Opportunity

Access to Education Opens Door to Opportunity

What does a University of Oregon education mean today?

It means a chance for a better life, materially, intellectually, culturally, and spiritually. Decades ago, you could achieve the American dream with a high school education. That’s almost impossible today.

However, many students simply can’t afford a college education. Others achieve it only by taking on staggering debt. Some work such long hours to pay for college that they struggle with course work and can’t enjoy the full college experience. Now, more than ever, students need privately funded scholarships and graduate fellowships.

Scholarships also strengthen our ability to keep Oregon’s top students here at home and attract the best minds from other states. Better students attract better faculty members and strengthen the university’s academic quality.

Scholarships and graduate fellowships create opportunities for young people and transform lives. They strengthen the university and improve our economy.