Anchor
Environmental
An environmental science and engineering consulting
firm whose expertise and focus is in aquatic-based remediation and waterfront
development projects. Individual scholarship awards will range in value
from $500 to $5,000 and be provided to the recipient's institution of
higher learning to be disbursed to the student for graduate school tuition
and supplies. Applicants must be full-time graduate students or persons
accepted to an United States graduate school; have an undergraduate
GPA equivalent of B average or higher: and be majoring in: fisheries;
environmental sciences; planning/land use; landscape architecture; or
coastal, geotechnical or environmental engineering (any of which has
an aquatic/waterfront emphasis).
Annie's
Homegrown, Inc., Environmental Studies Scholarship
The program assists undergraduate or graduate students who are environmental
advocates and are focusing on classes in environmental studies. The
program gives 25 awards annually of $1000 each. This money can be used
for tuition, books, and other educational expenses. Annie's accepts
applications postmarked between February 1st and July 1st. Final decisions
will be made by December.
Brower
Youth Awards
The Earth Island Institute offers six awards annually,
to assist with educational costs or to further the applicant's environmental
work. The award includes $3000 cash. Application deadline is April 15th.
Brown
and Caldwell
A California environmental engineering firm that provides
annual scholarships for students pursuing careers in environmental services.
Budweiser
Conservation Scholarship
This program supports and promotes innovative research or study that
seeks to respond to today’s most pressing conservation issues.A
minimum of ten scholarships of up to $10,000 each will be awarded to
cover students’ expenses for tuition, fees, books, room and board
and other direct expenses related to their studies. Awards will be made
based on merit and will take into consideration the student’s academic
achievements and their ability and commitment to develop innovative
solutions that are designed to address real and pressing issues affecting
fish, wildlife and plant conservation efforts.
Canon National
Parks Science Scholars Program
This is a collaboration among Canon U.S.A., Inc., the American
Association for the Advancement of Science and the US National Park
Service. Thanks to a generous commitment by Canon U.S.A., Inc., the
program will be awarding eight US $80,000 scholarships to Ph.D. students
throughout the Americas to conduct research critical to conserving the
national parks of the region.Research projects in the biological, physical,
social and cultural sciences are eligible, as well as projects in a
new category — technology innovation in support of conservation
science.
Catherine
H. Beattie Fellowship for Conservation Horticulture
The Garden Club of America (GCA) and the Center for Plant Conservation
(CPC) administer the grant, which enables a graduate student in biology,
horticulture, or a related field to conduct research on a rare or endangered
U.S. plant. Preference is given to students focusing on the endangered
flora of the Carolinas or the southeastern United States. Fellowships
may vary from $1,000 to $4,000, and will serve as compensation for work
done by a graduate student, often at a botanical garden jointly serving
CPC and that student's curricular studies.
Gloria
Barron Wilderness Society Scholarship
The Wilderness Society offers $10,000 to a graduate student in natural
resources management, law or policy programs. The award is made in support
of research and preparation of a paper on an aspect of wilderness establishment,
protection, or management. The work may apply to a particular landscape
or it may address issues broadly.
The
Environmental Leadership Program
The program seeks to transform public understanding of environmental
issues by training and supporting a diverse network of visionary, action-oriented
emerging leaders. The fellowship program annually selects approximately
twenty individuals with demonstrated talent and potential to participate
in a two-year leadership development fellowship. The ELP Fellowship
combines a strong peer network and intensive skills training with opportunities
for mentoring, project seed money, time for personal and professional
reflection, and technical support. ELP Fellows have access to an internal
Activity Fund that allows them to pursue capacity building projects
to develop leadership skills and accomplish tangible results. Application
materials for the ELP fellowship are available each year beginning in
June with an application deadline of October 1st.
Environmental
Research and Education Foundation
This scholarship recognizes excellence in Ph.D. or post-doctoral environmental
research and education in waste management education.
Exploration
Fund of the Explorers Club
$1,200 grants in support of exploration and field research. Funds given
primarily to graduate students.
Garden
Club of America Scholarships
The purpose of The Garden Club of America is to stimulate the knowledge
and love of gardening, to share the advantages of association by means
of educational meetings, conferences, correspondence and publications,
and to restore, improve, and protect the quality of the environment
through educational programs and action in the fields of conservation
and civic improvement. There are a variety of fellowships and scholarships
available.There are a variety of fellowships and scholarships available
to support work in environmental studies, botany, landscape architecture,
and other fields.
Green Corps
A yearlong full time, paid Environmental Leadership Training Program.
Thirty recent college graduates interested in organizing and advocacy
careers. Deadlines vary by region, starting January 20th.
