Fund Name:

Olsrud Scholarship Fund

Person Completing Form:

Megan Schumaker

Date:

Revised by CS 8/21/07

Year that First Scholarship Will Be Awarded:

2002

Scholarship Type:

X

OCF/OSAC

OCF In-House

OCF Institutional

Eligible Students

Select All That Apply

Note preference or requirement for a particular school, school district or region.

Graduating high school seniors

X

Jackson, Josephine, Klamath, and Douglas counties

GED recipients

X

Home-schooled students

X

Prior recipients

X

College Enrollment

Select
One

Note preference or requirement for a particular major, course of study or career.

Enrolled full-time

X

Undergraduate study.

Enrolled at least half-time

Eligible Educational Institutions

Select All That Apply

Comments.

Community colleges (two-year institutions)

X

Colleges/universities (four-year institutions)

X

Accredited vocational/trade schools

Public institution

X

Private institution

X

Nonprofit institution

X

Located in Oregon

X

Located in the United States

X

Awards

Select
One

Note period eligible for scholarships:
1 year only, 2 years, 4 years or 6 years.

Amount:

$2,000

At least $2,000 for new awards and renewals.

Not renewable

Renewal possible, but must compete each year

Renewal automatic if student in good standing

X

Eligible for up to four years’ assistance.

Selection Criteria – Financial & Academic

Select All That Apply

Note specifics. Note whether preference or requirement. Also note which criteria are most important. In what order of priority?

Remaining financial need per FAFSA

X

Very important (OSAC will provide a list of up to 50 applicants with high financial need, according to their FAFSA information)

SAT/ACT scores

High school GPA of 2.5 to 3.75

X

College GPA (for renewals) of at least 2.5

X

Selection Criteria – Activities

Participation in school, community, work activities

X

Selection Criteria – Personal Qualities

Ability to overcome obstacles / self-help efforts

Compassion

Dependability

X

Diligence / work ethic

X

Good moral character

X

Self-motivation

Stability

X

Decision-Making Process

One

Note specifics below, if applicable, RE who is to be on advisory committee.

Selections made by Oregon Student Assistance Commission

Selections made by The Oregon Community Foundation

Selections made by an advisory committee

X

Committee members are: Ralph Burrelle; Hyla Lipson; Diana Newland; Midge Renton; and Glenn Smith. One to three new members to be added in 2007. Coordinated by the OCF Medford office.

Other Notes or Comments: The scholarship originally was limited to students from Jackson County, but was enlarged at the end of 2006 to include Josephine, Klamath and Douglas. The pool of eligible applicants now is quite large (about 700). The advisory committee has indicated to OSAC that they wish to see a list of prior recipients. OSAC will provide the committee up to 50 applications including priors and new applicants.