OABE Student Award

2026 The Student Award

This award honors high school students who have shown a strong commitment to promoting bilingualism in their communities. The Oregon Association for Bilingual Education seeks to recognize these efforts and to support leadership opportunities that encourage students to continue making a positive impact on multilingual children and families in our state.

Qualified candidates must: 

  • Be a junior- or senior-year student currently enrolled in an Oregon high school 
  • Complete the entire application and follow submission deadlines
  • Priority will be given to those students who maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 
  • Priority will be given to those students who attend the Path to Scholarships workshop on TBD

Award timeline: 

  • Applications must be submitted no later than TBD
  • Final award recipient will be notified by TBD
  • $1500 award presentation will be awarded to three finalists at the OABE Winter Conference on TBD

Recipients of the OABE Student Award for 2026