Morris K. Udall Undergraduate Scholarships

The Morris Udall Foundation awards 2 one-year fellowships to doctoral candidates whose research concerns environmental public policy and/or environmental conflict resolution and who are entering their final year of writing the dissertation. Dissertation Fellowships are intended to cover both academic and living expenses.

In addition, there are scholarships for sophomore and junior level students who have demonstrated commitment to careers related to the environment; or have demonstrated commitment to careers related to tribal public policy or health care, and are Native American or Alaska Native. The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.

SU Contact: Dr. Susan Millar, swmillar@syr.edu, 443-5635

Award: 2 doctoral fellowships up to $24,000; 80 undergraduate scholarships of up to $5,000 and 50 honorable mentions of $350

Apply Directly or nominated by SU: Nominated by SU.

Eligibility notes: Each applicant must:

. have completed all coursework and passed all preliminary exams;

. have approval for the dissertation research proposal by February 3, 2006;

. be entering the final year of writing the dissertation;

. be a U.S. citizen, U.S. permanent resident, or U.S. national.

Ph.D. candidates who hold a fellowship for the purpose of writing the dissertation during the year preceding or coinciding with the Udall Fellowship are not eligible.