Scholarships and Fellowships

University Honors College Scholarships and Fellowships

These scholarships and fellowships are only offered to Honors students at Portland State University.

Honors Laurels Scholarship

Award: Up to $3,000 per year

Eligibility: Students who apply to PSU and the Honors College by January 1, to start in fall term, are automatically considered.

This is a tuition remission scholarship awarded to outstanding applicants to the Honors College. The award is based primarily on the student's application essays, although GPA and other factors may be taken into account. Awarded once a year to new applicants to the college, and renewable for up to four years. There is no separate application for this scholarship.

Honors Rosenbaum Service Leadership Scholars

Award: Rosenbaum Service Leadership Scholars will receive a $2,000 scholarship over the academic year they are in the program, earn 8 Honors internship credits, and receive a remission scholarship covering these internship credits. 

Eligibility: Honors student in good standing.

Students accepted into the program 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 and members of the board and executive director of the non-profit organization. Internships will run for the 9-month academic year from September-June. Scholars are selected in spring term for the following academic year through a competitive application process.  Applications are now open for the 2024-2025 academic year.  To learn more about this scholarship and how to apply, visit the Rosenbaum Service Leaders Scholars webpage.  Deadline for applications is Friday, May 3, 2024.  

Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Scholarship
 

The Rose E. Tucker Charitable Trust Honors Scholarship is available to a student currently enrolled in the Honors College.  This scholarship is awarded to students with a high degree of financial need, with preference for students with the highest merit and who are the first in their families to attend college. Students must be admitted Honors College students, are in good standing, and must maintain full time status (minimum 12 credits).  Applications are due to the Honors College by May 6, 2024.  The scholarships begin in the Fall and the award money will be distributed in equal amounts each term of the academic year.  Click here to apply.  

Anne E. Sivers STEM scholarship

This is a $5000 annual award, renewable for two years, for two students per year. Students must be majoring in a STEM field, with preference given to students studying engineering or physics. Students should have demonstrated financial need and outstanding academic merit. Applications are now open and due Monday, May 6, 2024.  Click here to apply.  

Honors College Wessinger Foundation and James Hart Endowed Scholarships

The James S. Hart Endowed Memorial Scholarship is available to a student enrolled in the Honors College who is majoring in an academic area within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. This scholarship is for students currently admitted to the Honors College who are majoring in an academic area within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Student must have a minimum cumulative PSU GPA of 3.5.

The Wessinger Foundation Honors Scholarship is available to a student enrolled in the Honors College. This scholarship is for students currently enrolled in the Honors College, students who are in good standing and must maintain full time status (minimum of 12 credits).  Students must be Oregon residents.  Students must have a 3.5 college GPA to apply and demonstrate financial need.  Applications are now open and 
due on Monday, May 6, 2024.  To apply to either scholarship, click here.  

Honors College Application for Funding: Global Thesis Research 

Limited funds are available for one Honors student per year to help fund specific costs related to thesis-related research that must be conducted internationally.  For this application, you will be asked to provide: description of your research or creative endeavor; a detailed, itemized budget of your expected costs: what money do you need, how will you spend it; and a written statement explaining why this funding is necessary for your global research opportunity.  Deadline to apply is May 6, 2024.  Click here to apply.  
 
 

Honors College Study Abroad Scholarship
 

Honors students who are in good standing and accepted into a PSU Honors Faculty-led study abroad program are automatically awarded a $2000 scholarship.  No additional application is necessary.  

EAGLES Scholarship

Award: $10,000 per year, renewable

Eligibility: Honors College students from under-represented backgrounds in STEM fields, who have at least two years of undergraduate study. Scholarships are need- and merit-based. 

The NSF-funded EAGLES scholarship awards $10,000 towards the total cost of tuition for students earning a STEM degree. Students also receive mentorship from faculty and members of the scientific community, along with opportunities to participate in environmental pollution research and paid internships. More information is available on the EAGLES website.

Honors Editorial Fellowship at Pacific Historical Review

Eligibility: 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.  Applications will open again in January 2025.  

Prof. Starry's Home Ecology Lab Scholarship 

Award: Up to $4,000 for one year, plus $1000 for research materials or conference attendance.

Eligibility: Honors College student in good standing; juniors preferred, sophomores considered. The scholarship may be renewed one time, depending on circumstances.

Home Ecology Lab scholars receive financial support enabling them to prioritize a research experience that will help them acquire valuable project management skills while also learning different lab techniques. Projects are all related to the focus of Professor Starry's  home ecology lab, which is the application of ecological theory to urban systems, especially at the household scale. Green roofs are often the main study system investigated. Students are encouraged to participate in an annual team project, such as group literature review, while also pursuing their own independent research projects. Scholars are selected in spring term for the following academic year.