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Oregon
Chapter
  • 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.

Our Impact. . .

Since 2004 the Oregon Chapter has raised over $4 million to support 248 scholars at OHSU, OSU and UO.

 

We Thank Our Einstein Presenting Sponsors for Making the Scholar Awards Luncheon a Success!    

Julie and Wayne Drinkward

2018 ARCS Foundation Oregon Video

Science Up Close and Personal
The audience was spell-bound and eager to ask questions through a social media app as three scientists, who benefitted from ARCS Oregon scholar awards, talked about their diverse areas of research at the "Recognizing Genius" luncheon on October 30th. Click HERE to read more.

Three New University Matched Endowments Established to Fund Scholars Forever

Posted on Wednesday, October 31, 2018

ARCS Foundation Oregon established the University Matched Endowment program with OHSU, OSU and UO in 2015.  By establishing a UME the donor can leave a legacy by giving a gift that will continue funding outstanding ARCS Oregon scholars forever.  On October 30, 2018, three new UMEs were announced at the... Read more

Oregon Scholar Featured on Cover of National's 2017-2018 Annual Report

Posted on Monday, October 15, 2018

Dan Miller’s first interest in neuroscience came in high school after he read a book about theories of consciousness by a prominent neuropsychologist.  “I was fascinated that there were so many different psychological, neural, and philosophical approaches for explaining how the brain works, and was particularly drawn to theories that... Read more

University Matched Endowments at OSU will close December 31

Posted on Sunday, July 8, 2018

Would you like to reduce your taxes and find solutions to the planet’s biggest challenges? With the passage of the new tax law, it may be more beneficial than ever to create a university matched endowment (UME). Oregon State University has 5 of these opportunities remaining (4 in Engineering and 1... Read more

  • 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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