This booklet
has been prepared for new and continuing students enrolled in
the College of Agriculture at California Polytechnic University,
Pomona. Because we know that our students make great sacrifices
in order to pursue their education, we have made every effort
to provide as much information as possible about available scholarships.
Additional scholarships are also
available through the Financial Aid Office located on the third
floor of the CLA building (bldg. 98-T3-3). For more information,
please visit that office or call them at (909) 869-3700.
Unless noted otherwise, questions
about specific scholarships should be directed to the appropriate
department. Suggestions on how to improve this booklet are welcome
and should be submitted to Laura Ramirez, College of Agriculture,
California State Polytechnic University, 3801 W. Temple Avenue,
Pomona, California 91768, or by calling (909) 869-2869, or send
your suggestions by FAX to (909) 869-4454 or e-mail to lmramirez1@csupomona.edu.
Wayne R. Bidlack
Dean, College of Agriculture
Fall 2000
Dean's Office: Building 2, Room
216 Contact: Janet Mundy (909) 869-2205
Award: 3 awards of $600 each
Criteria:
- Open to incoming students admitted for the following academic
year to any major degree program in the College of Agriculture,
Cal Poly Pomona
- Achievement based on official transcripts and, for freshman,
SAT and ACT test scores
- Extracurricular and leadership activities
- Work experience and/or career development in areas related to
chosen major
- Written essay
Application:
- Available in Dean's Office
Deadline: July 1
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Department Office: Building
2, Room 123
Department Contact: Gail Larsen (909) 869-2216
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores and juniors majoring in animal & veterinary
science
- Must have completed a minimum of two quarters at Cal Poly Pomona
and be currently enrolled as a full-time student
- Interests in the food animal sciences with preference for the
care and management of large ruminants
- Good representative of the Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Department as indicated by academic excellence, participation
in university, college, department and student activities
- Students will be selected by the faculty of the Animal &
Veterinary Sciences Department
- A minimum Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 2.5
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: As posted by the department
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to animal science majors with 3 or more quarters in residence
at Cal Poly Pomona
- Minimum GPA - 3.0 for 120 or more units or on Cal Poly Pomona
course work for transfer students
- Must represent the best example of a person who will work in
that phase of the animal agriculture profession for which the
department wishes to train people
Application: Selected by faculty
Deadline: Contact department office for details
Award: 2 awards of $500 each
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores and juniors majoring in Animal & Veterinary
Sciences
- Must have completed a minimum of 2 quarters at Cal Poly Pomona
and be currently enrolled as a full-time student
- Interests as a career goal in the care, management and/or promotion
of livestock, poultry, and companion or exotic animals/birds.
Students interested in post-harvest technology and/or associated
business aspects are also encouraged to apply.
- Good representative of the Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Department as indicated by academic excellence, participation
in university, college, department and student activities
- Students will be selected by the faculty of the Animal &
Veterinary Sciences Department
- Minimum Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 2.5
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: As posted by the department
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores and juniors majoring in animal science with
at least one year of course work at Cal Poly Pomona
- Genuine interest and talent in applied animal production
- Must be actively involved in department and student body activities
- Students must be, at least partially, supporting their own education
- Students must give freely of their own time and help others
- Students who are not only involved in activities but persevere
until the activities are completed
- Minimum Cal Poly GPA of 2.2
- Deadline for applications: As posted by the Department
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores or juniors majoring in Animal & Veterinary
Sciences
- Must have completed a minimum of 2 quarters at Cal Poly Pomona
and be currently enrolled as a full-time student
- Interests as a career goal and demonstrated involvement in the
care, management, production, and/or promotion of livestock, poultry,
and companion or exotic animals/birds
- Good representative of the Animal & Vet. Sciences Dept.
as indicated by academic excellence, participation in University,
College, Department and student activities
- Students will be selected by the faculty of the Animal &
Vet. Sciences Dept.
- Minimum Cal Poly GPA of 2.5
- Deadline for applications: As posted by the Department
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Awarded to the freshman with the highest GPA for 24 or more
units at the end of the winter quarter of the freshman year. Evidence
of participation in extracurricular activities of the department
must also be demonstrated.
