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Student & Educator Support

SELCO was founded by educators back in 1936, and removing barriers to education has been part our giving mission ever since. (You could say we’re pretty passionate about it.)

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Creative Educator Grants

Designed to fund creative classroom ideas that don’t have the funds to get off the ground, our Creative Educator Grants have brought hundreds of classroom projects to life. Learn more about our program and see the projects taking shape this year.

  • Grants up to $2,500.
  • Eligible to all K-12 educators across the 27 Oregon counties SELCO serves. 
  • 2026 application period will be open August 15-September 30.
Learn More See the 2025 Recipients
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Classroom Makeovers

We want to help educators inspire the love of learning—and that begins in the classroom. In the second year of the Classroom Makeover program, three winners were selected by the public and were awarded $45,000 to renovate their learning spaces. Learn more about our program and check out the transformations taking shape in the following schools across Oregon this year:

  • Eugene Waldorf School, Eugene
  • Obsidian Middle School, Redmond
  • Tualatin High School, Tualatin
Learn More See the 2025 Winners
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SELCO Scholarships

SELCO started its scholarship program in 1991 as an important component of our mission to help members reach their financial and educational goals. We now offer expanded eligibility for our scholarship program, welcoming vocational, continuing, and non-traditional students to apply.  

  • 20 scholarships of $3,500 for eligible students pursuing their educational goals.
  • $7,500 scholarship in honor of longtime educator/SELCO board member Richard Metzler.
Learn More Meet the 2026 Recipients

Championing Education

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The 2025 Classroom Makeover Winners

Meet the 2025 SELCO Classroom Makeover recipients. See how these Oregon teachers are using $2,500 grants to create inspiring spaces for their students.

Announcing the 2025 Creative Educator Grant Recipients

SELCO awards over $80,000 in Creative Educator Grants to 40 educators supporting innovative class projects that are taking shape in 14 Oregon counties.

Classroom Makeover Spotlight: Caldera High School

Caldera High School completes its Makerspace Lab thanks to $15,000 in funding from SELCO’s Classroom Makeover initiative that debuted this year.

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Meet the 2026 SELCO Scholarship Recipients

Meet SELCO’s 21 scholarship recipients who will be continuing academic journeys in college, vocational training, and everything in between.

Financial Education for Educators

Looking to bring financial education to your students or community? SELCO’s subject matter experts may be available to lead your group in engaging sessions focused on real-life money topics, created with learners of all ages in mind. We meet people where they're at, empowering them to make smart financial decisions.

For more information, contact us at stepsup@selco.org.