Kathy Johnson Outreach Scholarship

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Oregon Chapter, The Wildlife Society

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One award offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Applicant's major field of study must be relevant to wildlife science.
  2. Must be a full-time student in a degree program within the state of Oregon.
  3. Must be an undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student at time of application.
  4. Must be a member of the Oregon Chapter of The Wildlife Society, but may join at time of scholarship application.
  5. Must be a non-traditional student (including minorities, students with disabilities, older returning students, single parents, or students making a career shift into natural resources).
  6. This award is for U.S. students.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is for a non-traditional undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student. Applicants must attend an Oregon school and pursue a degree in a field of study related to wildlife science.

Application requirements for the Kathy Johnson Outreach Scholarship are:

  • Recommendation letter
  • Application form
  • Personal statement
  • Resume
  • Personal references (3)
Additional Information: This award is intended to foster diversity within the Society, and will be based on academic performance and leadership. Nontraditional students include minorities, students with disabilities, older returning students, single parents, or students making a career shift into natural resources. Awards will be selected based on the criteria specified in each scholarship description. Examples of additional selection criteria that may be considered are as follows: Leadership of a student organization; Development or participation in a special project; Service on a professional, Department or University committee; Volunteer work in service to the profession; Participation in an inter-departmental or intra-departmental project to foster cooperation among disciplines; Providing service to other students, such as tutoring or mentoring; Promoting professional, Department or University efforts to increase student diversity; Overcoming adversity in academic or personal life to achieve education and professional goals; Member of underrepresented group (e.g., gender, ethnic, racial, first college student in family); Presenting at a professional or other natural resource-related meeting (poster or paper); and Publication of a manuscript or other resource-related publications.

Award Amount: $600 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $600.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Saturday, December 7

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Saturday, December 7

The application deadline date has not yet been finalized for this year, but is expected to remain the same as last year. The deadline date shown here is tentative based on last year's date. Please check back in late October for a refreshed application deadline date. Application information is available on the Oregon Chapter, The Wildlife Society website at the address provided. To be considered for this award, students must submit a completed application form, a one-page cover letter addressing the topics listed at the provider website, and a recent resume of the student's academic and professional work. This scholarship award will be provided to an advanced graduate student for academic standing and excellence in research. The winner of this scholarship will be required to give a presentation on their research at the annual meeting (typically held in mid-February). Applications and all supporting documents must be emailed to Nancy Allen using the contact information provided above. Emails must be received by the deadline date.
About Oregon Chapter, The Wildlife Society:
Contact Information: Nancy Allen, Scholarship Chair
Address: P.O. Box 2378 Corvallis, Oregon 97339-2378

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