Awards Available for Graduate Students

PSU Graduate-Level Scholarship Opportunities
External Funding Opportunities

PSU Graduate-Level Scholarship Opportunities

College of Urban & Public Affairs Scholarships
The College of Urban & Public Affairs is in the process of transitioning to the University-wide online scholarship program. The new system allows students to submit one application for all of the general scholarship pools for which they are eligible. In order to be included in specific scholarship pools, students may need to submit an additional short essay addressing the specific criteria for that particular scholarship.

The deadline for most of the graduate scholarships for the College of Urban & Public Affairs is April 21, 2008, and applications can be submitted online at http://www.pdx.edu/finaid/scholarships.html. If you have already begun your application, but not yet submitted it online, please note that you will need to answer an additional essay question in order to complete it.

If you have already submitted your application and would like to be included in the D. Paul Fansler Memorial Scholarship for Political Science, or have any additional questions about scholarship opportunities through CUPA, please contact Rod Johnson in the Office of the Dean via e-mail at rod@pdx.edu or by phone at (503) 725-4044.

Helen Oliver Memorial Fellowship Award
An annual cash award given to a graduating student with an official degree who demonstrates the promise of being a responsible and mature civic leader. The award is not based on need or scholastic achievement (although good scholarship is assumed), but rather on good character and dedicated spirit. Students may apply through the Office of Academic Affairs, Cramer Hall, Room 349, 725-5251.

Underrepresented Minorities Achievement Scholarship Program – Graduate-level
A limited number of UMAS awards are available to PSU graduate students who are Oregon residents and of African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native, or Hispanic American heritage. Awards are made in the amount of instructional fees. For information contact Educational Equity Programs and Services, Smith Memorial Center, Room 120, 725-4457.

Oregon Retired Educator's Association – Merit Award Scholarship
The Oregon Retired Educator's Association is offering a $1,000 scholarship to a graduate student in gerontology (certificate, master's, or doctoral students are all eligible). Applications must be received by Thursday, February 21, 2008, and should include the following components:

• Letter of introduction sharing:
• Learning experiences, changes, discoveries, priorities, and goals; AND
• Information using each of the following headings:
  • Education
  • Employment history
  • Professional affiliation
  • Activities and publications
  • Scholarships
  • Awards and honors
  • Community service and volunteer activities
• Updated transcript
• Letter of recommendation from a college faculty member

Additional PSU Scholarship Opportunities
Portland State offers an array of graduate-level scholarships, with awards and funding amounts that vary from year to year. For more information on current scholarships, please visit the Web site for the Office of Graduate Studies, or stop by their office in Room 600 of the Unitus Building, which is located at SW 4th and Lincoln.

External Scholarship Opportunities

We add information on scholarships and fellowships offered by outside organizations as we become aware of them. Please contact the sponsoring groups directly for additional details on the application process and awards.

CDC's Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) Program
The Public Health Prevention Service (PHPS) program is a three-year, on-the-job national service and training program offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to master's-level health professionals. Training and work assignments provide opportunities for participants to apply their public health skills in program management at the local, state, national, and international levels. Participants learn through on-the-job and formal training as well as work assignments at CDC headquarters and in state and local health agencies.

Each year, a new class of 25 prevention specialists is selected through a competitive process, with applications due on February 15, 2008. Interviews for these positions will be conducted in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2008, and the program will begin in early October 2008.

More information on the PHPS, as well as a downloadable application packet, may be found on the program's Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/epo/dapht/phps.htm. Prospective applicants can also contact the PHPS office via phone at (404) 498-6120, or e-mail at phps@cdc.gov.

American Association for Health Education Awards
Applications due by November 15
Contact AAHE at 1900 Association Drive, Reston, VA 20191-1599 or aahe@aahperd.org, or visit their Web site.
Specify for which scholarship you wish an application.

Barbara A. Cooley Scholarship – $1,000
Master’s-level candidate in health education

Marion B. Pollock Fellowship – $3,000
Master's-level fellowship