Morris
K. Udall Foundation Scholarships
National
Institutes of Health, Undergraduate Scholarships
The program offers scholarships to students from disadvantaged
backgrounds who are committed to careers in biomedical, behavioral,
and social science health-related research. The scholarships include
up to $20,000 annually in support for tuition, educational expenses,
a stipend for living expenses; paid research training at the NIH during
the summer; and paid training and employment at the NIH after graduation.
Applicants must be U.S. citizens, full-time students at accredited institutions,
from a disadvantaged background (be certified by financial aid office
as having "exceptional financial need"), and have gpa of at
least 3.5 or within top five percent of the class. Application deadline
is usually late February.
The
National Wildlife Foundation's Campus Ecology Program
The program offers funds and other support for undergraduate
and graduate students to pursue projects related to ecological sustainability
on their campuses and in their communities. Grants of up to $1200 are
intended to serve as seed money for projects in areas like alternative
stormwater management, natural wastewater treatment, and communal composting.
NOAA Ernest F.
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship Program
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) scholarship
program is designed (1) to increase undergraduate training in oceanic
and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education and foster
multidisciplinary training opportunities; (2) to increase public understanding
and support for stewardship of the ocean and atmosphere and improve
environmental literacy; (3) to recruit and prepare students for public
service careers with NOAA and other natural resource and science agencies
at the Federal, state and local levels of government; and (4) to recruit
and prepare students for careers as teachers and educators in oceanic
and atmospheric science and to improve scientific and environmental
education in the United States.
The Hollings Scholarship Program will provide awards that include academic
assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000 per year) for full-time study
during the 9-month academic year; a 10-week, full-time internship position
($650/week) during the summer at a NOAA facility; and, if reappointed,
academic assistance (up to a maximum of $8,000) for full-time study
during a second 9-month academic year.
Oak
Ridge National Laboratories' Institute for Science and Education
The website lists research and internship programs for undergraduate
and graduate students in math, sciences, and engineering. Some include
funds for tuition and fees.
Richard A. Herbert
Memorial Educational Fund (American Water Resources Association)
The American Water Resources Association administers the fund, which
offers one $2,000 scholarship annually to a full-time undergraduate
student working toward his/her first undergraduate degree and who is
enrolled in a program related to water resources; and one $2,000 scholarship
annually to a full-time graduate student enrolled in a program relating
to water resources. Each applicant must be a national AWRA member.
Seaspace Scholarships
Supports marine-related courses of study for undergraduate students
entering their junior or senior years and graduate students with an
overall GPA of at least 3.3/4.0 and demonstrating financial need. Deadline:
February.
The
Surfrider Foundation's Thomas Pratte Memorial Scholarship
As a demonstration of the Surfrider Foundation's
continuing commitment to education, its Board of Directors has extended
the guidelines and scope of the Surfrider Foundation's Thomas Pratte
Memorial Scholarship program and allocated $10,000 in funds to be made
available to grantees enrolled in an accredited college or university
in the U.S. or Puerto Rico for the academic year of 2006-2007. Awards
may be made at the undergraduate, Masters and Ph.D. levels, and are
now available to qualified applicants pursuing studies in a wide range
of fields deemed compatible and consistent with the Surfrider Foundation's
Mission Statement and Guiding Principles. Application deadline is March
15th.
The
United States Society of Dams
The society annually awards a scholarship of $10,000 to a USSD
student member whose graduate-level research studies have a potential
for developing practical solutions to design and construction problems
and other dam-related issues. Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled
in U.S. academic institutions that have programs related to dams.
The
USDA National Scholars Program
The program is a major effort of the United States
Department of Agriculture and the eighteen 1890 Historically Black Land-Grant
Institutions, to award scholarships to students to attend one of the
eighteen universities and study agriculture, food, or natural resource
sciences. Application deadline is January 15th of each calendar year.
The
Ventures in Education Program
This program coordinates opportunities for underrepresented minorities
in foundations and organizations, in the biological and agricultural
sciences.
The
Windstar Foundation
The foundation is awarding two $500 scholarships for qualified
undergraduates entering their junior or senior year of college, as well
as one $1000 scholarship for graduate students entering their second
year of graduate school. The applicant must be a U.S. student enrolled
in an accredited U.S. college or university Environmental Studies or
Environmental Engineering Program. Undergraduates must be entering their
junior or senior year of college; graduate students must be entering
their second year of graduate school. Applicants must have a college
GPA of 3.0 or better in his or her major field. Applications must be
postmarked no later than June 1.
USEFUL
RESOURCES FOR PLANNING GRADUATE SCHOOL: Student Conservation Association,
Guide to Graduate Environmental Programs (Island Press)
