saveRockefeller State Wildlife Scholarship
Sponsored by: Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance
Applicant must have earned 60 or more hours of graded college credit with a cumulative 2.5 GPA. If applicant is enrolled in a post-graduate program in an eligible college or university as a full-time student, applicant must have a cumulative 3.0 GPA on all credits earned in graduate school and be pursuing a graduate degree in forestry, wildlife, or marine science as it pertains to wildlife.
FAQ
| Application Deadline | July 1 |
|---|---|
| Scholarship, Grant, Fellowship or Contest | Scholarship |
| Number of Applications | 45 |
| Required areas of study | forestry, marine science, wildlife |
| Awarded every year? | yes |
| Renewable? Renewable if recipient has not received scholarship for more than five academic years (three undergraduate and two graduate); and by the end of the academic year (spring term) have earned at least 24 hours of earned credits during the fall, winter, and spring terms at a school defining 12 semester or eight quarter hours as the minimum for full-time undergraduate status, or earn at least 18 hours total credit during the fall, winter, and spring terms at a school defining nine semester hours as a minimum for full-time graduate status. Recipient must achieve a cumulative 2.5 GPA as an undergraduate student, or 3.0 GPA as a graduate student at the end of each academic year; maintain continuous enrollment as a full-time student unless granted an exception by LOSFA; and continue to pursue a course of study leading to an undergraduate or graduate degree in wildlife, forestry, or marine science, in order to renew the scholarship. |
yes |
| Must be repaid? Award must be repaid if recipient fails to earn a degree in an eligible major. |
yes |
| Required to attend a specific school? | yes |
| Is a separate application required? | yes |
