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Scholarships
Through the generosity of donors, alumni, and retired faculty, Cal Poly Humboldt offers scholarships to new, continuing, and transfer students in both Geography and Geospatial Science & Technology. Award amounts and the number of scholarships available may vary each year.
Each spring, we gather at Redwood Park in Arcata to celebrate scholarship recipients, departmental award winners, and the capstone research projects of our graduating seniors.
For more information about scholarships and other financial aid opportunities, visit the Financial Aid website.
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Geography Scholarships
John L. Harper Scholarship
Amount: $1,500 ($750/semester)
This scholarship for geography majors was established in 2001 to honor the memory of Dr. John L. Harper and his distinguished career for over 27 years at Humboldt as a physical geographer, scholar, active environmentalist, and published author. Students must be a continuing full-time student with a GPA of at least 3.0.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year.
Herring Geography Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 ($500/semester)
Nancy and Steven Herring, Humboldt Alumni, support the Herring Geography Scholarship for Humboldt Geography majors. Students must be enrolled full-time, pursuing a Geography degree with at least 2.75 GPA, and demonstrate financial need as determined by FAFSA.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year.
Dr. Joseph L. Leeper Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 ($500/semester)
To honor the service of Dr. Joseph Leeper to the Department of Geography and Cal Poly Humboldt, the Memorial Dr. Joseph Leeper Geography Scholarship is awarded to a Geography Major with at least one semester completed at Cal Poly Humboldt, who has at least a 3.0 GPA, and has a demonstrated interest in Human / Cultural Geography. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year.
Suzanne Wetzel Seemann Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 ($500/semester)
To honor the memory and service of Suzanne Wetzel Seeman to the Department of Geography and Cal Poly Humboldt, the Suzanne Wetzel Seeman Geography Scholarship is awarded to a declared Geography major with at least one semester completed at Humboldt, and who has exhibited character strengths and virtues and the capacity for academic achievement as determined by faculty members in the Department of Geography. Preference will be given to those who have demonstrated financial need as determined by the FAFSA.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year.
Jane and John Drach Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 ($500/semester)
This scholarship was established to encourage student interest in the diverse relationships within and between our physical and cultural worlds. Preference may be given to students whose academic interests and achievements demonstrate a strong commitment to the study of human–environment relationships, spatial inquiry, and the complex connections that shape places, regions, and societies. Must be enrolled full-time at Cal Poly Humboldt during both semesters of the academic year and majoring in Geography or in other closely related majors.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year.
Geospatial Scholarships
Steinberg Family Geospatial Science Scholarship
Amount: $1,000 ($500/semester)
Available to one or more students with a declared degree (major or minor) with a geospatial focus, including but not limited to Geospatial Science and Technology with an ESM Concentration; Geospatial Science and Technology with a Social Science Concentration, Environmental Science and Management with a Geospatial Concentration; or declared the Geospatial Analysis minor, or be enrolled in one of the Geospatial Certificate Programs. Must have completed at least 6 units of coursework with the GSP prefix. Available to geospatial-focused graduate students.
Offered each Spring for the next academic year.