Houser

The Houser scholarship acknowledges Lincoln High School students who are energetic and confident examples of achievement through athletics in the community. This scholarship is a way for brothers, Greg and Peter Houser, to give back and positively influence scholar athletes from their alma mater.

Applicants should be a current senior in good standing at Lincoln High School in Portland, Oregon. Students need to demonstrate funding gap to attend their first choice school. Candidates for the Houser Scholarship are evaluated, in part, based on their financial need. Applicants must demonstrate a funding gap, showing that the cost of attending their first-choice school (including tuition and expenses) exceeds their ability to pay, even when factoring in family support, college savings, scholarships, and grants. The selection committee places significant importance on school choice, recognizing its critical impact, particularly in terms of cost.

They should participate in competitive athletics, have a minimum cumulative unweighted 3.0 GPA, plan to enroll full-time in the upcoming fall term and demonstrate leadership involvement in their school and community.

The Houser scholarship awards one $20,000 scholarship for undergraduate work. The scholarship award is worth $10,000 per year for two years. It can be for any field of study at any 2-year or 4-year accredited institution. Funding can be used for tuition, fees, books or technology. 

Applications open December 1. Deadline is March 1. Take a look at the specific requirements for a successful application.

Sasser MAC Employee

The Sasser MAC employee scholarship celebrates the amazing employees of the Multnomah Athletic Club who are energetic and confident members of our community. The scholarship honors Fay Sasser’s 44 years of exceptional and dedicated service at the Multnomah Athletic Club. She was a consummate professional who remembered hundreds of faces and names every day.

Applicants should be enrolled or plan to enroll as a part-time or full-time student in the fall at a post-secondary school in a course of study at a 2-year, or 4-year accredited institution, accredited trade school or certified professional development program. The applicant, or their parent/guardian, must have an original hire date at the Multnomah Athletic Club prior to December 1, 2023. Applicants should have a minimum cumulative unweighted 2.5 GPA and demonstrate financial need to attend school.

The scholarship is awarded for one academic year and applicants can reapply each year based on continued eligibility.

Applications open December 1. Deadline is March 1. Take a look at the specific requirements for a successful application.

Fox

The Fox scholarship is awarded annually to a graduating high school senior from Franklin High School. Mel Fox was a proud graduate and athlete from Franklin High School. He led by example. In his professional career, Fox served as the athletic director and general manager of the Multnomah Athletic Club.

There is no application for this scholarship as a Franklin high school committee selects the recipient.

Miller

The Miller scholarship is awarded to a Multnomah Athletic Club male gymnast for post-secondary education. Michael Scott Miller was a national caliber athlete and member of the Multnomah Athletic Club. Michael’s physical effort, attitude, and dedication to the sport of gymnastics inspired his coaches, teammates, and parents.

There is no application for this scholarship as a committee determines eligible candidates.

How to Recommend

Our online system provides a private recommendation portal that you are invited via email to provide your name, your relationship to the student and then upload your recommendation as a PDF.

A recommendation letter is part of most scholarship applications. Your words as a recommender help us get to know the student’s character, rather than through their grades and test scores. Your perspective as a teacher, coach, mentor or other adult in this students life is valuable. Because we don’t have the opportunity to meet the student in person, recommendation letters are very important.

The letter of recommendation should show the student’s abilities and strengths. The purpose of the letter is to express a student’s accomplishments and their potential to succeed in the future.

Your experience with the student is a very important part of the letter. The scholarship committee wants to understand how the students work with others. When describing your experience with the student, be sure to include details. This helps the review team understand what type of person the student is.

You should highlight the student’s strengths and their potential to succeed in higher education. You should talk about the student’s academic performance and how they manage schoolwork and challenging material. Or perhaps you will speak to the student’s athletic involvement, leadership, performance and how they manage athletics in challenging situations. You should be able to show why the student is likely to succeed in a higher education institution.

Thank you for being willing to voice your support for the student athletes.

Materials for recipients

You were awarded a scholarship – CONGRATS! Now we need to know how to proceed given your plans for higher education and life! We know that life can require adjustments so we have two options for our scholarship award recipients

You can complete the Authorization for Funding form and its supporting documentation to make the funding available for the Fall (deadline August 1 or September 1) or Spring (deadline January 6) terms.

Another option is a deferment of the funding for either 6 or 12 months. Complete instructions, information and deadlines on the Deferment document and form.