Department of Geography and Planning CSU, Chico
Scholarships & Awards
On-Campus Opportunities
The department has four scholarships specifically awarded to Geography and Planning students each year. These are the Robert Erving, Professor Lantis, Leland Meuter, and the Professor Trussell Scholarships. Amounts of these awards and scholarships range from about $500 to as much as $3,000. A few teaching assitantships are available each year for graduate students, as well.
To be eligible for any scholarships, a student must fill out an application with the University Financial Aid and Scholarship office.
- Erving Memorial Scholarship
- Lantis Scholarship
- Meuter/Swor Memorial Award
- Trussell Scholarship
- Geography and Planning Outstanding Student
- Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geographical Honor Society (by invitation)
Erving Memorial Scholarship
The Robert Russell Erving Scholarship is awarded once a year to an outstanding graduate student. This award remembers a favorite and accomplished graduate student who died tragically at an early age. The award is given to support fieldwork being conducted as part of a master's thesis.Lantis Scholarship
The David W. Lantis Geography Scholarship is awarded annually to the outstanding CSU, Chico geography major who has been accepted into the MA program in the department. Professor Lantis was a founding member of the department and a major figure in the geography of California.Meuter/Swor Memorial Award
The Meuter/Swor Award is given once a year to a student at any level, undergraduate or graduate, who has demonstrated both excellence in academic work and who has also helped the Department and the discipline of geography through leadership in student or community organizations and extra-curricular activities.Trussell Scholarship
The Margaret Trussell Scholarship remembers a pioneering woman who was a faculty member of our department. The award is given to an outstanding and involved geography student.Geography and Planning Outstanding Student
Recognition for singular or cumulative academic, extra-curricular activity and/or participation in geography. This award can be given to a graduate or undergraduate student.Gamma Theta Upsilon, International Geographical Honor Society (by invitation)
Completed a minimum of three semesters and three geography classes; greater than 3.0 geography GPA and greater than 3.0 overall GPA. Graduate students must have greater than 3.3 geography and overall GPAs.
Off-Campus Opportunities
Consider off-campus opportunities. Scholarships or awards are often offered by professional groups in order to support the budding careers of deserving students.