Applications for the Fall Scholarship Cycle are open now through September 16!

Thanks to our generous donors and community partners, there are hundreds of scholarships available through the Olympic College Foundation each year. That means there are hundreds of ways to achieve your dreams.

There are two scholarship award cycles each year. One in Spring to provide funding for the following academic year, and one in Fall, to provide funding for Winter and Spring quarters of the current year. The bulk of scholarships are open for applications during the Spring Award Cycle, which is typically open for applications January through April.

The Fall Award Cycle typically has several scholarship opportunities for nursing students or students enrolled in health sciences programs. However there are typically other opportunities available in fall as well. The Fall Scholarship Cycle is typically open July through September.

To find out more about scholarship cycles, view the open scholarships, and apply please visit olympic.awardspring.com.

Interested in creating a scholarship opportunity for students? Click here to learn how you can make a life-transforming gift and create a scholarship in your name or the name of a loved one.

An opportunity for previously incarcerated individuals.

The Second Chance Scholarship is a new scholarship opportunity at Olympic College Foundation. Established by an anonymous donor, the scholarship is intended to reduce barriers to access and attainment of higher education for students with conviction and incarceration records, provide support to previously incarcerated students to help lower recidivism rates, and promote equity and inclusion at Olympic College.

Each academic year, there will be 5 scholarship award opportunities, outlined as follows:

• Two $2,000 scholarships for new incoming students to Olympic College
• Two $3,000 scholarships for students who have successfully completed a minimum of 24 credits at Olympic College
• One $5,000 scholarship for students who have successfully completed a minimum of 36 credits at Olympic College

Applications are accepted beginning the first day of each quarter and will remain open for 2 weeks.

Please note, this scholarship has a different application process than the OC Foundation standard process through AwardSpring. To apply for this scholarship, students should fill out this online form.

For questions regarding this scholarship, please email [email protected].

Helping OC students cross the finish line!

The Finish Line Scholarship is a scholarship opportunity for students in their final quarter at Olympic College. The funds are intended to help students cross the “finish line” who otherwise would not be able to complete their degree or certificate program due to funding barriers.

The Finish Line Scholarship is open at the end of each quarter for students graduating the following quarter. Students must be referred to apply by an OC staff or faculty member. There are a limited number of awards each quarter and the maximum award amount a student may receive is $1,500.

For questions regarding this scholarship, please email [email protected].

Scholarship opportunities are often offered by local community foundations, Rotary clubs and other community organizations. We recommend that students research those opportunities and apply for scholarships from a variety of organizations. Students should never have to pay to apply for a scholarship.