Please feel free to contact the Oregon Tech Financial Aid Office if you have questions about any of these scholarship programs: 541.885.1280 (Phone), dollars@oit.edu (Email)
Scholarship Opportunities
Transfer Student Scholarship
Scholarships specific to students transferring from a community college to a four-year college or university.
Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship
Due Date: Varies by campus
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Outstanding community college students who demonstrate financial need, will to succeed and breadth of interest and activities. Applicants should demonstrate achievement and academic ability, desire to engage in and contribute to the world, self-confidence, and resilience.
Contact Information: To find the application and campus representative at your community college please visit www.jkcf.org.
Graduate Student Scholarship
Opportunities that are specifically open to master degree students.
Scholarships for Women in STEM (Graduate Level)
Due Date: varies by scholarship
Scholarship Amount: varies by scholarship
Information: Website with list of scholarships specifically for graduate women in STEM.
Contact Information: Visit https://www.gograd.org/financial-aid/scholarships/women/ for more information.
Local Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarships specific to students who are residences of Klamath County or other Southern Oregon counties. Or awards specific to Oregon Tech students.
James Bocchi Memorial Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is available to non-first year college students attending and/or accepted into a nursing program at KCC or OHSU/OIT. Must have graduated from a Klamath County or Klamath Basin high school, public or private. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Klamath Falls Elks Nurse’s and Health Career’s Education Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is open to students studying health related fields, with priority given to those accepted/attending the OHSU Nursing program. Priority is also given to graduates of a Klamath County or Klamath Basin high school in any school, public or private. Must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Holman Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is available to intercollegiate student athletes enrolled in any health occupations program at Oregon Institute of Technology.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Dr. Ralph Waldo Stearns Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Applicants must be in nursing education with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Must have completed high school and show satisfactory coursework in some of the following: physics, chemistry, math, or general science. Priority will be given to graduates from a Klamath Basin high school, public or private.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Elks Valerie Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is available to any student accepted and enrolled in a full-time program leading to a career in the health and/or science field. First consideration will be given to students serving in the military, second consideration to students who have family serving or have served in the military, third consideration to high school seniors serving in the Civil Air Patrol.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
General Scholarship Opportunities
Below is a listing of scholarships opportunities for new or current Oregon Tech students. The scholarships are listed by due date.
Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) Scholarships
Due Date: January 7, 2025
Scholarship Amount: $2,500-5,000 (amount and number of awards varies)
Eligibility: Open to women with a 3.0 GPA or higher. Currently enrolled in an Oregon or SW Washington (Cowlitz, Clark, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, or Wahkiakum counties) junior college/trade school program, undergraduate or graduate degree program in a transportation-related field such as transportation engineering, planning, finance, communications, business management, or logistics with a focus on public policy.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships | WTS for further application information.
James Bocchi Memorial Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is available to non-first year college students attending and/or accepted into a nursing program at KCC or OHSU/OIT. Must have graduated from a Klamath County or Klamath Basin high school, public or private. A minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA is required.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Klamath Falls Elks Nurse’s and Health Career’s Education Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is open to students studying health related fields, with priority given to those accepted/attending the OHSU Nursing program. Priority is also given to graduates of a Klamath County or Klamath Basin high school in any school, public or private. Must have a minimum 2.0 GPA.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Holman Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is available to intercollegiate student athletes enrolled in any health occupations program at Oregon Institute of Technology.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Dr. Ralph Waldo Stearns Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: Applicants must be in nursing education with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0. Must have completed high school and show satisfactory coursework in some of the following: physics, chemistry, math, or general science. Priority will be given to graduates from a Klamath Basin high school, public or private.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Elks Valerie Murphy Memorial Scholarship
Due Date: February 14, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: This scholarship is available to any student accepted and enrolled in a full-time program leading to a career in the health and/or science field. First consideration will be given to students serving in the military, second consideration to students who have family serving or have served in the military, third consideration to high school seniors serving in the Civil Air Patrol.
Contact Information: Visit Scholarships - Sky Lakes Medical Center for more information and to access the application.
Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Scholarships
Due Date: April 1, 2025
Scholarship Amount: Varies
Eligibility: OCF administers over 500 scholarships that support a variety of students across all backgrounds, majors, hometowns, interests, and levels of financial need. OCF is committed to supporting equitable access to higher education for all students.
Contact Information: Many OCF scholarships are administered by the Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion (OSAC) and can be accessed here OCF administers 24 scholarship funds in-house, and those can be accessed here
