2025 Scholarships

Thanks to our sponsors, the following scholarships are available to registrants who meet certain eligibility criteria. Your eligibility for a general scholarship will automatically be determined when you register by answering a few questions about what type of work you do and where you do this work - no scholarship application required! If eligible, the system then automatically applies it as a discount when you check out. These scholarships are available on a first-come basis.

Scholarships can be used towards your in-person or virtual conference registration.  If you have a full discount code, this is done separately and you won't receive an additional scholarship.

Only one scholarship/discount can be applied to each registration. For example, if a person is an MIECHV home visitor and also provides parenting education services in a rural area, you will only receive one scholarship/discount (whichever is greater and available).

All scholarships are available based on a first-come, first serve basis. 

For questions regarding scholarships, contact Linse Sullivan at [email protected]. 

MIECHV Home Visitor & Home Visiting Supervisor Scholarships 

Sponsored by Oregon Health Authority

This $195 scholarship is sponsored by the MIECHV program at Oregon Health Authority. Historically, this opportunity has been made available to the home visiting workforce beyond MIECHV. Due to funding limitations and federal funder expectations, they are now limited to making this available to those who carry a MIECHV caseload or supervise home visitors who carry a MIECHV caseload.

You will be asked whether you are a home visitor or home visiting supervisor with a MIECHV caseload, and what program model you offer. If eligible, you will receive the scholarship as a $195 discount on your registration. This scholarship is first come, first served.

$75 General Scholarships

Sponsored by Oregon Head Start Association, Yamhill Community Care, Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc (GOBHI), and GOBHI Foster Care

As of April 15, 2025 all funding for general scholarships has been used. Check back next year!

General scholarships ($75 discount) are available on a first come basis to individuals who do not qualify for the MIECHV home visiting scholarship but who do live in Oregon, or work remotely providing services to children & families in Oregon, and meet one of the following eligibility criteria:

•  Individual works for a program that provides parenting education services for underrepresented populations (for example, BIPOC families, Tribal/indigenous families, immigrant/refugee/migrant families, foster families, LGBTQ+ families, low/limited income families, etc.).
• Individual works for a program that provides parenting education services in a rural community under 35,000 in population not adjacent to or part of a metropolitan area.
• Individual works for a program that provides parenting education services in group settings
• Individual is a first-time attendee of the Oregon Parenting Educators Conference
• Individual provides home based parenting education and family support but does not qualify for the MIECHV home visiting scholarship

Accessibility Information

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by April 14, 2025 to Linse Sullivan, OPEC Program Coordinator: 541-737-3465 or [email protected]. / Las solicitudes de adaptaciones relacionadas con una discapacidad deben realizarse a más tardar el 14 de abril de 2025 a Linse Sullivan, coordinador del programa de la OPEC: 541-737-3476 o [email protected]

We encourage participants to take care of their needs while at the conference. There will be different self-care and wellness options at both conferences.

The conference organizers provide guidance to presenters to help make their materials and presentations as accessible as possible. We request that presenters ensure all video/audio materials have captions and that they follow accessibility guidelines when creating materials. 

Virtual conference sessions are recorded and people will have access to the recording for 3 months after the conference. Please note that due to our agreement with ORO, we are unable to provide certificate hours for watching recordings, only for the sessions an individual attends live (either in-person or live on Zoom).  This year, there will be no recording/streaming of the in-person conference.

For In-Person Attendees

The Oregon State University CH2M HILL Alumni Center has an ADA accessible single bathroom, elevator to the second floor, ADA parking on the north side of the building, and flexible seating to accommodate needs. Read more on the Alumni Center website. Read about accessible parking at Oregon State University.

Rooms will likely be at full capacity. Masks are welcome. A dedicated quiet space and a lactation room with a private bathroom is available.

Food is served buffet style. Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free food options can be made available. Please share your dietary needs with us during registration.