Anchor QEA is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm whose expertise and focus is in aquatic-based remediation and waterfront development projects. To promote and help support those who have chosen these fields of study, Anchor QEA has established a scholarship fund to assist graduate students in their pursuit of higher education. Individual scholarship awards will range in value from $500 to $5,000 and be provided to the recipient’s institution of higher learning to be disbursed to the student for graduate school tuition and supplies. Eligibility includes:

• Full-time graduate students or persons accepted to an United States graduate school
  
• Undergraduate GPA equivalent of B average or higher
  
• Majoring in: fisheries; environmental sciences; planning/land use; landscape architecture; or coastal, geotechnical or environmental engineering (any of which has an aquatic/waterfront emphasis)

What's Needed. Please submit the following with your applications:

• Letter(s) of recommendation (professional/academic) from professors, employers, etc.
  
• Certified copy of undergraduate and graduate (if applicable) transcripts
  
• A one-page essay stating your educational goals, describing reasons for selecting your major, future plans in the field and how this scholarship would help you
  
• Resume (optional)

Deadline. Applications for the 2010 scholarship will be due in November 2010 and the scholarship will be awarded in January 2010. Application forms will be available at the Anchor QEA website in September 2010.

List of Past Recipients

Questions? Email scholarship@anchorqea.com