Forestry students are eligible to apply for a number of scholarships provided by alumni and friends of the department, including the William and Mable Stuermann Scholarships that provide $5,000 annually for three years. In addition, there are college-wide scholarships available to students in the College of Natural Resources and Environment. Highly qualified students will find that the generous support of these donors has provided ample scholarship opportunities to help them finance undergraduate study at the Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation.
Scholarships Available to Forestry Students
Scholarship |
Availability |
Eligibility |
Amount |
| The Barlett Tree Foundation Annual Scholarship | one each year | Students in the Urban Forestry option. | $2,000/yr |
| Thomas M. Brooks Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| William M. Carter Memorial Scholarship | one each year | Forestry and wildlife students | $2,000/yr |
| Champion International Corporation Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $1,000 to $2,000/yr |
| The Chesapeake Foundation Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| A. E. Evans Scholarship | multiple each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| Peter P. Feret Endowed Memorial | one each year | Sophmore, junior, or senior in Forestry | $2,000/yr |
| Richard Foster Urban Forestry Scholarship | one each year | Student with avid interest in Urban Forestry | $2,000/yr |
| Jeffrey Andrew Fuerst Memorial Scholarship | multiple each year | Awarded to rising Sophomore, Junior or Senior focusing in the area of general forest management. | $2,000/yr |
| Herman William Gabriel Scholarship | one each year | Awarded to undergraduate students who are enrolled in forestry. | $1,000/yr |
| Georgia-Pacific Foundation | one each year | Forestry Majors | $2,000/yr |
| Charles O. Gose, Jr. Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| Gray Lumber Company Scholarship | multiple each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| John F. Hosner Scholarship | one each year | Awarded to students in Forest Resources Management, Forest Operations and Business, or Urban Forestry options, renewable | $1,000/yr |
| Thomas H. Jones Scholarship | multiple each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Newbill Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| K.S. Rolston Memorial Industrial Forestry Operations Scholarship | one each year | Industrial Forestry Operations student | $2,000/yr |
| William O. Ross Scholarship | multiple each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| Jack Sheldon Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $1,000 - $1,500/yr approximatly |
| The Honorable and Mrs. Shelton Hardaway Short, Jr. Memorial Scholarship | multiple each year | Rising sophmores in the College of Natural Resources and Environment | $2,000/yr |
| Gretchen and Clyde Smith Memorial Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| J. Russell Smith Scholarship | multiple each year | Forestry and agriculture | $2,000/yr |
| John D. Smith Memorial Scholarship | one each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| Mable B. Stuermann Scholarship | one each year | Awarded to students in Forest Resources Management, Forest Operations and Business, or Urban Forestry options, renewable | $2,000/yr. |
| Union Camp Scholarship | mutiple each year | College of Natural Resources and Environment students | $2,000/yr |
| The Richard B. Vasey Scholarship | one each year | Junior or senior enrolled in Forestry or Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences | $1,000/yr |
| Thomas A. Walbridge Scholarship | one each year | Students enrolled in the Industrial Forestry Operations program | $2,000/yr |
| Scholarships provided through the Virginia Forestry Educational Foundation | |||
| Georgia-Pacific Foundation Scholarship | one each year | Awarded to students in Forest Resources Management, Forest Operations and Business, or Urban Forestry options, renewable - $2,000/yr. |
$2,000/yr |
| Victor W. Stewart Scholarship | multiple each year | Awarded to rising sophomores in Forest Resources Management, Forest Operations and Business, or Urban Forestry options, renewable - $2,000/yr. |
$2,000/yr |
| William and Mable Stuermann Scholarship | multiple each year | Awarded to sophomores, juniors or seniors in Forest Resources Management, Forest Operations and Business, or Urban Forestry options, a minimum of 3.0 grade point average required, renewable | $5,000/yr |
| William August Stuermann and Mable Beard Stuermann Scholarship Fund | one each year | Awarded to rising sophomore, continued for junior and senior years, assuming satisfactory progress | $2,000/yr for 3 yrs |
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