- Deadline for applications: As posted by the Department
Criteria:
- Open to graduate students majoring in dairy nutrition or who
demonstrate a genuine interest in dairy nutrition
- Applicants must be nominated by a graduate faculty advisor in
the form of a letter not to exceed two pages
- Selection will be based on applicant's background, experience,
research interests/goals, activities with groups or organizations
(national, regional, local) which demonstrate an overall willingness
and desire to pursue a career in dairy nutrition
- Applicants must submit:
- One-page biography
- Summary statement describing candidate's goals, research and
activities demonstrating leadership as a student and within the
animal industry (two pages)
- Optionally, one or two one-page letters of recommendation in
addition to a letter by the nominating faculty member
- Submit materials to: Dr. John E. Trei, Cal Poly Pomona, 3801
West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
Application: No formal application; letter of nomination by faculty
member
Deadline: June 30
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to graduate students majoring in dairy nutrition or who
demonstrate a genuine interest in dairy nutrition
- Applicants must be nominated by a graduate faculty advisor in
the form of a letter not to exceed two pages
- Selection will be based on applicant's background, experience,
research interests/goals, activities with groups or organizations
(national, regional, local) which demonstrate an overall willingness
and desire to pursue a career in dairy nutrition
- Applicants must submit:
- One-page biography
- Summary statement describing candidate's goals, research and
activities demonstrating leadership as a student and within the
animal industry (two pages)
- Optionally, one or two one-page letters of recommendation in
addition to a letter by the nominating faculty member
- Submit materials to: Dr. John E. Trei, Cal Poly Pomona, 3801
West Temple Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768
Application: No formal application; letter of nomination by faculty
member
Deadline: June 30
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores and juniors majoring in animal & veterinary
science with at least one year of course work at Cal Poly Pomona
- Must have completed a minimum of two quarters at Cal Poly Pomona
and be currently enrolled as a full-time student
- Interests in beef cattle management or large animal medicine
as indicated by active involvement in breeding, feeding, production
and management programs or ownership of livestock
- Good representative of the Animal & Veterinary Sciences
Department and student activities
- Students will be selected by the faculty of the animal &
veterinary sciences department
- A minimum Cal Poly Pomona GPA of 2.5
Application: Contact Lynette Echeverria, P.O. Box 523, Lebec,
CA 93243
Deadline: Contact department for deadline
Award: Contact NPFDA Scholarship Foundation
Criteria:
- Upcoming college junior or senior
- Enrolled as full-time agricultural student
Application: NPFDA Scholarship Foundation, 958 McEver Rd. Ext.,
Unit B-5, Gainesville, GA 30504
Deadline: May 31
Award: Up to $5,000 per year for undergraduates and up to $10,000
per year for graduate studies
Criteria:
- Full-time undergraduate student who has completed at least 2
years of a 4 year pre-veterinary medicine or other biomedical
science curriculum at an accredited college or university
- Graduate student who has completed no more than 1 year of study
in veterinary medicine
- U.S. Citizen
Application: www.aphis.usda.gov/mb/mrphr/stw.html
Deadline: March 1
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- GPA of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale
- Open to sophomores, juniors or seniors pursuing an approved
program in animal/meat/food science or related agricultural engineering
in an accredited educational institution
- Applicants should be planning a career associated with the red
meats and/or poultry meats industry
- Applicants should cite all activities that demonstrate leadership
qualities, intellectual growth and breadth of interests
- Financial need will not be a consideration for this award
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: May 1
Award: 2 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- For majors in animal and/or food sciences with orientation toward
the science of red and/or poultry meats
- GPA of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale
- Open to sophomores, juniors or seniors pursuing an approved
program in animal/meat/food science or related agricultural engineering
in an accredited educational institution
- Applicants should be planning a career associated with the red
meats and/or poultry meats industry
- Applicants should cite all activities that demonstrate leadership
qualities, intellectual growth and breadth of interests
- Financial need will not be a consideration for this award
Application: Available in department
office or contact National Meat Association Scholarship Foundation,
1970 Broadway, Suite 825, Oakland, CA 94612
Deadline: May 1
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- For majors in Agricultural Engineering or Food Engineering with
an orientation to Meat Science/Food Science
- GPA of at least 3.0 on a four-point scale
- Open to sophomores, juniors or seniors pursuing an approved
program in animal/meat/food science or related agricultural engineering
in an accredited educational institution
- Applicants should be planning a career associated with the red
meats and/or poultry meats industry
- Applicants should cite all activities that demonstrate leadership
qualities, intellectual growth and breadth of interests
- Financial need will not be a consideration for this award
Application: Available in department office or contact National
Meat Association Scholarship Foundation, 1970 Broadway, Suite
825, Oakland, CA 94612. Applications and information usually available
in January/February.
