George Lea Founder’s Scholarship
About the Scholarship
The Public Lands Foundation (PLF) is pleased to offer the George Lea Founder’s Scholarship to a student who needs financial assistance to support his or her studies. The scholarship is named for George Lea, the PLF’s founder. Two scholarships will be awarded for the 2025-2026 school year. The scholarship comprises three elements:
- An award of $5,000 to be used toward the student’s tuition expenses. Note: Funds will be sent directly to the recipient’s college or university for disbursement by a Financial Aid Office.
- An invitation to attend the next PLF annual meeting, with transportation and living expenses paid.
- The opportunity to “shadow” a local BLM manager for a day.
Who may apply:
- All juniors, seniors, and masters-level graduate students majoring in a natural resource management or public land policy curriculum during the 2024/2025 school year.
- Students who demonstrate academic excellence with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0.
- Full-time junior or senior-level students planning to enroll in at least 12 units per semester, or enrollment in a Master’s-level graduate program.
- Applicants will be rated based on financial need, volunteer experiences, professional society participation, employment, etc.
- Applications are due on or before March 31, 2025.
If you have questions, please contact David Stout at dstout@publicland.org.
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