Conference Scholarship Fund
Funding Amount
Reduced price and no-cost conference registration; individual sponsorship options start at $50
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Conference Scholarship Fund
Overview: We Can Do Better creates an annual scholarship fund to ensure that no one is excluded from attending their annual conference due to cost barriers.
Geographic Scope: Oregon (based in Eugene, OR; conferences held in Portland)
Focus Areas: Healthcare and health policy reform; brings together individuals interested in improving health care and health
Eligibility: Anyone who wants to attend the We Can Do Better Conference
What They Fund:
Program Status: Active annual program. Recent conference: January 17, 2019 at Portland Art Museum (10th Annual)
Contact Information:
Background: The organization is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit focused on bringing people together to improve health care and health. In the first year of using this scholarship approach, close to 90 people attended with scholarship support. The organization believes in grassroots sponsorship and has created individual sponsorship options starting at $50 to support the scholarship fund.
How to Apply
How to Apply
For Scholarship Recipients:
1. Visit the Conference Scholarship Registration page
2. Complete conference registration
3. Pay what you can to help offset conference costs
4. If $25 is a barrier, contact Amy at the organization to discuss further scholarship options
For Conference Sponsors (to support the scholarship fund):
1. Make a contribution to the scholarship fund
2. Individual sponsorship options start at $50
3. Sponsors are listed in conference materials
4. Sponsor names are entered into a drawing for free conference registration and evening reception
Required Materials: None explicitly stated beyond conference registration completion
Note: All scholarship fund contributions are eligible to be used as a tax deduction (organization is 501(c)(3))
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
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