PHADA Scholarship Program

Applications are due to Portland Housing Authority December 31st.

PHA can only send two (2) applications for this scholarship program. Interested applicants must send all application materials to PHA by December 31st to be considered. PHA will review eligibility, choose 2 applications to send, sign the verification form, provide a letter of recommendation from the Executive Director, write a check for the application fee, and send the documents to PHADA. 

PHADA awards three scholarships nationally to high school seniors residing in public and assisted housing (residents must live in PHADA member agencies, Portland Housing Authority is a member agency).

• Eligibility: 

  • Must be a graduating high school senior.
  • Must reside in an apartment owned, managed, or subsidized with a voucher by Portland Housing Authority for the entirety of your senior year of high school.
  • Must have a cumulative high school GPA of at least a B (3.0) or higher.

• Complete Applications must be sent to PHA by December 31st (NOT the date PHADA has on their application and website). 

  • Contact us if you want to apply. 
  • We will choose 2 applicants to send, provide the Executive Director's recommendation, write a check for the application fee, and mail everything to PHADA before their deadline.  
  • We ask that you do not fill out the online application until you have been informed that you are a chosen candidate for Portland Housing Authority. We will provide you with information needed in the form such as contact information for the Executive Director. Filling out their online form is not a complete application.

PHADA Scholarship Application website

PHADA Scholarship Application Document