| [::General
UO Diversity Scholarships::]
Ella Travis Edmunson & Mercy Travis Davis Memorial Scholarship: Twenty
scholarships will be awarded in the sum of $2,500 each. Applicanats should
be sophomore, junior, or senior women who are currently attending the
UO and who will be full-time students; are of good character; have demonstrated
potential leaderhip capabilities; are of superior scholastic ability (GPA
3.2 or above); and are in need of financial aid.
Diversity-Building Scholarship (DBS):
recognizes undergraduate and graduate students who enhance the educational
experience of all students by sharing diverse cultural experiences. Awards
range from partial to full tuition scholarships. See the Office of Financial
Aid's website for more information and online application.
McNair
Scholars Program:
The McNair Scholars Program at the University of Oregon is one of 135
such programs at colleges and universities across the country. It is part
of a group of federal programs that includes Student Support Services
and is known collectively as TRIO. Named in honor of Ronald E. McNair,
an African-American astronaut killed when the space shuttle Challenger
exploded, the Program seeks to help qualified students receive doctoral-level
degrees. To be eligible, students must be low-income and first
generation in their families to earn a bachelor?s degree or members
of groups under-represented in graduate education. With its ability to
support such groups, the McNair Scholars Program represents a continuing
interest in diversity at the University of Oregon and higher education
in general. The University's McNair Scholars Program is housed within
Academic Learning Services.
See their website for more information on this program.
Target
of Opportunity Laurel Awards: Merit-based tuition scholarships
for undergraduate and graduate students with meritorious academic records.
Priority selection to students from an ethnic minority community who reflect
the UO Campus Diversity Plan, e.g., African American, Asian American or
Pacific Islander, Chicano/Latino, or Native American. Contact: Graduate
School, Chris Browning. (541) 346-2807.
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UO scholarships]
[::Law
School Scholarships: http://uoregon.edu/~uopubs/bulletin/law/index.html
Donald Walker-Norman Wiener Endowment: Established in 1993 by two
members of the law school Class of 1947, Donald Walker and Norman Wiener,
both prominent Portland practitioners. Provides research assistantships
for law students who are graduates of either Roosevelt or Jefferson High
School in Portland.
Derrick A. Bell Jr. Scholarship (Law School): An endowed
fund for academically talented minority students-established by Hope Dohnal,
a 1981 graduate of the law school, in honor of former School of Law Dean
Derrick A. Bell Jr. for his significant contribution to legal education
and civil rights. Awarded on the bases of scholarly interest and achievement
and demonstrated ability.
Kathryn Fenning Owens Scholarship: An endowed fund established
in 1989 by a gift from Helen McKenzie Owens and Richard Owens, a 1970
graduate of the school, in memory of a former UO law student, Kathryn
Fenning Owens. Awarded on the bases of financial need and scholastic ability
and with a preference for women.
Oregon State Bar Affirmative Action Program Scholarships. (Law School):
Twenty $2,000 scholarships are available through the Oregon State
Bar Affirmative Action Program (AAP) to entering and current Oregon law
school students who intend to practice in Oregon, who can demonstrate
financial need, and who help further the AAP mission. Decision criteria
include factors that affect access to justice, such as ethnic minority
status, disability, and sexual orientation. Application forms are available
from the Oregon State Bar, (800) 452-8260, extension 337.
[::Diversity/Multicultural
Awards::]
Accenture Consulting Diversity Scholarship: Awarded to an outstanding
sophomore or junior student continuing at the UO with a 3.2 GPA or above,
involved in student leadership and community, and majoring in one of the
following disciplines: all areas of business, biology, general science,
chemistry, physics, computer information science, psychology, economics
or math.
Jewel Hairston Bell Award: First given in 1988, the Jewel Hairston
Bell Award is awarded annually to students of color "whose presence
and performance furthers the cause of cultural and ethnic diversity at
the University of Oregon."
It was established to honor Jewel Bell who was the
director of the Council of Minority Education at the University of Oregon.
When she died from breast cancer in 1990, she was director of Tufts University's
African American Center in Boston, Mass.
Soon After Jewel and Derrick and their three sons
came to Eugene in 1980, she was active in community affairs. She served
for three years on the board of Sponsors, helping provide transitional
services to women and men ex-offenders. She was on the board of the Eugene
Symphony and the Campus Interfaith Ministry.
In her work on the campus and in the community,
Jewel Bell furthered the cause of diversity in ways both powerful and
sensitive, and always with good cheer. It is appropriate that a scholarship
in her name should continue her work through outstanding students of color
at the University of Oregon.
If you know of students to be considered for this
award, please contact Carla
Gary 346-3479 or Jane DeGidio
346-1144
OMAS Excellence Award: Honors students of color who have demonstrated
academic success, excellent leadership ability, and strong campus and
community involvement at the University of Oregon.
OMAS Outstanding Faculty Award: Honors faculty members who have shown
commitment to working with students of color and dedication to increasing
ethnic and racial diversity at the University of Oregon.
[::Other
Awards::]
The
Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
Bean
Scholarship
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