Student Scholarship Application

Applicant's Details:

Name:

Educational status (e.g., junior, senior, Master’s student, Ph.D. candidate, post-doc, etc.):

Your major(s):

School:

Department:

Street or P.O. Box:

City:

State / Province:

ZIP / Postal Code:

Country (if outside USA):

Telephone:

Fax:

E-mail:

If you do not receive mail at your school address, give your complete home address here:

Please identify your ethnic, racial, or cultural affiliation(s), if any:

Is your school a Minority-Serving Institution? Yes No

(Not sure? Check the U.S. Department of Education's lists of (1) Historically Black Colleges and Universities; (2) Alaska Native-Serving Institutions, (3) High Hispanic Enrollment Institutions, (4) Hispanic-Serving Institutions, (5) Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, and (6) Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions.

Name of your major professor or sponsor:

Major professor/sponsor's e- mail:

If you are a senior doing an honors project, or a graduate student, please give the topic/title of your honors project / master's thesis / PhD dissertation:

Have you been accepted to give a paper at the conference? (Presentation of a paper is NOT required to apply for a scholarship.)
Yes No

Applicant’s Statement of Purpose (do not exceed 400 words)

Use the statement of purpose to briefly explain your personal and educational background and discuss your career goals. We are looking for candidates who are strongly interested in the possibility of pursuing careers in fields related to parks, protected areas, and cultural sites.

Supplementary Financial Support Availability

We strongly encourage applicants to seek additional financial support from their institution to supplement the scholarship. The place to start is with your major advisor; s/he should be able to tell you about what is available. If you are selected, we can provide your institution with a formal letter verifying your scholarship.

If you are working on getting supplementary financial support from your institution, give the amount, source, and whether the funds are "anticipated" or "confirmed":

Please itemize your estimated travel costs:

Airfare = $
Ground transportation = $
Lodging (en route to and in San Francisco Bay Area) = $
Total estimated travel costs = $

How did you hear about the scholarship?

Disbursement of scholarships:

Student scholarships will be disbursed by check to awardees at a specified time during the conference. Checks will be made out to awardees individually. No cash payments or advance payments of any kind will be made.