New Scholarships Available for Environmental Studies Students
2022年2月18日
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New Scholarships Available for Environmental Studies Students
(2月. 2022年8月18日)圣安东尼奥 The Geography and Environmental Studies Discipline at 西北维斯塔学院 now has $33,000 in scholarships available to students with pre-majors in Environmental Studies, 环境科学, and Geography and Environmental Sustainability.
These scholarships are a gift from the Microsoft 社区 Empowerment Fund – a grant NVC recently received (点击这里了解更多). They are targeted to support underserved NVC students to include ethnic minorities, first in their family to go to college, those with lower household incomes, LGBTQ+和资深学生. It also targets students inside Loop 410 but is not geographically exclusive.
Scholarship applications for the 2022-2023 academic year are online at: http://www.阿拉莫.edu/foundation/scholarships/
Only one application is needed to apply for all these scholarships. 截止日期是2022年5月1日. Students will begin to be notified of awards by June 1. Students will be awarded from $500 to $1,250 per semester.
NVC has pre-majors and transfer advising guides for those who want to study online and transfer to UTSA with an Associate of Science degree in 环境科学, Associate of Arts in Environmental Studies, or the AA in Geography and Environmental Sustainability. We also have advising guides for those wanting to transfer to Texas State University’s Geography program. These scholarships are available for any of these academic fields.
According to the US Department of Labor’s O*Net, environmental science and protection jobs are “Bright Outlook occupations” that are “expected to grow rapidly in the next several years and will have large numbers of job openings.”与此同时, the US Department of Labor Statistics lists the 2020 median pay for environmental scientists and specialists at $73,230元/年. For geographers, the median pay is $85,430 per year.
“Scholarships such as these can help underserved students achieve a solid, 高薪职业,”医生说。. 斯科特•沃克, Coordinator of NVC’s Geography and Environmental Studies program.
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西北维斯塔学院 - 澳门正规博彩十大排行平台区 opened in 1995 with 12 students and is now one of the largest college institutions in 圣安东尼奥. Students pursue associate degrees and certificates, as well as transfer to four-year institutions. 位于韦斯特多佛山, 西北维斯塔学院’s expanding agreements with business and higher education partnerships provide a wealth of opportunities for students and the community.