Geography Scholarships
Stay the Course and Win Awards
The study of Geography goes well beyond the scope of physical positions of cities and states. Geography encompasses a vast array of disciplines that consider not only physical location, but social implications, cartography and mapping, the environment and other closely related subjects.
Graduates of a Geography program can work in a wide range of fields. The U.S. government employs many types of geographers. Or you may find work in the public or private sector and engaged in careers that are closely related to what you studied, such as urban planning, surveyor, conservation or geographic information systems.
Scholarship Programs
Western Michigan State University provides the Albert A. and Janet Jackman Scholarships designed for Geography students. Scholarships are $500. The Geography program at WMU offers concentrations in travel, urban planning and conservation science.
California State University-Northridge prides itself on its Geography department and in order to attract as many students as possible and offset the costs of the program, CSUN also sponsors a handful of attractive scholarships:
- Transfer students may apply for the Michael Tamburro Scholarship. Eligible applicants must have an above average aptitude for geography. Extracurricular involvement in related organizations or activities is helpful.
- The Ross Scholarship goes to Geography students who are committed to their chosen field. Awards are $250.
- The Shoshana Sokol Award gives $250 to a Geography student, undergraduate or graduate, to defray textbook costs.
- The Geography Student Scholarships are a need-based award. $250 is intended to offer a modest assistance to undergraduate or graduate students who need the money.
- The Robert and Karen Newcomb Graduate Fellowships are given to the most outstanding graduate student in the degree.
Oklahoma State University’s Department of Geography provides a comprehensive multi-disciplinary approach to the study of Geography. Department majors have the chance to specialize in urban planning, cartography and a host of other concentrations. OSU provides the following scholarships for Geography students:
- Robert C. Fite Scholarship goes to a freshman whose efforts surpass their peers.
- John F. Rooney, Jr. Scholarship is specifically designed for juniors in the Geography major.
- Robert E. Norris Memorial Scholarship is the department’s graduate level award.
Humboldt State University offers the following scholarships for its Geography students:
- Faculty chooses the most outstanding student for the John L. Harper Scholarship, an award established in memory of an esteemed faculty member.
- Herring Geography Scholarships are more need-based than merit-based and provide up to $1,000.
- William L. Squire Geography Scholarships are named in memory of a Geography major killed in his junior year of college. Applicants must share similar passion for the major. Up to $1,000 in scholarship money.
Scholarships available from the Department of Geography at the University of Montana include:
- Harold Bockemuehl Scholarship is designed for undergraduate or graduate students whose concentration is in Cartography and GIS.
- Geography Faculty Awards go to the most outstanding Geography major as determined by the faculty. Funds are also provided by faculty.
- Geography Teaching Assistantships are given to outstanding grad students who are willing to trade teaching and faculty support for generous funding. Assistants earn up to $9,000.