Deadline: May 1
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Department Office: Building 45, Room
104
Department Contact: Diahann Harris (909) 869-3377
Award - 1000
Criteria:
- Open to all students majoring in apparel merchandising and management
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Essay required on research in apparel industry
Application: Available in department
office
Deadline: August
Criteria:
- Open to full-time students majoring in apparel merchandising
and management
- Faculty/sponsor recommendation required
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: November
Criteria:
- Open to all apparel merchandising and management majors
- Student paper competition - latest developments for industrial/technical
fabrics industry
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Abstract due in March
Criteria:
- Open to junior or senior majoring in apparel merchandising and
management with minimum of one quarter remaining after summer
study
- Statement of goals
- Statement of achievements
- Letters of recommendation
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: May 31
Criteria:
- Open to full-time students majoring in apparel merchandising
and management
- Minimum of 3.0 GPA
- Letters of recommendation
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: January
Criteria:
- Open to apparel merchandising and management majors
- Essay required
- Letters of recommendation
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
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Department Office: Building 2, Room
215
Department Contact: Ardith Barr (909) 869-2212
Award: Number and amount of awards vary
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores, juniors, seniors majoring in FMAM and agricultural
education (with a minor in FMAM)
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Involvement in extra-curricular activities
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
Award: Amount varies
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in FMAM
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Involvement in extracurricular activities
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
Award: 2 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- Open to juniors or seniors majoring in FMAM
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Interest in food distribution
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors majoring in FMAM
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Full-time enrollment
- Interest in food distribution
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in FMAM
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Interest in food distribution
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
Award: $250
Criteria:
- Open to seniors in FMAM and Agricultural Education.
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April
Award: Amount varies
Criteria:
- Open to sophomore, junior, and senior
FMAM students
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Full-time student with 12 units or more per quarter
- Actively involved in NAMA
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: February
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Department Office: Building 7, Room
110
Department Contact: Nancy Gonzalez (909) 869-2066
Award: $400
Criteria:
- Foods and Nutrition major with an option in Food Science, or
Food Science & Technology major
- Minimum of 36 units completed at Cal Poly
- Junior or senior standing or graduate
- GPA of 3.0 or above for all college work, 3.5 GPA in major
- Extra-curricular activities
- Leadership qualities
- Potential for success in a career in Food Science
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Contact department office
Criteria:
California Students entering the second year of an accredited
coordinated undergraduate program or an accredited dietetic internship,
or AP4 program
Recipient category can vary from year to year
Academic ability - 25%, financial need - 25%
Letter of application - 15%, work or volunteer experience - 15%,
extracurricular activities - 5%, letters of recommendation - 15%
Application - Avaliable in department
office
Deadline for applications: April 15
Award: 3 awards of $250-1,500 each
Criteria:
- Open to full-time Cal Poly Pomona students who are residents
of California
- Career goals in food science, food in business, or nutrition
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: March 15
Award - Total fund of $10,000
Criteria:
Undergraduate status in Nutrition or physical education; 2.5 GPA
Graduate status in Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, AP4 program,
3.0 GPA
Minority status, African American, American Indian/Alaska Native,
Asian/Pacific Islander (Includes East Indian), Latino/Hispanic.
