The Mike and Betty Pongracz Scholarship will be awarded to residents of Marion or Polk County or graduates, including GED recipients and home-schooled graduates, of high schools in Marion or Polk County. Students must major in education, or be intending to become educators. Students may attend any 4-year Oregon public institutions, and Lewis & Clark, Linfield, Pacific, and Willamette universities. Students may apply-compete annually as this scholarship may be received for a maximum of four years. February 15 is the Early Bird deadline and March 1 is the final deadline for all materials to be submitted to OSAC. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Oregon Office of Student Access and Completion for more information.