News from Outreach: Scholarships and Students
By Regina Koli, CAPM
First of all, please be sure and join us during February’s Chapter Meeting to welcome Marylhurst MBA students who will be in attendance. They are eager to hear from working project management professionals, and PMI Portland’s reputation precedes it!
Secondly, PMI Portland Chapter Scholarship is online and open for applications!
Summary
The PMI Portland Chapter is sponsoring academic scholarships valued up to US$1,000 for undergraduate students. Deadline for applications is May 1st.
Application and Notification
Applicants must be enrolled in or applying for an accredited four year degree program. Applicants must be enrolled in or applying for a degree program in project management or a related field of study benefiting from project management. In addition to the criteria noted above, applicants will be reviewed with the following order of priority.
Criteria
Applicants must be enrolled in or applying for an accredited two year or four year degree program. For the two year undergraduate degree program, applicants must also be enrolled in or applying for a Project Management Certificate Program. For the four year degree program, applicants must be enrolled in or applying for a degree program in project management or a related field of study benefiting from project management. In addition to the criteria noted above, applicants will be reviewed with the following order of priority:
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A resident of the Portland Metro area (including Clackamas County, Oregon, Columbia County, Multnomah County, Washington County, and Yamhill County, in Oregon, or Clark County, or Skamania County, in Washington) attending or planning to attend any two or four year accredited college or university.
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An individual attending or planning to attend a two or four year accredited degree program at a college or university in the Portland Metro area as defined above.
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An individual attending or planning to attend any two or four year accredited college or university in the states of Oregon, Washington or Idaho.
For more info and to apply: http://pmief.org/scholarships-grants-and-awards/scholarships/pmi-portland-chapter-scholarship
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Regina Koli at the contact details below.
About the Author
Regina Koli, CAPM, is the Director of Academic Outreach for PMI Portland Chapter. She can be reached for details about this article at acad_outreach@pmi-portland.org.