Scholarships & Awards:
Gregory Mark Jennings Botany Award
Announcement and Application Information
Named in memory of Gregory Jennings, a graduate of HSU (‘99 B.S. Botany, ’03 M.A. Biological Sciences). The purpose of this annual award is to promote the acknowledgment and dissemination of research in the field of botany. The annual award will support graduate students to travel for the purpose of presenting their research to a professional audience, or for expenses related to publishing their research. Eligible students are those pursuing a graduate degree in Biology, with a preference for those students with an area of research in botany. Deadline: 4/15/09
Gary J. Brusca Award
Purpose: To honor Gary Brusca for his many years of inspiring student interest in Invertebrate Zoology. Presented annually to Graduate students in their 1st or 2nd year at HSU with an exceptional interest and promise in field and/or laboratory studies of Invertebrate Zoology. Deadline: 3/27/09
F. R. Meredith Undergraduate Botany Scholarship
Purpose: Each year the Botany faculty of the Department of Biological Sciences Department awards the Meredith Scholarship for academic excellence in Botany. Note: Applicants must have at least two semesters remaining to complete the degree requirements for a BS in Botany at HSU. Deadline: 4/15/09
Dennis K. Walker Botany Award
Purpose: Recognition of the outstanding botany student in each year's graduating class. Selection by the Botany Award Committee is based primarily on academic excellence. Final recipient selection made in late-April.
Fred and Margaret Telonicher Memorial Scholarship
Purpose: Granted annually to a Humboldt State University student in the biological sciences. Undergraduate students, in any stage of their college studies, are invited to apply. The award shall be given exclusively on the basis of academic excellence. Deadline: 3/27/09
Eureka Sequoia Garden Club Award
The Eureka Sequoia Garden Club, founded in 1967, is a member of the California Garden Clubs Inc. and the Humboldt District, California Garden Clubs Inc. The Club is pleased to announce this award, new for spring 2009. Its goals are to create and promote interest in horticulture gardening and floral and landscape design; to encourage and engage in civic beautification and the improvement of roadsides; to aid in protecting California's native plants, wildlife and natural beauty; and to promote, and participate in, projects and programs that conserve natural resources. Deadline: 4/15/09
Master's Student Grant
Information and Application and writing tips
The Master’s Student Grant award is made possible by the Department of Biological Sciences at Humboldt State University. Funds are distributed to graduate students through one grant allocation per year, which is administered by the Master’s Student Grant Program Committee. Deadline: March 27, 2009
Ernest P. Fusi Scholarship in Natural Resources and the
Fusi and Dusi Family Scholarship in Natural Resources
Purpose: Two scholarships to honor Ernest P. Fusi and the Fusi Family and to promote their interests in furthering the education of students at Humboldt State in the areas of natural resources. Deadline: 3/27/09
Joan E. Brenson Memorial Scholarship
Purpose: Graduate and Undergraduate Students in Fisheries, Forestry, Environmental Science, NRPI, Rangeland Resources and Wildland Soils, Wildlife, Oceanography, Watershed Management, or Wastewater Utilization. Deadline: 3/27/09
Oliphant Scholarships in Marine Science
Purpose: Graduate or undergraduate students with at least two semesters remaining to complete degree requirements for graduation with a Bachelor of Science degree or a Master’s degree in an area of marine science at Humboldt State University. One scholarship will be awarded to a graduate student and one scholarship awarded to an undergraduate student. Deadline: 3/27/09