2024 AEP Scholarship

$1,500 Scholarship Award for a community college student

The Monterey Bay – Silicon Valley Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals (MB-SV AEP) is offering a $1,500 scholarship to a student interested in studying the environment and exploring an environmental career pathway. Students currently attending community colleges in the Monterey Bay–Silicon Valley region are eligible to apply. Winners will be selected based on their academic merit and personal statement, as described on the scholarship application form attached.

Eligibility

• Applicants should have an interest in pursuing an environmentally related discipline in college, such as environmental science, engineering, policy, planning, law, biology, natural resource management or geography.
• Applicants must be enrolled in classes during the 2023-2024 academic year.
• Applicants must attend a community college located within the Monterey Bay/Silicon Valley region. Eligible campuses include Monterey Peninsula College, Hartnell College, Cabrillo College, Gavilan College, West Valley College, Evergreen Valley College, San Jose City College, Mission College, DeAnza College and Foothill College.
• A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 is required. Scholarship recipients must provide proof of enrollment for the 2024 winter/spring semester that demonstrates the student is enrolled full-time prior to distribution of the award.

How to Apply
All application materials must be submitted via email by May 10, 2024 to students@aepmbsv.org.

• Refer to the application form below for information about required materials.
• More information about MB-SV AEP can be found online at: https://mbsv.califaep.org.
• Questions related to the scholarship should be directed to Kayleigh Limbach, Director of Student Programming and Outreach, via email to students@aepmbsv.org.

Scholarship applicants will be informed of decisions by the end of May 2024.