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Scholarships
For additional information about scholarships contact the Geography Department office.
Departmental Scholarships
Jane and John Drach Scholarship
$1,000
The purpose of this fund is to encourage an interest in the diverse relationships within and between our physical and cultural worlds. Eligible recipients will be within the Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Analysis or other closely related major.
https://humboldt.academicworks.com/opportunities/7486
Geography Scholarships
John L. Harper Scholarship
$1,500 ($750/semester)
This scholarship for geography majors was established in 2001 to honor the memory of Dr. John L. Harper and his distinguished career for over 27 years at Humboldt as a physical geographer, scholar, active environmentalist and published author. Students must be a continuing full-time student with at least a 3.0 GPA.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year. Applications are due March 2.
Herring Geography Scholarship
$1,000 ($500/semester)
Nancy and Steven Herring, Humboldt Alumni, support the Herring Geography Scholarship for Humboldt Geography majors. Students must be enrolled full-time, pursuing a Geography degree with at least 2.75 GPA, and demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA. Offered each Spring for the next academic year. Applications are due March 2.
https://humboldt.academicworks.com/opportunities/7348
Dr. Joseph L. Leeper Scholarship
$1,000 ($500/semester)
To honor the service of Dr. Joseph Leeper to the Department of Geography and Cal Poly Humboldt, the Dr. Joseph Leeper Geography Scholarship has been created. Students must have declared Geography Major with at least one semester completed at Cal Poly Humboldt, have at least a 3.0 GPA, and have a demonstrated interest in Human / Cultural Geography. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
The application cycle opens November 15 and closes the following Spring. Recipients are announced in May for the following academic year.
Suzanne Wetzel Seemann Scholarship
$1,000 ($500/semester)
To honor the memory and service of Suzanne Wetzel Seeman to the Department of Geography and Cal Poly Humboldt, the Suzanne Wetzel Seeman Geography Scholarship has been created. Students must be a declared Geography major with at least one semester completed at Humboldt, and exhibit character strengths and virtues and the capacity for academic achievement as determined by faculty members in the Department of Geography. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year. Applications are due March 2.
https://humboldt.academicworks.com/opportunities/7213
Geospatial Scholarships
Steinberg Family Geospatial Science Scholarship
Minimum of $1,000
Available to one or more students with a declared degree (major or minor) with a geospatial focus, including but not limited to Environmental Science and Management with a Geospatial Concentration; Geography with a Geospatial Systems Option; Geospatial Science and Technology with an ESM Concentration; Geospatial Science and Technology with a Social Science Concentration, or declared the Geospatial Analysis minor, or be enrolled in the Geospatial Certificate Program. Must have completed at least 6 units of coursework with GPS prefix.