Leadership and Diversity Scholarship

About LAD Scholarships
Oregon Tech awards Leadership and Diversity (LAD) Scholarships each year to students who meet the application criteria. Students must not have a bachelor's degree in order to receive an LAD Scholarship. LAD Scholarship recipients are expected to attend the Leadership & Diversity Scholars Community Reception that will be held once per term, attend three events, activities, or workshops per term sponsored by Oregon Tech surrounding the topics of leadership development and/or cultural competency (diversity-education), and meet one-to-one with a staff member from Student Involvement & Belonging once per term. 

Leadership and Diversity Scholarships are $3,000 per year for Oregon residents or those attending under the Western Undergraduate Exchange and $4,000 per year for non-residents.

The following criteria are taken into consideration:

• The background, identities and experiences the applicant brings to Oregon Tech.
• How the applicant will make a difference and contribute to Oregon Tech being a place where all students feel a sense of belonging. 
• The applicant's history of involvement and leadership, and how they hope to improve their leadership skills while at Oregon Tech.
• Whether the applicant is a first-generation college student.
• The applicant's grade point average. Must have a minimum 2.75 GPA to qualify. 
• The applicant's financial need.
• The applicant must not have received a bachelor's degree.
• The applicant must have 90 or fewer Oregon Tech credits at the time of application.

Application Requirements

You can apply for the 2025/26 Leadership & Diversity scholarship through the Oregon Tech Foundation scholarship application. The final deadline is March 3, 2025 at 5:00 pm.