What is this award?

Criteria for Eligibility:
To apply, you must:

• Be a woman residing in the Northwestern Region of Soroptimist International of the Americas (Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, and the Northern Idaho Panhandle)
• Hold a BA/BS or Masters degree
• Be returning to school for postgraduate study in an accredited college or university leading to an advanced degree (Masters or Ph.D.)
• Is established in business or one of the professions
• Conducts her business or practices her profession competently and according to the ethical standards thereof
• Present a plan of worthwhile*  post-graduate study to enhance standing or competence in her business or profession
• Submit an application; 3 letters of reference and transcripts
• Provides such other information as the Fellowship Committee may deem necessary
• Soroptimist members and their immediate families are not eligible for any Soroptimist monetary awards available to the public
• The completed application must be submitted to our Chapter Committee Chair
• The winner must agree to report to the club contact upon completion of degree or program

How do I apply?


A Complete Application will include:

• Application form
• Letters from 3 references (not relatives)
• Formal Transcript

Your application must be submitted to: Soroptimist International Portland Chapter
Attn: Linda Raethke, President
Fellowship Grant Award Application
PO Box 8548
Portland, Oregon 97207
and postmarked no later than Jan 3

OR email your application to Lynn at SIPFellowship@gmail.com
What to expect:
Once your application has been accepted:

• First, Soroptimist Int’l Portland Chapter will choose one or two “nominees” (runners up)
• The Chapter Committee Chair/contact person will keep in touch with all applicants
• If you are one of the finalists chosen, you will be notified and asked to attend a luncheon (date TBD) to honor this first level of achievement
• Next, the winner will be chosen and notified the first week of April, 2012
• The Northwestern Region Fellowship Award is formally presented at the annual Northwestern Region Spring Conference at the end of April
• Upon receipt of approved voucher, we will prepare the award check to the college or university the recipient attends
• Upon graduation, the recipient will be asked to submit a report.

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*worthwhile: What we’re looking for:

• Is working in a field that has a great social importance to the world
• Whose work will reflect and further Soroptimist Ideals
• We believe will become a strong voice for all women

 

Please contact Diane at SIPFellowship@gmail.com for access to the application.

October 14, 2010

 

Gail Jackson, our current NW Region District 2 Fellowship Representative, tells us,

 

“The yearly Soroptimist International NW Regional Fellowship Award Grant applicants represent a broad range of fields, from Health Care to Education to Anthropology.

 

Last year our Fellowship Award Recipient was Tera Roberts. Tera continues to successfully complete her Family Nurse Practitioner degree program on schedule. She tells us that she has completed the first of her 3 year doctoral degree program (Ethics and Health Care Finance) with a smattering of casting, suturing, and EKG specialty intensives.

 

Tera expresses her gratitude and the progress of her academic and personal goals; which continues through the support of SIA and other generous scholarship donors.

 

Tera Roberts is an impressive and inspirational woman, and a deserving recipient of our award.

 

Participation in this award is for every club to cheer on another woman’s dream.”