Houser Scholarship 2025-2026

The Houser scholarship programs recognize individuals who are community minded student-athletes.

Applicants should be energetic and confident examples of achievement through athletics in our community. Students must be enrolled at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. Students need to demonstrate a funding gap to attend their first choice school for this scholarship. They should participate in competitive athletics, have a minimum cumulative unweighted 3.0 GPA, plan to enroll full-time in the upcoming fall term and demonstrate leadership involvement in their school and community.

Candidates for the Houser Scholarship are evaluated, in part, based on their financial need. Applicants must demonstrate a funding gap, showing that the cost of attending their first-choice school (including tuition and expenses) exceeds their ability to pay, even when factoring in family support, college savings, scholarships, and grants. The selection committee places significant importance on school choice, recognizing its critical impact, particularly in terms of cost.

Students that do not attend Lincoln High School should click here for the Loprinzi application. The Loprinzi scholarship opportunity is available for high school seniors that attend one of the thirty program schools in the general Portland, Oregon area. For a comprehensive list of eligible schools, please click here.

The Houser scholarship awards one $20,000 scholarship for undergraduate work. The scholarship award is funded $10,000 a year for two years. It can be for any field of study at any 2- or 4-year accredited institution. Funding can be used for tuition, fees, books or technology. 

If you have any questions, please visit the foundation's website and fill out a contact form.

Applicants must:

• Participate in competitive athletics - high school, club or all-abilities.

• Have a minimum cumulative (unweighted) 3.0 GPA.

• Be engaged in civic involvement and demonstrates leadership in their school and community activities.

• Plan to enroll full time in the upcoming fall term at the chosen college or university.

• Demonstrate afunding gap to attend their first choice school. The explanation of the applicant's choice of school with their resources and efforts to minimize the gap for school cost is a strong consideration for this program.

• Candidates for the Houser Scholarship are evaluated, in part, based on their financial need. Applicants must demonstrate a funding gap, showing that the cost of attending their first-choice school (including tuition and expenses) exceeds their ability to pay, even when factoring in family support, college savings, scholarships, and grants.

• The selection committee places significant importance on school choice, recognizing its critical impact, particularly in terms of cost.

• We will accept the email confirmation (PDF format) from the FAFSA / ORSAA with the estimated Student Aid Index (SAI) info.
  

Applicants may not be:

• Children or dependents of Multnomah Athletic Foundation staff or board of directors.