Wanczuk Scholarship

Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 scholarship. Here is the PDF version and DOC version of the application.
Please fill one out and turn it in as soon as possible. Instructions are available on the application.

Please note: The Applications are due on MAY 30, 2008.

The scholarship commemorates Gary Wanczuk, a member of an old ranching family from the Hemet area who became the Chair of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan (MSHCP) Advisory Committee. His friends and family created the CCB scholarship fund to honor his love of the land and his untiring efforts in bringing people together to find solutions to benefit environmental planning in Riverside County.

Applicants must be full time undergraduate students at the University of California, Riverside, currently in their junior or senior year. Applications will be evaluated by a special subcommittee of the Steering Committee for UCR’s Center for Conservation Biology according to the following criteria:

• Student’s contribution to conservation and/or environmental planning in Riverside County, with special emphasis on collaborative planning efforts.
• Conservation or planning-related coursework.
• Other community-related experience.
• Letters of recommendation.
• Student’s potential for future contributions to conservation and/or environmental planning.

Previous recipients:

2007: Matthew Davis
2006: Anna Wrona
2005: Amber Bruno
2004: Nhi Houng Vu
2003: Not Awarded
2002: Jessica Castaneda-Ramirez
2001: Katsiaryna Kryvaruchka