Office of Multicultural Programs

Financial Aid Resources

Path to Scholarships®
A useful website that has a comprehensive list of scholarships for students, especially K-12.  This website will be particularly helpful if you have kids in K-12 who will need college money when they get to college. 
www.needcollegemoney.com

The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Scholarship
Scholarships to Oregon Hispanic Students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate education with a minimum 2.75 GPA.  Linfield College – Portland Campus will match your scholarship if you are enrolled in the Linfield Good Samaritan School of Nursing program.
http://www.hmccoregon.com/Scholarships/scholarship.htm

Hispanic College Fund
Scholarships available to Hispanic Students in various majors.
http://scholarships.hispanicfund.org/applications/

Oregon Student Assistance Commission (OSAC)
Scholarships awarded to students in various majors.  With one application you can apply to multiple scholarships.
www.getcollegefunds.org

The Oregon Nursing Services Program
Designed to recruit registered nurses (RNs) to the designated critical shortage areas and specialties throughout Oregon.  Participants receive annual payments toward their debt incurred during their professional nursing program in exchange for qualifying service.  Annual employment verification is required.
http://www.getcollegefunds.org/ad_repay_nursing_1.html

Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Scholarship Program
In exchange for at least two years service at a health care facility with a critical shortage of nurses, the Nursing Scholarship Program pays tuition and other college expenses.  Average award of monthly stipend for 2006 was $1,182.
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/scholarship/

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)
NELRP is a competitive program that repays 60 percent of the qualifying loan balance of registered nurses selected for funding in exchange for 2 years of service at a critical shortage facility. Participants may be eligible to work a third year and receive an additional 25 percent of the qualifying loan balance.
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm

Equity Foundation Scholarships
Provides scholarships to encourage members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities and their children, in northwest Oregon and southwest Washington, to pursue careers in healthcare.  In addition, Linfield College – Portland Campus will match one scholarship recipient enrolled in the Linfield Good Samaritan School of Nursing program up to $5,000/yr.
http://www.equityfoundation.org/scholarships.htm

Black United Fund Scholarship
The Black United Fund of Oregon and Linfield School of Nursing-Portland Campus invite African-American students who are interested in pursuing a degree in Nursing or Health Sciences to apply for a one $7,000 annual tuition, renewable scholarship for a maximum of 3 years. You must have a minimum of 34 transferable college credits to apply.
http://bufor.org/access/university.html

Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Provides Scholarship funds to students in various majors.  This is also a good resource for other scholarship resources, Internships, and Fellowship opportunities.
http://www.chci.org/chciyouth/scholarship/application.htm

 

Click here to visit the Portland Campus financial aid pages.

For more information contact:

Gerardo Ochoa
Financial Aid Counselor

(503) 413-7243

gochoa@linfield.edu

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