ATTENTION:  We are not accepting scholarship applications at this time. Please check back in Spring 2010 for scholarship information and deadlines.

1) The Don and Reba Blaschke Scholarship (Not offered in 2009) for the Protection of the San Marcos River honors the parents of Kurt Blaschke, who graduated from Texas State Geography in 1996, for their life-long commitment to environmental appreciation and protection. One scholarship is awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicant must:

     1. be a graduate student or undergraduate student with a major in geography
     2. have demonstrated significant service to preserve and protect the San Marcos River and its surrounding                          environment as unique resources of San Marcos and Texas State University
     3. have a minimum overall and geography GPA for graduation

2) The Four Brothers Scholarship in Geography (Not offered in 2009) honors four brothers (Armand, Carlo, Cesare, and Vincenzo Stea) who, as sons of an immigrant family, made major contributions to painting, sculpture, design, and music in the Western Hemisphere throughout the 20th century. One $250 scholarship awarded each spring, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants can be a graduate or undergraduate student and must:

1. be a student who has come to the United States from another country
2. demonstrate financial need
3. demonstrate academic promise/achievement
4. be enrolled in at least 9-12 hours

3) The Richard A. Earl Gamma Theta Upsilon Geography Scholarship honors Dr. Richard A. Earl for his dedication and service to students, Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), and the Department of Geography. One scholarship awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:

1. be an active member of GTU
2. demonstrate outstanding service to GTU
3. provide evidence of service to the Department of Geography, Texas State , and the community
4. have a geography GPA of 3.5 or higher and an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher

4) The Lester Family Geography Scholarship  honors the James and Ingeborg Lester family. One scholarship awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:

1. be an undergraduate or graduate full-time geography major
2. have a minimum 3.0 overall Grade Point Average (GPA) if an undergraduate student or minimum 3.5 overall                  Grade Point Average (GPA) if a graduate student
3. write a 500-word essay demonstrating her or his community volunteerism

 5) The Joe and Jerry Moore Scholarship honors Joe G. Moore Jr. for his outstanding contributions to water resource policy development in Texas and the nation, as well as his lifelong commitment to professional excellence, and Jerry Moore for her unwavering support of Joe Moore's vision for the wise use of our water resources. One scholarship awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:

1. be an undergraduate or graduate student
2. have earned a grade of "A" in either GEO 3334, 5334, or 7334
3. have a GPA of 3.5 or higher
4. provide evidence of service to the department, the community, and the State of Texas
5. show financial need

6) The Adriana Samantha Visser Memorial Scholarship honors Adriana Samantha Visser, a bright little girl with the courage and fortitude to lovingly face an impossible situation. One scholarship awarded each spring pending available funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:

1. be a female who is either an undergraduate or graduate student in good standing as a major or minor in geography
2. be the caregiver of a disabled or handicapped child
3. if no one is eligible under criterion #2, be the caregiver of a dependent child

4. if more than one applicant is eligible, undergraduate students take precedence over graduate students
5. If there are 2 qualified undergraduate applicants (or 2 graduate applicants), the scholarship is awarded to                  the student with the highest scholastic achievement (i.e. highest grades, etc.)

 

7) The Irene L. Wahl Geography Scholarship honors Irene L. Wahl's love of geography, continuous support of persons succeeding in academics and her philosophy that "it is better to stumble along toward the right decision, than to run straight forward toward the wrong one." One scholarship awarded each spring pending funding, and applied to the following fall.

Applicants must:

1. be an undergraduate or graduate student
2. be a geography major
3. have a 3.0 overall GPA
4. be a female student enrolled in at least 9-12 hours
5. write a 500-word essay discussing her goals toward an element of geography (e.g., environmental                            issues/needs)
6. enrolled for 9-12 hours