Educational Grants

In today's world you need more than a basic education to become financially independent. The OSL educational grant program is based on financial need and provides students the opportunity for higher learning so they can achieve financial stability wherever their futures take them. To be eligible, a student must be a senior at, or a graduate of, a Bellevue School District Public High School or must be a home school student residing within the Bellevue School District and must enroll in a publicly supported college or university in the state of Washington or a bona fide vocational school during the same calendar year following graduation.

First Year awards are given to students graduating from High School. Second Year awards are given to First Year recipients requesting an additional year of assistance.

Download 1st year educational grant application and deadline information. (PDF)
Download 2nd year educational grant application and deadline information. (PDF)

The Kemper Freeman, Sr. Scholarship is awarded by OSL to a third year student attending a public higher education institution in Washington State. The student must be a graduate of a Bellevue Public High School or must have been a home school student who lived within the Bellevue School District. The Kemper Freeman, Sr. Scholarship was established in honor of Kemper Freeman, Sr.

  • Recipients must have a third year full-time classification as a student at a public higher education institution in Washington State the year the award is used.
  • An applicant must be a United States citizen, a refugee or registered alien awaiting eligibility for U.S. citizenship, or have applied for U.S. citizenship.
  • Have a minimum 3.0 college grade point average.

  • The applicant must be able to show evidence of financial need, realistic educational goals and future plans, and a transcript of freshman and sophomore grades.
  • The recipient need never have applied for or received a previous award from Overlake Service League.

Download Kemper Freeman, Sr. Scholarship application and deadline information. (PDF)

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