Scholarships

Create a Scholarship

One of the most powerful ways you can touch the lives of others is by establishing an endowed scholarship. Scholarships allow talented students to pursue their dreams – and are essential to developing the next generation of skilled, compassionate health care professionals. You can establish a scholarship in your own name or to honor a loved one, mentor or friend. A scholarship makes a lifelong impact on the career of the person receiving it, and enables OHSU to attract the best students from Oregon and across the country.

Step 1: Determine Amount for Endowed Scholarship

A named endowed scholarship fund is designed to be permanent and perpetual and can be created with a gift or pledge of $50,000 or more. Pledges can be paid over a period of five years.
 

Step 2: Establish Scholarship Criteria

To ensure that your primary area of interest is addressed in a way that best benefits student scholarship needs, donors are encouraged to work with the OHSU Foundation to complete a gift agreement that outlines the aims and goals of the scholarship. 

Step 3: Administration of Scholarship Funds

A selection committee reviews the scholarship applications submitted by students and selects the most deserving recipient(s) based on the donor-established criteria. Major contributors of a scholarship fund are notified annually when the scholarship recipient(s) has been selected and recipients often write a thank-you note to the donor, and in some cases, the recipient and donor are able to meet.

Contact:

For more information about establishing a scholarship, please call:

Patrick Regan
School of Dentistry
503 494-0980

Chris Tye
School of Medicine
503 494-0104

Sarah Nevue
School of Nursing
503 494-7525

Video

2012 Swindells Family Scholars Ethan Beckley, Andrew Dworkin, Benjamin Larson, Heidi Schroeder, Karl Tjerandsen and Katherine Watson tell why scholarship support is so vital - and so appreciated. Watch the video