District/Section |
Scholarship |
Requirements |
Due
Date |
District
I
Contact
Info:
Samantha Holland-Wagner
City of Arcata
736 F Street Arcata, Ca 95521 707/825-2150
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Four
Scholarships:
Three - $500 college student scholarships
$500 professional scholarship
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College student applicants must attend a college that is located in District I or live/work in a District I city. Applicants must also be a Recreation, Parks, Tourism, or other closely related major.
Professionals must work for an agency located in District I and be a current member of CPRS. |
College student applications are released in October due in December.
Professional applications are released in March due in June. |
District
II
Contact
Info:
Samantha
Wallace
Elk Grove Community Services District
8820 Elk Grove Blvd, Suite 3
Elk Grove, CA 95624
Phone: 916405-5323 Fax: 916/685-6942
samanthawallace@egcsd.ca.gov
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Six
Scholarships
Arvid
Pauly Award $400
Edwin
Z'Berg Memorial Award (3) $250
Park
Operations Scholarship
Anthony Shanks Memorial Scholarship (2)
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February
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District
III
Rebecca Toussaint
City of Newark
6800 Mowry Ave.
Newark Ca. 94568
Rebecca.Toussaint@newark.org
Or Henry Siu
City of Dublin
100 Civic Plaza
Dublin Ca. 94568
Henry.Siu@ci.dublin.ca.us |
2-3 student scholarships (Up to $500)
One professional development scholarship (Up to $500)
Includes dinner to annual Awards and Installation banquet. |
Resides within District III, currently employed by District III agency, attending an accredited College or University studying Recreation and Leisure studies or related field.
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January/February
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District VI
Contact Info:
Dannettee Shoemaker
Parks and Recreation Department
323 Church Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone: 831/420-5270
Fax: 831/420-5271 |
One at $1,000.
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Students must be a permanent resident of District VI (Monterey, Santa Cruz, or San Benito counties) working towards a degree directly related to parks and recreation. |
April |
District X
Contact Info:
Mark Nix
City of Fountain Valley
10200 Slater Ave., CA 92708
714/593-4449, mark.nix@fountainvalley.org |
2007 recipients included 2 graduate students and 7 undergraduate students.
Scholarship amounts typically vary between $500 - $1,000. |
For both Graduate and Undergraduate students.
See details and obtain application materials at http://districtx.cprs.org |
Due by 4:00pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2008 |
District
XII
Contact
Info:
Dave Knopp
CPRS District III President
619/522-2457
dknopp@coronado.ca.us
Click here to download an information packet |
Ray
Butler Memorial Scholarship - three scholarships totalling
$1,000 available.
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Each year our district awards scholarships to deserving students and professionals within the district's boundaries. The scholarships are presented in honor and memory of Ray Butler, retired professor and former chairman of the San Diego State University 's Recreation Department.
Scholarships provide financial assistance to students with related educational expenses like tuition and books. In addition to receiving financial support student scholarships include CPRS Membership and registration for the next years' District XII General Membership Meetings and Workshop Admission. |
January 1, 2008 |
Aging
Section
Contact Info:
Marie Crawford
Scholarship Committee Co-Chair 562/989-7330 mcrawford@cityofsignalhill.org
City of Signal Hill
2175 Cherry Avenue
Signal Hill, CA 90755-3799
Lauri Linder
Scholarship Committee Co-Chair 559/891-2239 lauril@cityofselma.com |
4-5
scholarships approximately $500 each |
Undergraduate:
Must be currently enrolled as a full-time student at a
California College or University with a major
in Gerontology, Recreation/Leisure Services or a related
human services field with verifiable courses completed in Gerontology.
Graduate:
Must be currently enrolled at a California College or University
in a graduate program working towards
a master's
degree in Gerontology, Recreation/Leisure Services or related
human services field with a major emphasis in Gerontology
and/or current student research in Gerontology.
All
Applicants:
- Overall
GPA of 3.0 or better
- Work
or volunteer experience in Gerontology, Recreation/Leisure
Services or a related field
- Demonstrated
need for financial assistance
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