The Environmental Studies Department offers the following scholarships:
- Blue Ridge Audubon Society Scholarship
- Environmental Studies Alumni Scholarship
- Environmental Studies Department Scholarship
- Environmental Studies Hellbender Scholarship
- French Broad River Garden Club Foundation Scholarship
- Friends of the Earth Garden Club Scholarship
- Weaverville Garden Club Scholarship
- Blue Ridge Garden Club Scholarship
- North Carolina Department of Transportation Scholarship
- Peg and Bill Steiner Environmental Studies Award
- Richard P. Maas Memorial Scholarship
- Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Gene and Darlene McCorkle Scholarship
- Gretel and Hans Timan Scholarship
- Rebecca Reinhardt Memorial Scholarship
How to Apply
Complete the ENVR Scholarship Application 2022 2022 Scholarship Application
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a declared Environmental Studies major at the time of application.
- Must have a minimum 3.0 GPA.
- Financial need will be considered, but is not a requirement for all scholarships.
- The Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarships have these additional requirements:
- must be a permanent resident of NC, SC, AL, GA, KY, TN, WV, or VA.
- an interest in air quality is a plus.
- The Peg and Bill Steiner Environmental Studies Award has these additional requirements:
- must have demonstrated financial need.
- must conduct a field-based research project.
2022-2023 Recipients
- Sam Beichler – Richard P. Maas Memorial Scholarship and North Carolina Department of Transportation Scholarship
- Ava Bjorkman-Tracy – Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Robert Campbell – Friends of the Earth Garden Club Scholarship and North Carolina Department of Transportation Scholarship
- Vesper Fraunfelter – Environmental Studies Alumni Scholarship and Environmental Studies Department Scholarship
- Thomas Germann – Friends of the Earth Garden Club Scholarship and Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Phoebe Gittis – Friends of the Earth Garden Club Scholarship
- Leah Given – Friends of the Earth Garden Club Scholarship
- Aaron Goldfarb – Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Evan Hausler – Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Alan Hobbs – Weaverville Garden Club Scholarship and French Broad River garden Club Foundation Scholarship
- Josephine Mallow – Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Kate Juliette Malowany – Environmental Studies Department Scholarship
- Audrey McHenry – Darlene and Gene McCorkle Scholarship and North Carolina Department of Transportation Scholarship
- August Scala – Southern Appalachian Mountain Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship and Blue Ridge Audubon Scholarship
- Abigail Sgan – Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative [SAMI] Scholarship
- Danny Tipps – Gretel and Hans Timan Scholarship and Environmental Studies Hellbender Scholarship
- Joseph Walston – Weaverville Garden Club scholarship and French Broad River Garden Club Foundation Scholarship
- Riney Woodbridge – Bill and Peggy Steiner Environmental Studies Award
Additional Award Recipients:
Gillian Gavenus – Spring 2022 Gretel and Hans Timan Scholarship