Encourages students to consider careers in adolescent nutrition
and fitness
Letter describing financial need, academic goals, and community
nutrition activities
Essay of 500 to 1000 words, -The Three Most Important Nutrition
or Fitness Challenges Facing California's Adolescents......And
Here is What I would Do.-
Application - Avaliable in department
office
Deadline for applications: March 31
Award: 1,000 per year full-time; $500 part-time
Criteria:
- Major in hotel, restaurant, food management or dietetics program
- Pursue a career in healthcare food service management
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: March 1
Award: Varies from $1,000 to 2,500
Criteria:
- Full-time student with strong academic record, good character
references
- Demonstrate financial need
- Preparedness for career in editorial, public relations or a
related aspect of communications in the foodservice industry
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: March 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Must have completed one year of undergraduate and have at least
one semester remaining
- Letter of intent to describe how the scholarship would assist
in meeting goals in foodservice
- 3.0 grade average, two letters of recommendation
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: June 1
Criteria:
- Completion of the academic requirements in an ADA-accredited/approved
college or university program for minimum standing as a junior
- Demonstrate or show promise of being a valuable, contributing
member of the profession
- U.S. Citizenship
Application:
www.eatright.org/scholelig.html
Deadline: February 13
Criteria:
- For students who have applied to an ADA-accredited dietetic
internship and who are participating in the computer matching
process; appointments must be confirmed by the date specified
on the application form
- Demonstrate or show promise of being a valuable, contributing
member of the profession
- U.S. citizenship
Application: www.eatright.org/scholelig.html
Deadline: February 13
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to undergraduates working toward a baccalaureate degree
- Scholastic record
- Participation in Phi U and other collegiate activities
- Statement of professional aims and goals
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phiu/
Deadline: February 1
Award: $300
Criteria:
- Awarded to a homemaker who may or may not have completed a home
economics degree and desires to continue an education for either
undergraduate or graduate work in family & consumer sciences
which will enable the individual to be gainfully employed
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phiu/
Deadline: February 1
Award: $650
Criteria:
- Open to undergraduate students majoring in family and consumer
sciences or related area
- Preference given to majors in child/family or home economics
education
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phiu/
Deadline: February 1
Award: $300
Criteria:
- Awarded to undergraduate for excellence in writing. The recipient's
article will be published in the Phi Upsilon Omicron Journal,
The Candle.
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phiu/
Deadline: February 1
Award: 3 awards of $300 each
Criteria:
- Awarded to undergraduates for outstanding leadership and participation
in collegiate and community programs
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phiu/
Deadline: February 1
Award: $1,500
Criteria:
- Open to non-traditional student working toward a baccalaureate
degree in home economics or foods and nutrition
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phiu/
Deadline: February 1
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores or juniors who are full-time students majoring
in family and consumer Sciences (FN)
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Membership in AAFCS/California Affiliate
- Potential contribution to family and consumer sciences
- Financial need
- Professional and personal characteristics
- Scholarship and special aptitudes
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.aafcs.org
Deadline: March 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Full time student in a family and consumer sciences major (or
FN)
- Attends accredited school, or lives within L.A. District
- Membership in AAFCS
- 3.0 cumulative grade point average
- Statement from applicant not to exceed 300 words including:
- Motivating influences for selecting major
- Explanation of professional aspirations in this field
- Achievements and awards, need for financial assistance
- Letters of recommendation
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.aafcs.org
Deadline: May 1
Award: Scholarship amounts and availability vary from year to
year
Criteria:
- Open to family and consumer sciences undergraduates, including
Foods & Nutrition
Application: Contact Dr. Bonita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.aafcs.org
Deadline: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer
Award: Scholarship amounts and availability vary from year to
year
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in family and consumer sciences in
one of the following areas: child development, clothing and textiles,
consumer education-family finance, food and nutrition, housing-interior
design
- High scholarship
-Financial need
- Good character and health
- Activities and achievements
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.aafcs.org
Deadline: Mid-April
Award: 2 awards of $1,500 each
Criteria:
- Open to students with a career interest
in the fresh fruit and vegetable juice and products industry
- Short essay
Application: Anna Marie Barlet, Horticulture, Plant & Soil
Science Department, (909) 869-2214
Deadline: April 15
Award: Vary up to $2,000
Criteria:
- Open to fruit industries majors
or others with a demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in
the citrus fruit industry
Application: Anna Marie Barlet, Horticulture, Plant & Soil
Science Department, (909) 869-2214
Deadline: April 15
Award: Number of awards varies in amounts of $400 to $5,000
Criteria:
- Planned or current enrollment in an advanced degree program.
Students enrolled in the academic component of a dietetic internship
or pre-professional practice program (AP4) this combines with
a graduate program should apply for a graduate scholarship.
