Hundreds of students will gather Thursday, April 25 in Salem, Ore., to rally for higher education funding.

The march will include students from 26 different schools throughout the state as a part of an ongoing statewide effort from the Oregon Student Association to advocate for more funding from Oregon schools, increase financial aid program budgets and seek new opportunities for education programs in Oregon.

Students will be asking for $510 million in community college support and $850 million from the universities. Furthermore, they will advocate for an additional $15 million for the Oregon Opportunity Grant.

The march will begin at the first Congregational United Church of Christ and will end at the Capitol steps where OSA Board Chair Merriam Weatherhead will speak, followed by many others from different schools around the state.