Scholarships are now open!

ALL SCHOLARSHIPS ARE DUE ON FEBRUARY 12, 2024.

We are so excited to be able to offer these scholarship opportunities to our community! We welcome you to apply and join us at the 11th Annual Peerpocalypse Conference in Seaside, OR this May. Once applications close, they will be made anonymous and be evaluated based on how well they meet the criteria in each application. We urge applicants to only apply for one scholarship. As we evaluate entries, we will communicate with applicants if they meet the criteria for another scholarship. If you have any questions, please email us at peerpocalypse@mhaoforegon.org

Oregon Statewide Scholarship

MHAAO has partnered with the Office of Recovery & Resilience to offer a statewide scholarship for residents of Oregon who identify as being a peer, or as a consumer of behavioral health services. With this scholarship, we can offer a broader net for peers who would like to be involved with our conference. Learn more about the scholarship in the application below.

APPLICATION DUE FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Oregon Statewide Veterans Scholarship

The Oregon Health Authority has partnered with MHAAO to offer a veterans- and military-specific scholarship for folks to attend the 11th annual Peerpocalypse Conference! Applicants should identify as veterans, active military, or family of veterans or active military with mental health or substance use lived experience. For more information on other qualifications, please see the application form below.

Applications are due February 12, 2024.

OHA Statewide Injury and Violence Prevention Program (IVPP) Scholarship

In partnership with the Oregon Health Authority Injury and Violence Prevention Program through a CDC cooperative agreement, we’re excited to offer statewide scholarships for Oregon peers. Applicants should be peers connected to the peer support workforce.

Applications due March 15, 2024

OREGON STATEWIDE OHCS LISTENING SESSION SCHOLARSHIP

MHAAO has partnered with Oregon Housing and Community Services to offer a statewide scholarship to Oregon peers. The scholarship is available to peers who can participate in person and can attend a listening session at the conference. Must have lived experience in Houselessness, Housing insecurity, has received housing and/or rental assistance, and/or has received housing subsidies, including but not limited to Section 8 and HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) vouchers.

Applications due February 16.

Peerpocalypse Scholarship Selection Procedure

MHAAO invites all peers to apply for a scholarship. Once the applications close, all identifying information will be removed from the applications, and they will be assigned a number. MHAAO’s Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion committee, which is made of peers determined to honor equity in the community, will review and score each applicant individually using the scoring rubric included in their respective scholarships. The scores will be submitted to the Peerpocalypse Planning team and the average scores will be used to determine final eligibility from highest to lowest. Once the team coordinates the numbers with the Master key, each awardee will be contacted with the news. If a recipient declines the award, the next in line will be contacted and offered a scholarship. MHAAO does not replace the recipient with a person who did not apply. For any questions, please email us at peerpocalypse@mhaoforegon.org