- Intention to practice in the field of dietetics
- U.S. citizenship
Application: www.eatright.org./scholelig.html
Deadline: February 13
Criteria:
- For students who have applied to an ADA-accredited dietetic
internship
- Demonstrate or show promise of being a valuable, contributing
member of the profession
- U.S. citizenship
Application: www.eatright.org./scholelig.html
Deadline: February 13
Award: Vary $250 to $1,500
Criteria:
- Open to full-time Cal Poly Pomona students who are residents
of California
- Career goals in food science, food in business, or nutrition
Application: www.eatright.org./scholelig.html
Deadline: March 15
Award: Up to $5,000
Criteria:
- Concerned with research and development
in FNCS or FN
- Proposals accepted for basic research, community service projects,
student or model programs, development of educational materials,
leadership conferences, educational seminars, and workshops.
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.aafcs.org
Deadline: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer
Award: $2,000
Criteria:
- Open to family and consumer sciences
majors (including majors in nutrition and allied fields)
- Membership in AAFCS - Calif. Affiliate
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Evidence of leadership
- Indication of expected professional contribution to home economics
or to Nutrition and allied fields
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.aafcs.org
Deadline: March 15
Award: 2 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- For postgraduate work leading to a
master's degree in an area of family and consumer sciences
- Scholastic record
- Statement of professional aims and goals
- Participation in Phi U and other professional and community
organizations
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phi/
Deadline: February 1
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to graduate students at the master's, doctoral, or post-doctoral
level
- Research prospectus must accompany the application and show
organization and demonstrate need for research
- Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phi/
Deadline: February 1
Award: 2 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- Study at the master's or doctoral
level in family and consumer sciences or a related area
Must be a member of Phi Upsilon Omicron
Application: Contact Dr. Bonnita Farmer, (909) 869-2225, or www.ianr.unl.edu/phi/
Deadline: February 1
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Department Office:
Building 2, Room 209
Department Contact: Anna Marie Barlet: (909) 869-2214
Criteria:
- Open to incoming freshmen and transfer students admitted to
the following academic year
- Demonstrated interest in fruit industries or horticultural careers
in the tree fruit industry
Application: Avaliable in department office
Deadline for applications: June 1
Award: $750
Criteria:
- Open to first-time freshmen applying for programs within the
department: horticulture, agronomy, fruit industries, soil science,
agricultural biology
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: August 1 (scholarship will be awarded during the following
fall quarter)
Award: $750
Criteria:
- Open to a community college transfer student applying for programs
within the department: horticulture, agronomy,
fruit industries, soil science, agricultural biology
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: August 1 (scholarship will be awarded during the
following fall quarter)
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to incoming freshmen and transfer students admitted to
the following academic year.
- Demonstrated interest to fruit industries or related career
but open to all potential majors.
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: June 1
Established in memory of Professor James Degen of the Ornamental
Horticulture Department for his career contributions to the University
and horticultural industry.
Award: $250
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in horticulture
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Established in memory of Professor William Sparks, former Chair
of the Ornamental Horticulture Department.
Award: $200
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in horticulture with an interest in
landscaping
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Established by Peter Ueberroth in memory of Jim Hastie, a student
interested in parks and recreation.
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in horticulture
- Demonstrated interest in parks and recreation development
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Established in memory of Professor Harry Welch, the founder
of the soil science program at Cal Poly Pomona. Dr. Welch also
served as the coordinator for the building of the campus during
the sixties and early seventies.
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in soil
science
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Established in memory of Ms. Esther Spain-Bey, an agricultural
biology student. Funds are administered and awarded by the Agricultural
Biology Club.
Award: $200
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in agricultural biology
- Participation in departmental, college, and/or university activities
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Established in memory of Mike Mitchell, an agronomy student
in the mid-seventies who passed away unexpectedly from cancer.
Funds awarded by the Los Rancheros Club
Award: $100
Criteria:
- Open to active Los Rancheros Club members
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Established by alumni of Services and Inspection/Agricultural
Biology to honor the two professors who established the Agricultural
Biology major and Integrated Pest Management programs, well known
throughout the U.S. for developing high quality graduates.
Award: $250
Criteria:
- Open to agricultural biology majors and active members of the
Agricultural Biology Club
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $100
Criteria: -
- Open to all students majoring in agronomy or soil science.
