UMass Amherst People Finder
Undergraduate Scholarships
NRE Home

There are various scholarships available to undergraduate students in the College of Natural Resources and the Environment and the Stockbridge School.  Last year students received scholarships totaling over $80,000.


The list below includes scholarships administered through NRE - some are awarded through individual departments and others are awarded by the college.   Be sure to note the due dates.


College applications can be downloaded or picked up in 111 Stockbridge Hall and are due April 30th. Speak to Dean Baker or your academic advisor if you have questions.  There are other scholarships available - check out http://scholarships.massachusetts.edu/

View listing of College Scholarships (Due April 30th)

 





 

Name

Criteria

Contact Info

ABBOTT

FOREST (senior) majors. Leadership ability and overall potential.

Undergraduate Program Director; Forestry
Holdsworth Hall

AHO Memorial

Stockbridge or NRE Students. Resident of North-Central MA with interest in production agriculture or related service industries. Scholarship and need.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Alvord Dairy

NRE (AN SCI) majors with interest in dairy cattle. Non-drinker/smoker.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Anderson Award

NRE or Stockbridge students who need financial aid in purchasing pomology course text books.

Department Head
Plant & Soil Sciences
100 French Hall

Ascension Award

NRE or Stockbridge students in agriculturally-related majors. Resident of Berkshire, Hampden, Hampshire or Franklin Counties.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Baran

Majors in the Dept. of Natural Resources
Conservation (undergraduate or graduate).
Scholarship and need.

NRC Department Head
Holdsworth Hall

Bateman Memorial

NRE or Stockbridge students. Scholarship.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Borton

NRE students with interest in Equine Studies.  Scholarship and need.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Brooks, Drew

ANSCI majors in Equine Studies.  Need and scholarship

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Burke

(not avail 2005-2006)

ENVSCI or PLSOIL. Scholarship and need.

Assistance Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Butterworth

PLSOIL (Juniors, FLORI option) majors. Scholarship and need.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Plant & Soil Sciences
French Hall

Buttrick

FD SCI (Junior/Senior or Graduate student) majors. Scholarship and need.

Undergraduate Program Director
Food Science
Chenoweth Laboratory

Codding

NRE or Stockbridge students who have graduated from public schools in Taunton or Martha's Vineyard.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Colby

NRE (AN SCI) majors. Scholarship and need.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Corbut

FOREST majors. Scholarship and need.

Undergraduate Program Director
Forestry, Holdsworth Hall

Crabtree

NRE or Stockbridge students. Preference to students with interest in production agriculture. Scholarship and need.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Craig

Junior/Senior majors in LD ARC. Preference to Western Mass. resident who has demonstrated distinction in design.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
LD ARC & Regional Planning
Hills North

Crockett

NRE horticultural students or Stockbridge
(Seniors, FLORI/LD CONT). Commitment and
vision in promoting horticultural values.

Director, Stockbridge School
115 Stockbridge Hall

William "Red" Curtin

RES EC majors. Interest in agriculture and food industries, good academic performance, and financial need.

Julie A. Caswell
Resource Economics
215 Stockbridge Hall

Elliot

FOREST majors. Resident of MA that has
demonstrated good character. Scholarship and need.

Undergraduate Program Director
Forestry
Holdsworth Hall

Farley

NRE or Stockbridge students. Previous involvement in 4-H. Nomination by the 4-H Director.

Thomas Waskiewicz
UMass Extention
Skinner Hall

Farwell

NRE Agriculture or Natural Resources majors (Horticulture preferred). Scholarship, need and participation in athletics and other university activities.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Foley

CNRE (AN SCI) majors in top 20% of their class after three years at UMASS. Exceptional leadership and character.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Folsom

BMATWT majors. Scholarship and need.

Co-ordinator, BMATWT Program
Holdsworth Hall

Forest

RES EC, AN SCI, FD SCI (Junior/Senior) majors. Good academic standing and demonstrated interest in public service to agriculture and/or dairy marketing industries.

L. Joe Moffitt
Resource Economics
212B Stockbridge Hall

French

NRE (AN SCI-dairy) or FOREST majors.
Scholarship and need.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Hokkiado

NRE students. Scholarship, need and participation in campus activities. Preference to students with interest in Japan and its people and culture

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Johnson

Majors in the Consumer & Family Economics option in Dept. of Resource Economics. Resident of Hampshire County with 3.0 CUM or higher. Preference to applicants who want an Extension career.

Sheila Mammen
Resource Economics
300 Stockbridge

Knowlton

Majors in the Consumer & Family Economics option in Dept. of Resource Economics. 3.0 CUM or higher and need.

Sheila Mammen
Resource Economics
300 Stockbridge

Mader

FOREST (Junior/Senior) majors. Special
consideration to students in forest soils.

Undergraduate Program Director
Forestry, Holdsworth Hall

Merchant

Majors (Junior/Senior) Consumer & Family Economics option in Dept. of Resource Economics. 3.0 CUM or higher and need.

Sheila Mammen
Resource Economics
300 Stockbridge

Merriam

Majors (Junior/Senior) Consumer & Family Economics option in Dept. of Resource Economics. 3.0 CUM or higher and need.

Sheila Mammen
Resource Economics
300 Stockbridge

Meserve

NRE or Stockbridge students studying
horticulture, arboriculture and forestry.
Scholarship and need.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Newton

NRE or Stockbridge students in agriculture. Scholarship and need. Preference to
Middlesex County resident.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

New York Farmers

NRE or Stockbridge students with
interest in food, agriculture or the environment. Scholarship, need and participation in
campus activities.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Perrozzi

FD SCI majors. Two completed UMASS
semesters with 3.0 CUM or above. Need,
campus contributions, past experience and
future career in food industry.

Undergraduate Program Director
Food Science
Chenoweth Laboratory

Pirog

NRE (AN SCI) majors. 3.2 CUM or higher
and need.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Plumb (Frank)

NRE or Stockbridge students in agriculture.
Scholarship and need.

Assistant Dean, NRE
111 Stockbridge Hall

Powell

NAREST/W&FCON majors. Scholarship and
need.

Undergraduate Program Director
Natural Resource Studies
Holdsworth Hall

Pruchnik

Outstanding FOREST (Junior/Senior) majors.

Undergraduate Program Director
Natural Resource Studies
Holdsworth Hall

Rhoades

Senior/First-year graduate students in LD ARC.
Top 1/3 of class and need. Demonstrated high
character and intent to remain in LD ARC career.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
LD ARC & Regional Planning
Hills North

Rhodes

FOREST (Junior/Senior) majors. Leadership, scholarship and need.

Undergraduate Program Director
Forestry , Holdsworth Hall

Rice

NRE (AN SCI) or Stockbridge (Equine Industries) majors. Scholarship and need.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
Veterinary & Animal Sciences
215 Paige Laboratory

Joseph Rodman

RES EC majors. Plans to pursue a career in the food distribution (or in another line of business) in New England; personal character; academic achievement; and financial need.

Julie A. Caswell
Resource Economics
215 Stockbridge Hall

Ryan

ENVDES/LD ARC (Junior/Senior) majors. Need and good academic standing.

Chair, Scholarship Committee
LD ARC & Regional Planning
Hills North

West

FOREST (Junior/Senior) majors. Leadership, scholarship and need.

Department Head
Forestry & Wildlife Management
226 Holdsworth Hall

Whittier

Majors (Senior) Consumer & Family Economics option in Dept. of Resource Economics. 3.0 CUM or higher and need.

Sheila Mammen
Resource Economics
300 Stockbridge


Current Students Prospective Students Experiment Station Center for Agriculture Stockbridge School