NWMUN-Portland Individual Scholarships were created in memory of Athen Nguyen, who was a friend, mentor, team leader, and delegate at multiple NWMUN conferences.
Athen was committed to expanding access to Model United Nations, and as President of the University of Washington's MUN program he created scholarships for team members to make it easier for them to participate.
Following Athen's tragic passing in 2017, we expanded our scholarship program to include individual scholarships at NWMUN-Portland, held in his hometown, as a small way of honoring him.