Opportunity Grant
The Opportunity Grant program provides assistance for tuition, fees and required textbooks for low-income students who have not yet earned a degree and are studying an eligible program. OG provides assistance with up to 45 credits of tuition and $1000 per year for books.
Do I qualify for the Opportunity Grant program?
Eligible academic program options include:
- Pre-College / Basic and Transitional Studies (BTS) programs:
- I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education Skills and Training):
- Accounting
- Early Childhood Education
- Electronics
- Information Technology
- Pharmacy Technician
- I-BEST (Integrated Basic Education Skills and Training):
- Career Training programs:
- Accounting certificate and degree options
- Business degree options:
- General Business AAS & AAS-T
- Early Childhood Education certificate and degree options
- Electronics
- Health & Medical certificate and degree options:
- Allied Health AAS-T
- Emergency Medical Technician CERT
- Nursing prerequisites
- Pharmacy Technician CERT & AAS
- Information Technology certificate and degree options
- You are a Washington state resident
- You must have ‘in-state’ residency status in ctcLink. More information available on the Determining Residency Status website.
- You do not have a college degree from the United States (AA or higher)
- You have financial need based on the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or WASFA (Washington Application for State Financial Aid)
- You must apply for financial aid before receiving OG funding for a second quarter
- You have demonstrated satisfactory academic progress of 2.0 GPA (grade point average) or higher if you are currently enrolled
- Your family income is below 200 percent of the federal poverty level (see table below for HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines)
- You must submit income verification upon request to confirm meeting income guidelines.
| Size of family | Monthly Income | Annual Income | Size of family | Monthly Income | Annual Income |
| 1 | $2,510 | $30,120 | 4 | $5,200 | $62,400 |
| 2 | $3,406 | $40,880 | 5 | $6,097 | $73,160 |
| 3 | $4,303 | $51,640 | 6 | $6,993 | $83,920 |
*add $897 monthly income for each additional person
How do I apply for the Opportunity Grant program?
- Take the Start Next Quarter survey to check your funding eligibility; the survey is not an application for funding.
- If eligible for funding, you should receive a Results page that lists the funding program(s) for which you may qualify. Click the ‘GO’ button to be directed to the Attend a Workshop page.
- On the Attend a Workshop page, enter your contact information then click the ‘GO’ button to be directed to the Get in Touch page.
- The Get in Touch page includes information for the Workforce Education Application and link; click on the link to open the application.
- Complete and submit the North Seattle College Workforce Education Online Application. You should receive a confirmation email upon submission. If you cannot find a confirmation email, make sure to check your junk/spam and if needed update your email settings to prevent emails from us at nworkforce@seattlecolleges.edu going to your junk/spam.
Ready to apply for Opportunity Grant funding? Click here for the Workforce Education Online Application.
If you have questions, contact Opportunity Grant Specialist:
Misti Uptain
misti.uptain@seattlecolleges.edu
(206) 934-6054
*Please include your first and last name, phone number and ctcLink ID number (EMPLID) when leaving an email or voicemail message.