Scholarships

To assist with tuition, books, and other needs, we have a number of scholarships available to both new and current students. Applying is easy! Our online application system allows you to be considered for close to 200 scholarships at once. Contact lbccscholarships@linnbenton.edu for more information.

Apply for Scholarships

The spring 2025 scholarship cycle opens February 17 and closes April 25 at 11:59pm. Trouble logging onto the scholarship system?

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Our scholarships come from donors who have chosen to give to LBCC to help students like you! Donors come from different backgrounds resulting in scholarships for various areas of study. Donors know the juggling act students at LBCC have with school, work, and family. They give to help support students often seeking to help hard working students with a compelling story for financial need. Merit and top grades are not as important to many donors as making your education a top priority and reaching your goals of a degree.

Are you currently admitted or enrolled at LBCC as a degree-seeking student? If yes, you can apply for scholarships!

Applicants must have at least a 2.0 GPA, and some scholarships do require full-time enrollment (12 or more credits). Our scholarships are available for Degree Partnership Program students as long as they are enrolled for a minimum of six credits at LBCC.

International students and students without a FAFSA can apply; however, some specific scholarships do require a FAFSA.

Our scholarship system will only allow for you to create an application during an active scholarship cycle. We have two cycles each year: one in the spring and one in the fall.

The fall cycle opens on Welcome Day in September. The spring cycle opens during the third week of February.

When applying, answer all the questions and take time to prepare the parts with statements.

The application has a section to write a statement regarding your educational and career goals. This portion is very important as it gives insight to your life and what you would like to accomplish by gaining an education at LBCC. Share what has motivated you to select your field or study and include what you hope to accomplish in the future. Don’t let this piece scare you! Take time to write it and share it with a friend or family for input. Be sure to use spell check!

The personal statement is followed by a question regarding your financial need. Share your financial situation and include any exceptional circumstance that you would like to have reviewers consider.

You must prepare and attached a work sheet with your budget. This does require Microsoft Excel. This is an important part of your overall application. Take the time to complete it and remember to upload it to your application.

There are many scholarships available from outside LBCC as well. Here are a few places you can look:

Note: these sites are not endorsed by LBCC but are listed for your convenience to search for outside scholarship money.

If You Receive an Outside Scholarship

The following is a list of guidelines to follow for outside scholarships:

  1. Outside scholarships should be sent to LBCC’s Business Office (not the Financial Aid Office). Please make sure the check is payable to LBCC (and not you, the student); this will expedite the process.
  2. Please have your scholarship provider include the following information:
    1. Your first name, middle initial, and last name
    2. Your LBCC ID number or your date of birth and complete address
    3. Amount to be distributed per term
    4. Any academic load restrictions
    5. Which term(s) to apply the funds
    6. Name and phone number of a contact for the scholarship
  3. Since you can charge books at the Campus Store until the second Monday of the term, any amount left after tuition and books are deducted will be disbursed to you the second week of each term unless otherwise specified by the donor.
  4. In order to avoid issues during registration, we recommend outside scholarship funds be sent to LBCC three to four weeks before the start of classes (check the Calendar for due dates).
  5. Scholarships received with instructions will be distributed according to the donor’s guidelines (in accordance with college processes). Scholarships received without instructions will be distributed according to college guidelines.

Students awarded a scholarship are asked to write a thank-you letter addressed to the scholarship donor (the name of the scholarship) and submit it to the LBCC Foundation no later than three weeks into the term upon receiving an award.

For tips on how to write a thank-you letter and what to include, see WikiHow's How to Write a Letter of Appreciation. Sections 4 and 5 directly reference how to write a thank-you for a scholarship award.