The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is dedicated to supporting students who are planning to engage in a
career in the environmental field.
As part of our support endeavors, we are offering $1,000 - $3,000 scholarships to undergraduate and
graduate students attending any accredited four-year college or university located within the counties
served by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
(San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Lake,
Mendocino, Trinity, Humboldt, and Del Norte).
The quantity of scholarships will depend on the number of applicants.
Additionally, scholarship recipients will receive a complimentary one-year student membership to AEP,
which includes all benefits of professional membership, including notification of social events and
programs and reduced rates for the annual State AEP Conference and CEQA workshops.
Notification of awards will be made by January 1, 2009.
The scholarships will be awarded at the
2009 AEP State Conference
to be held in San Francisco on March 15-18, 2009.
Recipients are expected to attend.
Refer to the following for more information:
2009 Student Scholarship Information and Application
To support this self-sustaining scholarship program, we are pursuing the following funding methods:
- Selling tabletop job advertising space at the CEQA Workshops coordinated by this Chapter;
- Selling newsletter advertising space;
- Selling scholarship sponsorships, with sponsor’s advertisements placed on scholarship materials;
- Holiday raffle;
- Dedicated program or event specifically for scholarship fundraising (e.g., an awards dinner);
- Donations collected at AEP programs and social events; and
- Supplementation from the Chapter’s budget.
We are also seeking three Chapter members to be a part of the selection committee.
The time commitment is expected to be minimal, as scholarship application materials will be scanned and
distributed to the committee and most of the selection process will be conducted via email.
Along with scholarship winners, members of the selection committee will be recognized at the
2009 AEP State Conference.
If you or your employer is interested in participating in AEP’s scholarship program in any
capacity or if you have any questions, please contact Jessica Viramontes at
jessica.viramontes@cajaeir.com.