Dwight W. and Marguerite Bensend Forestry Scholarship

Recipients shall be majoring in forestry in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. The recipients shall have declared their intent to select the Forest Products Option or other Forestry specializations. The recipients must be enrolled as full-time students and be classified as a second semester sophomore. The recipients must have attended the Fall Camp required in the Forestry curriculum. Recipients shall have a minimum cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

Award
Varies
Deadline
10/18/2024
Supplemental Questions
  1. Are you a member of the 2024 Fall Forestry Camp Cohort, that is, are you enrolled in FOR 2060, fall semester 2024?
  2. To apply for the Dwight W. and Marguerite Bensend Forestry Scholarship: In a 400-word essay (+- 10%), discuss the significance of sustainable production of wood products to human society, including the implicit challenges and opportunities. Think about this in terms of all that you saw and learned at fall camp-both in the woods and in the mills. Your essay must be your original work, speaking directly to specific learning experiences during fall forestry camp. Any essay appearing to be the work of AI will result in rejection of the scholarship application.