Dorothy (Dottie) Lewis Simpson (11/27/1924 – 2/12/2018) was born in Bronxville, NY, to a family that strongly believed in the value of education. Her mother, Francis, graduated from Wellesley College in 1920 and her father, Harold, from West Point in 1918. Her parents knew that their two daughters were capable... Read more
The National Website was launched in September 2011 and it’s amazing to realize that we will celebrate our 2nd anniversary this fall. What an achievement!! A very dedicated and resourceful team – the Information Strategies Committee – has established training modules, created a highly-functional “help” network among Chapter Data Administrators and Content... Read more
Welcome to our new ARCS Foundation website and scholar database! The website project has been three years in the making and has taken many hours of time and commitment from our all-volunteer members. The process of migrating your scholar profile information to our new database has been... Read more
The long awaited and newly designed ARCS Foundation website has been launched. Named Project Mercury, the new website represents the culmination of six months and countless hours of work by dozens of dedicated members of ARCS Foundation from every chapter across the country. By every measure, it is the... Read more
Kirk A. Schulz, PhD, President of Washington State University
"With the support of ARCS Foundation, we have been able to provide assistance to some of our most talented doctoral students, allowing them to focus on the important challenges before them."
Ana Mari Cauce, PhD, President of University of Washington
"ARCS Foundation is a vital partner of the University of Washington as we seek to recruit the very best graduate students in the sciences and engineering."
Lee Huntsman, PhD, UW President Emeritus, Professor Emeritus
"The evidence is clear; ARCS Foundation and its mission, energy, and principles have led to a record of outstanding stewardship. ARCS Scholar Award donations are used very wisely and with high impact."