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Why Your Support Matters
Portland State serves a diverse and ambitious student body, many of whom face financial challenges while pursuing their degrees.
65 %
Receive Financial Aid
46 %
Are the First in Their Family to Attend College
80 %
Are from Oregon
Ways to Support Student Success
Scholarships
Scholarships open the door to opportunities for students. Your gift can provide both motivation and financial resources to help students stay focused on their education and coursework.
Career & Academic Readiness
PSU students are the future workforce of our city and region. Career and academic readiness resources help prepare students to succeed in school and graduate ready to make an impact.
Basic Needs
When students’ basic needs — food, housing and healthcare—are not met, they cannot effectively engage in their education. Support for basic needs provides critical resources to students when they need them most.
Community & Belonging
Students who feel they are a part of a community and have a network of peers with shared interests, goals or identities are more likely to thrive during their time in college.
My scholarships gave me the motivation and confidence to focus on school and finish my degree. Thank you for believing in me.
Tasneem Anjary, PSU Scholarship Recipient
EVERY GIFT COUNTS
Contributions large and small to advance student success at Portland State help to launch the futures of hardworking PSU students.
For more information about opportunities to support Student Success, contact Shelby Danzer, Director of Development of Student Success & University Initiatives at:
danzers@psuf.org or 503-725-3526.