Direct support to STEM learners and aspiring leaders.

Bar graph titled 'WIS scholarships awarded' showing increasing scholarship amounts from 2018 to 2022, then slightly decreasing in 2023, with amounts ranging from below $1,000 to just over $7,000.

Cumulative Scholarships Awarded

WIS Scholarships

  • Eligibility: Oregon graduate students in STEM who identify with a historically marginalized gender (e.g., cis- and transgender women, transgender men, nonbinary and gender fluid individuals, and others)

    Funding: up to $500

    Application Process: Open annually in Fall and Spring

  • Annual fall scholarship for educators from historically underfunded schools due to economic and racial inequity, typically through Donors Choose platform.

    Goal: Provide K-12 access to STEM activities

    Amount: Varies depending on project

    Contact WIS Scholarships (Scholarships@womeninsciencepdx.org) if you are an educator and would like to pursue WIS STEM Educator funding.

  • Annual summer camp scholarships for disadvantaged youth through:

    Girls Inc. Eureka

    Saturday Academy

    Contact WIS Scholarships (Scholarships@womeninsciencepdx.org) if you would like to pursue WIS STEM Youth scholarship.

OPEN Scholarship Opportunities

Professional Development:

Need funds for a research conference or skill-building workshop? WIS is offering $500 Professional Development Scholarships – apply now!

Instructions and application link: https://forms.gle/3aST5FEvpYMEo2gC9

Application deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026, 11:59 PM PT

Who can apply: Applicants must: (1) identify as a historically marginalized gender (e.g., cisgender women, transgender women, transgender men, non-binary individuals), (2) be currently enrolled in a STEM graduate program in Oregon or SW Washington, and (3) not have received a WIS Professional Development Scholarship during the Fall 2025 cycle.

What the scholarship can be used for: Expenses related to a conference, workshop, course, or other professional development opportunity occurring within 1 year of award date

For any questions, contact scholarships@womeninsciencepdx.org.

Scholar Testimonials

  • A very heartfelt thank you to the various sponsors of the WIS Professional Development Scholarship. Due to their generosity, I am able to attend the entirety of my first professional conference without enduring financial hardship. As a first-year doctoral student, both the educational and networking opportunities that this conference will offer are invaluable.

    — K.S., 2021 PD recipient

  • The WIS Professional Development Scholarship allowed me to attend a workshop that I wouldn't have been able to otherwise. The workshop helped me cultivate critical skills for my career trajectory and opened doors to new projects and collaborations at work. As a post-doc, there is limited funding available to me for professional development, and I'm so grateful to WIS PDX for the support they provide women in science!

    — A.B., 2022 PD recipient

  • Each time I present at a conference, I am introduced to a broader range of scientists and allowed to grow within myself and as a researcher. Conferences can unfortunately be very expensive, even for students. This scholarship will allow me to attend a variety of conferences that I never would have been able to access without funding and further ignite my passion as I continue through my degree.

    — A.T., 2021 PD recipient