Scholarships, Awards and Financial Support
September 2009 Scholarship Announcement
Intertribal Timber Council announces a scholarship for Native American/Alaskan Natural Resource Students. Follow this link for more information.
Department of Fisheries Biology Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships for Fisheries Biology undergraduates, newly admitted, and continuing graduate students are offered through the Fisheries Biology Department, they are listed below according to a student's ranking.
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
The Michael G. Scott Award
The Michael G. Scott Award is given annually to the outstanding graduating senior in the Department of Fisheries Biology at Humboldt State University. Please follow the link for information and past award winners.
San Jose Flycasters
The San Jose Flycasters support one $1,000 scholarship annually. This scholarship supports undergraduate research on the ecology, conservation, ormanagement of a recreationally important finfish species. Prospective applicants must be enrolled in the undergraduate program, Department of Fisheries, Humboldt State University. Applications are normally due in early March.
Peter F. Lopes Memorial Scholarship
The Peter F. Lopes Memorial Scholarship - minimum of $1,000. Peter F. Lopes was a 1993 graduate of Humboldt State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Fisheries and a fourth-generation Californian. Peter loved the outdoors and was an avid hiker, fisherman, and life-long learner. He found his calling in life as an observer with the Alaskan fishing fleet. His goal was to protect the ocean’s fishing resources for future generations.
NEW GRADUATE STUDENTS
The following scholarships are offered to exceptionally promising new graduate
students as financial assistance and as an inducement to encourage them
to enroll in the HSU Fisheries Biology MS Program.
James Joseph Award
James Joseph, Director of the InterAmerican Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and HSU's first Fisheries MS graduate, has provided substantial gifts to the HSU Fisheries Department. Together, these gifts allow the Department to offer one award of $2,500 or $5,000, annually or biannually, depending on when the award was last granted. The award goes to the outstanding Fisheries MS applicant in the Marine Fisheries area. This one time award is provided to the successful applicant at entrance into the Fisheries Masters Program at HSU.
Reduced Tuition Awards for New Non-Resident Graduate Students
Newly accepted non-resident graduate students will automatically be considered for reduced tuition awards on a competitive basis with other graduate students in the College of Natural Resources and Sciences. These tuition awards generally reduce tuition costs to what they would be for California resident graduate students.
CONTINUING GRADUATE STUDENTS
The following awards are available for continuing graduate students who
have developed formal thesis proposals for their research.
Granite Bay Flycasters Scholarship
This new scholarship award ($2,000 total) will be granted annually and was first offered for the 2009 spring semester. The scholarship is intended to support graduate students who have (a) exhausted their source of funding, (b) have completed a rough draft of their thesis, and (c) might have have a high probability of thesis completion within one semester if they received this award. The award is distributed in two parts: (a) $1,000 at the beginning of the semester, and (b) $1,000 near the end of the semester contingent on evidence of substantial progress toward completion of the thesis.
Marin Rod and Gun Club
The Marin Rod and Gun Club supports three $1,500 scholarships annually. These scholarships support graduate student research on any recreationally important fish species or group of species. At the request of the sponsors, emphasis is placed on the ecology and conservation of west coast finfish. Prospective applicants must be enrolled in the graduate program, Department of Fisheries, Humboldt State University. Applications are normally due near the end of November.
Tyee Club of San Francisco
The Tyee Club of San Francisco provides one $1,000 scholarship annually. This scholarship supports graduate student research on the ecology, conservation, and (or) restoration of Pacific coast salmonids. Prospective applicants must be enrolled in the graduate program, Department of Fisheries, Humboldt State University. Applications are normally due in mid-December.
Orange County Flyfishers' Club; Harry Kime Scholarship
The Orange County Flyfishers' Club provide one $1,000 scholarship annually. This scholarship supports graduate student research on the ecology and (or) conservation of west coast fish species. On alternating years the award supports research on salmonids and marine finfish. Prospective applicants must be enrolled in the graduate program in the Department of Fisheries, Humboldt State University. Applications are normally due in mid-December.
Graduate Students may find useful information on the Research and Graduate Studies University Scholarship/Fellowship Information page.
All students should review information available from the Financial Aid website here at Humboldt State University.