Scholarships
SSU Scholarships:
Geography majors who will have upper-division standing may apply for the Terrence M. Smith Geography Scholarship, the Geography Alumni Scholarship or the Claude Minard Memorial Scholarship.
Students pursuing studies in climatology, meteorology or oceanography are eligible to compete for the annual Call Memorial Scholarships.
These scholarhips are administered through the SSU Scholarship Office
Pick up scholarship applications at the Scholarship Office in Salazar. Be sure to contact your professors for letters of recommendation well before the end of fall semester. The deadline for submitting applications is January 15, when most faculty are unavailable.
Undergraduate Geography Scholarships:
Geography Majors considering graduate school in Geography are eligible for scholarships administered by International Geography Honor Society of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) offers five scholarships each year:
The Buzzard Undergraduate Scholarship ($1,000)
Awarded to a college senior for use toward graduate school expenses
The Maxfield Scholarship ($1,000)
Awarded to a junior or senior with either career or graduate school aspirations.
The Richason Scholarship ($1,000)
Awarded to a junior or senior with either career or graduate school aspirations.
The Rechlin Scholarship ($1,000)
Awarded to a junior or senior with either career or graduate school aspirations
Information and application materials may be found on the GTU website at: http://www.gammathetaupsilon.org/scholarships.html. Scholarship recipients must be GTU members.
Other Undergraduate Scholarships:
Geography majors are encouraged to apply for scholarships from outside of the University as well. Current scholarship opportunities include: