculations, so these scholarships represent money they don’t have to pay. Here are three ways you can make up for displaced financial aid.

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