- Based on GPA, leadership activities and community service
- Recipient selected by department faculty in agronomy and soil
science
- Recipient will be highlighted in Agronomy News
- Must have completed departmental scholarship application on
file in Department Office
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: November 23
Statewide and Los Angeles County Chapters
Award: $200
Criteria:
- Open to students in Agricultural Biology, Horticulture, Agronomy,
Soil Science students interested in pursuing careers in the consulting
field
- 2.5 GPA
- Career goals, financial need, extracurricular activities
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use CAPCA application form available in department
office
Deadline: May 1
Los Angeles Chapter
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to students with a demonstrated interest in retail nursery
management or production
- Based on financial need
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use CAN L.A. Chapter application form available in
department office
Deadline: May 31
Award: $1000
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores and juniors majoring in agronomy, crop science
or crop production
- Demonstrated interest in seed industry
- 2.75 GPA
- Full-time enrollment
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $1000
Criteria:
- Open to full-time students majoring in horticulture
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Work experience in contracting or landscape management
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to juniors majoring in ornamental horticulture and who
are interested in
golf course management and design
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Full-time student
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to ornamental horticulture or park administration majors
- Junior or Seniors planning a career in parks or landscape contracting
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to juniors and seniors majoring in ornamental horticulture
- Outstanding students who show promise and commitment to the
horticulture profession
- Financial need
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use LAF/CLAS Foundation application form
available in department office
Deadline: April 1
Award: $2,500
Criteria:
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Open to students in Ag Biology, Agronomy, Soil Science.
- Demonstrated interest in entering the production agriculture/pest
management area.
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Minimum GPA 2.75
- Open to all students in the original majors of Fruit Industries,
Ag Biology, Agronomy, Soil Science, and Horticulture
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to sophomores, juniors and seniors majoring in fruit industries
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: Vary up to $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to all students majoring in agronomy and soil science
- Demonstrated interest in an agriculturally related career
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in department
office
Deadline: April 15
Award: Vary up to $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to all students majoring in agronomy and soil science
- Demonstrated interest in an agriculturally related career
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental scholarship form available in department
office
Deadline: April 15
Award: 2 awards of $1,500 each
Criteria:
- Open to students with a career interest in the fresh fruit and
vegetable juice
and products industry
- Short essay
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental application form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: 2 awards of $1,500 each
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in horticulture with an interest in
landscape and/or
nursery management
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental application form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to students interested in the golf course industry
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use SCGCSA application form available in
department office
Deadline: February 1
Award: Varies up to $2,000
Criteria:
- Open to fruit industries majors or others with a demonstrated
interest in pursuing careers in the citrus fruit industry
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Use departmental application form available in
department office
Deadline: April 15
Established for Charles P. Lake, Founder of Rain for Rent,
an international irrigation equipment company. Offices are located
throughout California agricultural areas.
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to all agriculture majors; preference given to students
specializing in irrigation and soils technology
- Must be enrolled at Cal Poly Pomona
Application: Contact Horticulture, Plant & Soil Science Department
or Rain for Rent, Inc., P.O. Box 2248, Bakersfield, CA 93303-2248
Deadline: May 31
Established in memory of A. W. Bodine, a director of Sunkist
Growers.
Award: $3,000 (renewable)
Criteria:
- Open to all undergraduate agriculture majors who have backgrounds
in agriculture
- Financial need
Application: Obtain applications from Sunkist Growers, Inc.,
P.O. Box 7888, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7888 or
from the Horticulture/Plant & Soil Science
Department
Deadline: April 30
Award: 2 awards of $500 each
Criteria:
- Minimum GPA 2.5
- Resident of California
- At least sophomore level standing
- Based on essay, leadership activities, and related job experience
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Late November
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Minimum GPA 2.5
- Undergraduate - Sophomore level
- Based on essay, resume (activities, experience, honors), and
GPA
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Late December
Award: Varies to $1,500 per year (renewable)
Criteria:
- Minimum GPA 2.5
- Awards based on essay on career goals, resume, and letters of
recommendation
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Late April
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to top applicants from the department who have been nominated
by the department chair.
