Scholarships & Fellowships

pdx.edu/honors/scholarships-fellowships The scholarships and fellowships listed are only offered to Honors College students at Portland State University.

HONORS LAURELS SCHOLARSHIP This is a four-year tuition remission scholarship awarded to outstanding applicants to the Honors College. The award is based primarily on the applicant’s application essays, although GPA and other factors may be taken into account. Awarded once a year to new applicants to the college who apply by January 1.

HONORS RESEARCH FUNDING Up to $250 is available per student to help cover specific costs related to research, internship, or thesis activities, depending on funding availability. Students may be awarded research funding once during their tenure in Honors. Students must be enrolled in Honors research, internship, or thesis credits to receive this funding. The Honors College generally funds transportation costs associated with conferences or thesis research; supplies associated with thesis research; and fees for conferences associated with your research or internship. Awards are made every quarter through an application process.

HONORS EDITORIAL FELLOWSHIP AT PACIFIC HISTORICAL REVIEW The John and LaRee Caughey Honors College Editorial Fellowship with Tuition Grant is a 12-month fellowship beginning in mid-September. As a cooperative effort between the PSU University Honors College, The John and LaRee Caughey Foundation, and the Pacific Historical Review, the PHR is happy to offer an undergraduate fellow position to a student currently enrolled in the University Honors College as either a rising junior or rising senior. Students in history (or any major or field of study) are encouraged to apply. Fellows receive a $5,000 tuition remission scholarship and an hourly wage for 12 hours a week. Fellows are selected in winter term for the following academic year through a competitive application process.

HONORS ROSENBAUM SERVICE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARS Rosenbaum Scholars will be matched with a local non-profit board for which they will serve as an intern. Students will develop leadership skills by engaging with and receiving mentorship from the chair, members of the board, and the executive director of the non-profit organization. Internships will run for the 9-month academic year from September to June. Rosenbaum Scholars will receive a $2,000 scholarship over the academic year they are in the program, earn 8 Honors internship credits, and receive remission scholarships covering this internship credit. Scholars are selected in spring term for the following academic year through a competitive application process.

EAGLES SCHOLARSHIP The EAGLES Scholarship awards $10,000 towards the total cost of tuition for students earning a STEM degree. This is a need and merit-based scholarship for undergraduate students, who will also receive mentorship from faculty and members of the scientific community, and opportunities to participate in environmental pollution research and paid internships. This program is co-directed by Honors faculty Dr. Starry; some scholarships awarded outside the Honors program as well.