Featured byCalifornia State University Northridge
Overview
Scholarship type
Merit based
Number of scholarships to award
Multiple
Grant
$2,000
Scholarship coverage
- tuition fee reduction
Description
The Scholarship in Ecology, Behavior, and Natural History Honoring Jim Dole and Betty Rose was created to assist undergraduate and graduate students who are conducting research on the ecology, behavior, and/or natural history of terrestrial organisms.
This scholarship honors the contributions of Jim Dole and Betty Rose to undergraduate and graduate education in ecology, behavior, and natural history. Dr. Dole was a Professor of Biology at CSUN from 1963 until 2007. During those years, Dr. Dole mentored many students, both graduate and undergraduate, and contributed greatly to the development of the field-based curriculum of the ecology and evolution area within the Department of Biology.
Betty Rose taught Biology for many years at the College of the Canyons and together Ms. Rose and Dr. Dole have published several field guides on the vegetation of Southern California ecosystems.
The donor of this scholarship is Dr. C. Richard Tracy, Professor of Biology and of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology at The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He received his B.A. and M.S. degrees from CSUN in 1966 and 1968, and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1972. From 1974 to 1995, Dr. Tracy was a member of the faculty at Colorado State University.
Benefits
The scholarship is worth $2,000.
Eligibility
- Must be enrolled in a degree-granting program in the CSUN’s Department of Biology.
- Must be a Biology major in the areas of ecology, behavior, and natural history.
- Must have a passion to learn about the natural history of animals and plants and the ecosystems in which these organisms live and evolve.
- Must be driven to teach others what they learn about natural history.
- Must be a graduate student with exceptional academic performance and biological research.
- Must have a GPA greater than or equal to a 3.0.
- Undergraduate applicants must be enrolled in 6 units or more for the current Spring term.
- Graduate students must be enrolled in 4 units or more for the current Spring term.
Scholarship requirements
Disciplines
Biology
Locations
United States
Nationality
Any
Study experience required
High school
Age
Unknown
Application
Application deadline
03 Mar 2027
Must request 2 letters of recommendation via the _my_Matador Scholarships portal.
Letters of recommendation should highlight the student’s qualifications for the award, particularly his or her research interests and experiences in ecology, behavior, and/or natural history of terrestrial organisms.
Must upload: a copy of your most recent unofficial transcripts.
Must submit a personal statement.
The personal statement should be brief (no more than one typed, single-spaced page) and describe the student’s current involvement in research as well as the student’s future professional goals.
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