Kittitas Audubon 2019-2020

Tuition and Research Scholarships

AWARD: Two $2500 scholarships can be awarded to support undergraduate students for tuition or graduate students for tuition/research expenses.

APPLICATION DEADLINE:      Last Friday in March        

APPLICATION MATERIALS

AWARD DATE: 

Undergraduate: Fall Quarter

Graduate: Spring/Summer/Fall or Winter

RECIPIENT REQUIREMENT: Within one year of receiving the award the recipient will present the Kittitas Audubon funded research in the CWU SOURCE Symposium, and present the project to the Kittitas Audubon Board and/or its general membership.

ELIGIBILITY: All applicants will be United States citizens, and meet the following criteria:

Undergraduates
1. Have declared as an undergraduate Bachelor of Science major in natural area
studies in Biology or Environmental Studies
2. Have junior or senior status by Fall Quarter in which the scholarship is awarded
3. Have been a full-time matriculated student at CWU for at least one academic year
before receiving the scholarship
4. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (provide unofficial transcripts)
Graduates
1. Have been accepted as a Master of Science student in Biology or Resource
Management
2. Have been enrolled as a full-time student at CWU for at least two quarters before
receiving the scholarship
3. Have a cumulative GPA of 3.7 (provide unofficial transcripts)

Applicants must submit the following:
1. cover letter stating for which award he/she is applying
2. application form
3. essay
4. unofficial transcript(s) from all colleges attended
5. ONE letter of recommendation from the applicant’s CWU faculty research mentor

Return applications to:

CWU Department of Biological Sciences
Attn: Audubon Scholarship Committee 400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7537

APPLICATION DEADLINE IS:   Last Friday in March