Automatic merit · By state
Automatic Merit Scholarships in Oregon
9 colleges in Oregon automatically consider every admitted student for merit aid, with no separate scholarship application — 5 public and 4 private. Every award below is drawn verbatim from that school's own verified merit-aid page.
Verified Jul 20263 days ago· MP
What this page shows
9 Oregon colleges award merit automatically, with no separate application.
Each school below publishes an automatic merit rule — an award the school hands out based on your admitted GPA and test score, or on your academic record at admission, with no separate scholarship form. Amounts are the school’s own verbatim figures, and each school links to its full published ladder, renewal rules, and stacking policy. Schools without a published automatic tier aren’t listed.
Every Oregon school with automatic merit
| School | Type | Automatic tiers | Sample automatic awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| EOU | Public | 2 | University Scholar Award (2025-26 reference grid): $1,000-$3,000 per year (up to $12,000 over four years)University Achievement Award: $500-$1,250 per year (up to $3,500 over four years) |
| Oregon | Public | 2 | Summit Scholarship (Oregon Resident): $5,000 per year ($20,000 over 4 years)Summit Scholarship (Non-Resident): $12,500 per year ($50,000 over 4 years) |
| Oregon State | Public | 1 | WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange) rate: Tuition reduced to 150% of resident tuition |
| Southern Oregon (SOU) | Public | 1 | First Year Merit Scholarships grid (Raider Scholar, Laurels, Churchill, Siskiyou) — by residency: $1,000-$12,000 |
| Western Oregon | Public | 2 | Merit Award — Resident & WUE: $1,000-$4,000 per yearMerit Award — Nonresident: $5,000-$12,000 per year |
| George Fox | Private (religious) | 2 | George Fox Merit Scholarship (First-Year, Fall 2026): $18,000-$24,000 per yearGeorge Fox Merit Scholarship (Transfer, Fall 2026 & Spring 2027): $8,000-$16,000 per year |
| Portland | Private (religious) | 6 | Archbishop Christie Scholarship: $35,000President's Scholarship: $28,000-$30,000Holy Cross Scholarship: $24,000-$26,000+3 more on the school page |
| Warner Pacific | Private (religious) | 1 | Warner Pacific Scholarship (merit GPA grid): $1,000-$5,000 |
| Pacific (OR) | Private | 1 | Pacific Merit Scholarships (Academic Scholarships): Up to $40,000 |