Update (May 9th, 2025)

Thank you to all our scholarship applicants. Applications are now closed and will be reviewed by our selection panel next week. We will be in touch will all who applied on their application status soon after that. Thank you for your patience and being a part of our educator community!

Recruiting, supporting, and retaining educators of color is crucial, for our students and for our profession. We are excited to award two scholarships to Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) seeking a rewarding future career in education. 

• One $6,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Portland Public Schools graduating senior who plans on enrolling in a college or university program to begin their journey towards becoming an educator.
  
• One $6,000 scholarship will be awarded to a Portland Public Schools employee (PAT bargaining unit positions are not eligible) currently enrolled in a university program to become a certified educator.  Any classified or non-represented employees, such as bus drivers, para-educators, community agents, custodians and nutrition services workers are eligible to apply.

Scholarship applications will be accepted through Friday, April 11th, 2025. Please see the links below for our application.

	PPS Employee Scholarship Application Webform--Application with Adobe Sign Fillable PDF Version--Download & Save (use this version if you want to work offline and save your progress)
PPS High School Senior Scholarship Application Webform--Application with Adobe Sign Fillable PDF Version--Download & Save (use this version if you want to work offline and save your progress)

Please contact [email protected] with questions about the application process.