- Full-time student
- Interest in a horticultural specialization, i.e., gardens, nursery,
pomology, floriculture, vegetables
Application: Use American Society of Horticultural Science
(ASHS) application form available in department
office
Deadline: February 1
Award: $2,500
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in agriculture from a cotton-producing
region of California
- Minimum GPA 3.0
- Recipient selected based on application and/or interview by
the Board
Application: Use Calcot Seitz application form available in
department office
Deadline: March 31
Award: Number and Amounts vary
Criteria:
- Open to horticulture and fruit industries students interested
in pursuing careers in the nursery or pomology industry
- Applications must be mailed to California Association of Nurserymen
office, 3947 Lennane Drive, Suite 150, Sacramento, CA 95834
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: March 15
Award: Vary up to $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to ornamental horticulture students
- Based on career goals, financial need, work experience, GPA,
and extracurricular activities
Application: Use LEAF scholarship application form
available in department office
Deadline: February 1
Award: 2 awards of $250 each
Criteria:
- Open to students who are interested in pursuing a soil science
or closely
related degree leading to a career in resource management and/or
conservation.
- Based on academic achievement and leadership
Application: Use Professional Soil Scientists Associates
application form available in department office
Deadline: May 1
Award: $500
Criteria:
- Open to students interested in urban forestry or arboriculture
- Full-time student majoring in horticulture
- GPA, community and professional involvement, short essay
Application: Use Street Tree Seminar application packet
available in department office
Deadline: November
Award: 2 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in horticulture, plant science, botany
or agronomy
- Interest in green industry communications
Application: Use TOCA application form available in
department office
Deadline: March 1
Award: $2,000
Criteria:
- Students family must be a member of California Citrus Mutual
(a citrus grower)
- Student must have a major or minor in an agricultural related
field
Application: Liz (559) 592-3790
Deadline: July 3
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Department Office: Building 45, Room
104
Department Contact: Diahann Harris (909) 869-2220
Award: 2 awards of $500 each
Criteria:
- To be announced
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Fall quarter
Award: 6 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- Completion of sophomore work (engineering, agricultural and/or
urban water supply, environmental studies or public administration)
- 3.0 GPA
- Candidates compete statewide
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April
Award: 17 awards of $1,000 each
Criteria:
- Open to qualified college students pursuing a career in agriculture,
particularly in the field of irrigation technology. Students must
be enrolled in an accredited school of agriculture
- Some preference will be made to those students who are specializing
in irrigation and soils technology
- In the event that applicants are equal in academic achievements
and in extra-curricular activities at the campus, the scholarship
will be awarded on the basis of need.
- Transcripts are required with each application
- Successful applicants must attend a Rain for Rent orientation
meeting
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: April
Award: Up to 3 awards of $500 each
Criteria:
- Undergraduate standing; full-time enrollment
- Open to Cal Poly Pomona landscape irrigation science majors
and landscape irrigation design minors
- Minimum enrollment of 12 units; 2.5 GPA required
- Extra-curricular and leadership activities
- Work experience related to irrigation/water agencies
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Apply during Fall quarter
Award: Minimum $500
Criteria:
- Undergraduate student with a strong interest in irrigation and
water management
- Open to Cal Poly Pomona landscape irrigation science majors
and landscape irrigation design minors
- Minimum enrollment of 12 units with a 3.0 GPA
- Extra-curricular, leadership and work experience considered
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: Contact department
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Department Office: Building 29, Room
100
Department Contact: Kari Lenggiere (909) 869-2224
Award: $600
Criteria:
- Open to incoming freshmen who have been admitted to the following
academic year
- Full-time enrollment (minimum 12 units per quarter)
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- Demonstrated strong interest and dedication to the Arabian breed
and/or the equine industry
- Demonstrated strengths and dedication in the areas of citizenship
and leadership
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: January 12
Award: 4 - 8 awards of $600 each
Criteria:
- Open to full-time Cal Poly Pomona students enrolled in a minimum
of 12 units per quarter
