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  • Welcome to ARCS Foundation Oregon

    Science is the Solution

  • Basic Science Research 

    ARCS Scholars explore key questions in their research

  • Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact technology

  • Discovery

    ARCS Scholars discover new solutions that impact health

  • The future

    ARCS Scholars discover solutions in climate science

Our Mission

ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) 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 Vision Statement

Science is the Solution!

Our Impact

Through our efforts, 360 young scientists have been financially supported with $5.9 million total and encouraged to follow their scientific passions, earn their PhDs, and further their scientific knowledge.

Join ARCS Oregon

Join us! Support next-generation scientists, meet them, and learn about their work.  Read more to Join ARCS Oregon.

 

FEATURED NEWS

2022 Oregon Chapter ARCS Light Recipient is Aletha Anderson
Aletha has been a loyal and contributing member of the Oregon Chapter for eleven years. In her quiet manner, Aletha has shared her many skills and expertise to enhance our Chapters growth by chairing almost every committee. READ MORE.
ARCS Oregon Chapter Appoints First Executive Director
The local women-led foundation reaches a new milestone. Slaughter's extensive philanthropic background in higher education and her commitment to advancing science and research will further the mission of the Chapter. READ MORE.
A Natural Born Leader
ARCS Foundation is pleased to announce Caron Ogg from the Oregon Chapter assumed the presidency of the organization's National Board July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2023. She brings her family values of a strong work ethic and many years of non-profit leadership to her National role. READ MORE.

FEATURED VIDEOS

CURRENT OREGON CHAPTER NEWS

Honoring Our Founders

Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2023

It’s Women’s History Month and I can’t help thinking about the ladies who created ARCS Foundation Oregon.  What inspired our five founders to invest all that time, talent and treasure in creating an organization that supports STEM education in Oregon and provides opportunities for like-minded women to network, further our... Read more

New University Presidents Coming to UO and PSU

Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2023

The Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon has named John Karl Scholz — an economist, professor, and current provost at University of Wisconsin-Madison — as the university’s 19th president. He will begin his appointment on July 1st this year. ARCS Oregon is looking forward to meeting and working... Read more

Congratulations to Helena Breuer, ARCS Scholar at OSU

Posted on Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Helena (Lena) Breuer, the Walsh Construction Co. Scholar, was presented with the University Transportation Centers’ Outstanding Student of the Year Award at the Transportation Research Board’s Annual Banquet in Washington D.C. This is an international conference that brings researchers from all over the world to the USA. 

Lena is in her... Read more

  • Sunil Joshi, ARCS Scholar at OHSU, Receives Soros Fellowship
    Sunil Joshi is the first at OHSU to receive the Paul and Daisy Soros Fellowship Award. The fellowship supports outstanding immigrants and children of immigrants who are pursuing a graduate education in the United States. Sunil's research interest covers intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms of drug resistance in the setting of acute myeloid leukemia. He works with Brian J. Druker, MD, a world-recognized expert in cancer.
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