Environmental Scholarships

The Jonathon Forbes Gugin Scholarship honors the memory of Jon Gugin, a 1986 graduate of the University, who died in June 1991 after a prolonged struggle with cancer. Jon majored in Environmental Administration with a minor in political science. This scholarship is awarded to a junior who is majoring in Environmental Administration, who has demonstrated superior academic achievement, and who has a strong commitment to a career in an environmentally-related field.

The Indiana Wildlife Federation Endowment awards scholarships in the amount of $500. Applicants must be Indiana residents accepted for study or already enrolled for the Fall semester at the undergraduate level as a sophomore or above in an accredited college or university. Applicants should be taking coursework to major or minor in a field related to resource conservation or environmental education. The application deadline is April 30, 2000. See Dr. Kaufman for application information.

The Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program was created to encourage outstanding students to pursue careers related to environmental public policy and to encourage outstanding Native American and Alaska Native students to pursue careers related to health care and tribal public policy and to foster excellence in those fields. Typical majors or areas of study include environmental engineering, the natural sciences, natural resource management, the social sciences, and Native American public policy. This is a national competition and requires an extensive application process. See Dr. Kaufman for details by early December.

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