Swanson Family Scholarship

Roger and Gale Swanson

Criteria & Eligibility

Eligible high school senior attends a OSAA high school in Multnomah, Washington or Clackamas counties. Cannot be a Loprinzi Program High School to verify please check here.
One $10,000 awarded each year.
Nonrenewable – the funding will be paid $5,000 per year for a total commitment of $10,000 per student.
Use for any field of study.
Use at any 2- or 4-year accredited institution.
Use funding for tuition, fees, books or technology.
Application deadline March 1

Applicants must:

Demonstrate financial need to attend college or university. The eligibility for the program is a student aid index (SAI) below 35,000. Exceptions to the SAI threshold can be given in the application process for consideration.
Participate in competitive athletics – school or club.
Engaged in civic involvement and demonstrates leadership in their school and community activities.
Have a minimum cumulative (unweighted) 3.0 GPA.
Plan to enroll full time in the upcoming fall term in a college or university.

Applicants may not be:

Children or dependents of Multnomah Athletic Foundation staff or board of directors.

Read the information below before you start your application so you can be fully prepared.
You will create a login based on your email address. This will allow you to sign in and out, work on the online application, save a draft and then submit when ready.
Prepare the answers to the required questions. The application contains eight questions, each with a limit of 300 words, and one essay with a limit of 750 words. Want to be doubly sure you have everything? Find a sample application to see exactly what applying will be like. We only accept electronic applications for the scholarship.
Self-identification is an important way to honor individuals as we gather data. The identification choices in the application are supplied by the Oregon Health Authority’s Equity and Inclusion Division and the Coalition of the Communities of Color. The information you provide will be kept confidential.

Stage 1 High school seniors may apply between December 1 and March 1.
Stage 2 Six finalists will be notified and be invited to a personal interview in April.
Stage 3 Announcement of recipients in May.
Stage 4 The recipients will be honored at a MAF celebration event during June.