The Oregon Medical Education Foundation (OMEF) is pleased to announce the 2012 Linn-Benton County Scholarship for students seeking a career or academic degree in medicine or nursing. Three (3) annual scholarships of $1000 each will be awarded to current seniors or graduates of a Linn or Benton County high school. The scholarship is administered by OMEF with an endowment from the Linn and Benton County Medical Societies.
Criteria for the scholarship are:
1. Seniors or graduates from a Linn or Benton County high school seeking a career in medicine or nursing.
2. Students enrolled in an institution of higher learning whose undergraduate or graduate pursuit is a degree in medicine or nursing.
The application is available online at www.theOMA.org/omef. Completed applications must be returned to the Oregon Medical Education Foundation by April 2, 2012. Scholarships will be awarded by May 25, 2012. Funds may be applied toward the 2012-2013 academic year.
If you have any questions regarding the scholarship, please contact Jennifer Nordgaard at the Oregon Medical Education Foundation, jennifern@theOMA.org.