Environmental Scholarships You May Not Know About

Students whose chosen field of study is the environment and issues related to the environment will be interested to know there are numerous environmental scholarships to be had to help offset the cost of going to school. Many corporations, organizations and government agencies offer students grants to help complete their education. The EPA, or Environmental Protection Agency, for example, offers up to $19,250 to 30 juniors and seniors each year to help complete their bachelor's degree in environmental studies and $8,000 to complete a summer internship with the Environmental Protection Agency between their junior and senior year. Eligibility requirements for the Environmental Protection Agency scholarships include; being enrolled at or attending an accredited college or university, being a US citizen, (or can prove legal status), must have already completed the first two years of the bachelor's degree program in their chosen field, and maintain an acceptable grade point average. The Environmental Protection Agency also offers The National Network for Environmental Management Studies Fellowship to 16 eligible undergraduate and graduate students studying biology or environmental science while focusing on environmental protection and pollution control. The award amount varies by student. Annie's Homegrown, Inc. awards 25 - $1,000 environmental scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in classes and projects related to environmental advocacy. Each award is intended to assist the student with tuition, books and supplies. Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall started a foundation that offers up to 80 scholarships per year to Native American and Inuit students who are majoring in environmental studies such as, engineering, science and education. Sophomores, juniors and seniors are eligible for these scholarships which can be as much as $5,000 per year. The Libby H. Hyman Memorial Scholarship is offered by The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology to students researching invertebrates out in the field. Undergraduate or graduate students nearing graduation are eligible for the $1,000 grant. The Garden Club of America offers the Katherine M. Grosscup Scholarship to students who live in the Midwest who are studying botany or horticulture. This scholarship is valued at up to $3,000. The GCA also offers $5,500 to at least two students studying ways to conserve the earth's tropical forests. One lucky freshman, sophomore or junior student can be awarded the Mary T. Carothers Summer Environmental Studies Scholarship, also through the GCA, worth $2,000 to do classwork, field work or research on environmental issues during the summer. If you are into studying sustainable agriculture then you have the opportunity to benefit from a portion of Annie's Sustainable Agriculture Scholarships. Annie's makes $50,000 worth of scholarships available every year to students studying not only sustainable agriculture but soil and crop sciences as well. You can find more information on the scholarships listed above and others that may be available at the respective websites for each of the corporations, organizations or government agencies profiled here. So no matter what your chosen field of environmental study is, there are many environmental scholarships or grants available to help with the cost of your education.

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