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Oregon Chapter
Supporting Science’s Next Generation
ARCS Foundation Oregon Scholar Awards give our universities a a a a a a a a a a a a a a critical competitive edge in in in in recruiting and retaining the most gifted graduate students ARCS Scholar Awards are catalysts to building scientific and and technological capacity the primary engine of economic and and social growth At a a Glance
• • Incorporated in in 2004 ARCS ARCS Oregon Oregon is one of 15 ARCS ARCS chapters nationwide
• • • To date 248 Oregon Oregon scholars scholars have received received awards awards totaling $4 $4 1 1 1 1 1 million
• • • In 2018-2019 71 scholars scholars received received awards awards in in excess of $420 000
• • Currently there are 19 19 named endowments with over $4 $4 15 million
in in in assets supporting scholars in in in perpetuity
• • We support support 37 approved programs and and and departments at at OHSU OSU and and and UO
• • ARCS Oregon received the the “Outstanding Philanthropic Foundation” award from the the Association of of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Oregon/SW Washington
• The chapter was inducted into the Milton Harris Society Oregon Oregon State University Foundation’s premier recognition for lifetime giving to to to OSU that has exceeded $1 million
• An ARCS Oregon member gave the largest bequest gift of $1 $1 5 million
million
Nationwide ARCS Foundation Inc partners with 50 premier universities to to provide financial awards to to academically outstanding US citizens pursuing STEM degrees