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ABOUT ARCS FOUNDATION OREGON
Our Impact in Ac6on
• ARCS Founda,on Oregon’s awards help Oregon’s top research universi,es recruit the most
promising young scien,sts to our state.
• We have awarded $7.2 million in unrestricted funds to 428 PhD scholars since our chapter’s
founding in 2004.
• Since 2005, over 90% of ARCS scholars successfully completed their PhD degree.
• Annually, we support 90+ ARCS Scholars all of whom are PhD students. The scholar award is
$6,000 each year for three years. Annually, over $540K is raised and allocated for Scholar
Awards.
• Our university partners approved by ARCS Founda,on:
o OHSU – Schools of Medicine and Nursing, OHSU/PSU School of Public Health
o OSU – Colleges of Agricultural Sciences; Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences;
Engineering; Forestry; Pharmacy; Science; Graduate School
o UO – Department of Biology, Department of Chemistry, Department of Human
Physiology, Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelera,ng Scien,fic Impact, and
UO/OSU Joint Bioengineering Program
• Our efforts have fostered a vast alumni network of leaders in science, medicine, technology, and
engineering. Many are holding influen,al posi,ons in healthcare, academia, government, and
the private sector. ARCS Founda,on Oregon alumni are leaders at NASA, Agility Robo,cs,
NuScale, Twist Bioscience, Pfizer, Intel, EPA, Kaiser Permanente, Stanford University, TerraPower,
Knight Cancer Ins,tute, Na,onal Ins,tutes of Health, Vaccine & Gene Therapy Ins,tute, Earle A.
Chiles Research Ins,tute, Suvoda, Eli Lilly & Co., Oregon Health Authority, Oregon State
University, Oregon Health & Science University, and Nvidia to name a few.
• Our university partners con,nually express how important ARCS Founda,on Oregon is to their
graduate program since we are the only nonprofit suppor,ng their graduate students.
“The research conducted at OHSU advances scien5fic knowledge and leads to life-saving therapies and
technologies, improving human health and well-being. Support for emerging scien5sts is needed now more than
ever before -- the generosity of the ARCS Founda5on Oregon is cri5cal to educa5ng and training the future
innovators in health and health sciences.”
Steve Stadum
Interim President, Oregon Health & Science University
"ARCS helps support the development of Oregon State University scien5sts and the next genera5on of problem-
solvers for Oregon, the na5on and the world. As a former graduate student myself, I know how vital this support
is and thank ARCS Oregon and its members for helping so many students."
Dr. Jayathi Y. Murthy
President, Oregon State University
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