Department of Geosciences

Departmental Scholarships

David M. Schumaker Geology Scholarship (taking applications now)
The David M. Shumaker Geology Scholarship was created to honor David M. Shumaker. Funding for the scholarship has been provided by an anonymous donor through and endowed fund. The purpose of this scholarship is to assist students who plan to pursue a career in the gas and oil industry. Click here to download or print an application.

List of FHSU Available Departmental and Geosciences Related Scholarships
Click here to download or print a listing of scholarships available for the 2009-2010 school year.

Note: Scholarship application priority deadline is December 15th, final deadline is February 15th. You may apply throught the on-line scholarship journal.

A limited number of scholarships are available for students majoring in Geology or Geography. Other scholarships that can be added to departmental scholarships are FHSU's Award of Excellence scholarships ($500 or $900 depending on your ACT scores [21-23 and 24+ respectively]; as well as FHSUs Gold/Silver/Bronze/Copper Awards $1200/$800/$700/$500 - again per year and tied to ACT scores 28+/24-27/22-23/21 respectively. The Silver + Gold and Hispanic scholarships are renewable each year depending on maintaining a specified grade point.

If you have any questions, please contact Geosciences Department by e-mail [geosciences@fhsu.edu] or call (785) 628-5389