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Evidence of contributions to the promotion and welfare of the
Arabian horse must be shown
- The scholarship will be divided evenly between the winter and
spring quarters
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: January 12
Award: $600
Criteria:
- Open to full-time Cal Poly Pomona students majoring in Animal
Science, preferably Equine Industry Option
- Minimum 12 units per quarter
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Demonstrated interest and involvement in the California light
horse industry
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: January 12
Award: 2 - 3 awards of $600 each
Criteria:
- Open to full-time Cal Poly Pomona students majoring in animal
science or other agriculture program
- Full-time student
- Minimum 12 units per quarter
- Minimum GPA of 2.5
- Must demonstrate interest and involvement in California light
horse industry
Application: Available in department office
Deadline: January 12
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Award: Number of awards varies; amount $700 or $2,500
Criteria:
- Open to students majoring in agriculture, architecture, business
administration, communications, engineering, environmental science,
mining and related programs
- Demonstrate interest in innovation for a sustainable future-management
and use of coal combustion products
Application: American Coal Ash Assoc. Ed. Foundation, Attn: Scholarship
Committee, 2760 Eisenhower Ave., Suite 304, Alexandria, VA 22314-4553;
Phone 703-317-2400; Fax 703-317-2409; Internet http://www.ACAA-USA.org;
e-mail ACAA-USA@acaa-usa.com
Deadline: Fall and spring (see website)
Award: Up to 7 awards of $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to senior high school students planning to enter a 4-year
college or university in California and major in agriculture,
and college students majoring in agriculture, international studies,
or in a teacher credential program
- Resident of California
- 3.0 GPA
- Personal statement of no more than 2 typed pages (double spaced)
indicating reasons for pursuing desired career and life goals
- Transcripts
- Two current letters of recommendation (one must be professional
educator)
- Formal interview with scholarship committee
Application: Competitive Programs Department, California
Exposition and State Fair, P.O. Box 15649,
Sacramento, CA 95852-1649 or call (916) 263
3010
Deadline: May 23
Award: Number and amounts vary between $150-$1,000
Criteria:
- Must have completed at least one quarter at Cal Poly Pomona
by the end of fall quarter
- Be enrolled in at least 8 units (4 units for graduate students)
during the following winter quarter
- Minimum GPA of 2.0
Application: Tolly Scarborough, Counseling & Psychology
Services, Cal Poly Pomona, Building 26,
Room 123A, (909) 869-3225
Deadline: Contact Tolly Scarborough
Award: 4 awards of $3,000 each for undergrads; 4 awards of $3,000
each for graduate students
Criteria:
- Open to undergraduates entering junior or senior year majoring
in dairy foods, food science and technology, or food technology
marketing, including agricultural economics or agricultural business
management with course work and/or thesis emphasis in food science
or dairy foods
- Must be a U.S. or Canadian citizen
Application: Dairy Recognition and Education Foundation,
1451 Dolley Madison Blvd., McLean, Virginia
22101-3850; Phone 703-761-2600; Fax 703-761
4334
Deadline: November 3; applications and supporting
materials (7 copies) should be submitted to
Department Head who is to forward then to
DREF by the deadline; awards are announced in
March
Award: Number and amounts vary
Criteria:
- Open to college-bound high school students or students already
in college interested in the world of dogs
- Academic ability, character, leadership and need
Application: Allene McKewen, P. O. Box 22322, St. Petersburg,
FL 33742-2322
Deadline: December 31
Award: $1,000
Criteria:
- Open to undergraduate students pursuing degrees in education
- Submit essay demonstrating an understanding of the problem of
coercive unionism in the education community
Application: Future Teacher Scholarship, c/o National Institute
for Labor Relations Research, 5211 Port Royal Road, Springfield,
VA 22151; Phone (703) 321-9606; e-mail info@nilrr.org;
website www.nilrr.org
Deadline: March 30
Award: 8 awards of $500 each
Criteria:
- Open to students of Chicano/Hispanic/Latino heritage and identity
- Continuing full-time student at Cal Poly Pomona
- 2.5 Cumulative GPA
- High school transcripts (freshmen only)
- Copy of offer of financial aid (if applicable)
- Essay
Application: Manual Saucedo, School of Education and
Integrative Studies, Cal Poly Pomona, Bldg. 94,
Room 375, (909) 869-4480
Deadline: March 31
Award: 3 or more awards of $250 each
Criteria:
- Open to Cal Poly Pomona students of Chicana/o or Latina/o descent
- 2.0 cumulative GPA
- Essay addressing applicant's participation in campus activities,
involvement in the community, career and/or educational goals
- Tow letters of recommendation
- Previous scholarship recipients are not eligible
Application: Manual Saucedo, School of Education and
Integrative Studies, Cal Poly Pomona, Bldg. 94,
Room 375, (909) 869-4480
Deadline: March 31
