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  • OHSU Lab

    ARCS Foundation Oregon

    Advancing science in Oregon . . . 

  • UO Inorganic Chemistry

    Basic Science Research 

    ARCS SCholars explore key questions in their research

  • OSU Engineering

    Discovery

    ARCS scholars discover solutions that impact global challenge

  • OHSU Microbial Pathogenicity

    Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact health

  • OSU Nuclear Engineering

    Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact technology

Our Mission

ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter advances science and technology in the United States by providing financial awards to academically outstanding students who are U.S. citizens studying to complete PhD degrees in science, engineering, math, technology and medical research at Oregon Health & Science University, Oregon State University and the University of Oregon.

Upcoming Event
Attend the ARCS Oregon Scholar Awards Luncheon on October 18, 2016 at the Portland Art Museum. Join us as we showcase 69 ARCS Scholars. Online registration is available.
Matching Opportunity
The Wheeler Foundation will match up to $10,000 in new underwriting or donations at the Scholar Awards Luncheon. Donations may be made by check or online.
Ag Science
Featuring Kali Brandt
As a college freshman majoring in business, Kali Brandt called her parents to announce that she was switching her major to biology. Kali's donors are Pat Reser and Aletha Anderson.

University Matching Funds Spawn New Endowments for ARCS Foundation Oregon

Posted on Friday, January 15, 2016
A new model for endowments has proven successful for the Oregon Chapter – three new endowments were announced by President Joan Foley at the Scholar Awards Luncheon in early November. Matching funds were offered by the three research partner universities supported by ARCS Oregon (OHSU, OSU, and UO...
AFP Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation

ARCS Foundation Oregon Honored as AFP "Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation"

Posted on Thursday, November 19, 2015
President Joan Foley proudly accepted the “Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation” award for ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter at “Philanthropy Day,” hosted by The Association of Fundraising Professionals. AFP presented awards in seven different categories to spotlight volunteers, corporations,...
  • Elizabeth Holzenthal Receives Prestigious NSF Graduate Fellowship
    Congratulations to OSU College of Engineering, ARCS scholar Elizabeth Holzenthal, School of Civil and Construction Engineering, coastal and ocean engineering. Elizabeth was recently named a recipient of an NSF Graduate Fellowship, (GRFP). Elizabeth, a first year scholar, is working on a project aimed at contributing to the development of a new generation of natural hazard engineering. Her donors are Diane and Dick Alexander.
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  • Kevin Watanabe-Smith Wins Statewide 3MT Competition
    ARCS Scholar Kevin Watanabe-Smith, who studies cancer biology in Dr. Brian Druker's lab, took first place at the state's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Kevin was sponsored by the Allan Price Memorial ARCS Award.
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  • ARCS Scholar Danielle Robinson Awarded 2016 Mozilla Fellowship for Science
    Danielle Robinson, Ph.D. candidate in the OHSU School of Medicine Neuroscience Graduate Program, is one of four fellows selected worldwide to receive the Mozilla Fellowship for Science. Her donors are Ellen and Mark Richardson.
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