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Purpose:
This scholarship was established by the Gulf Coast Local Section to support
the mission of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, which is to
promote, protect, and enhance industrial hygienists and other occupational
health, safety and environmental professionals in their efforts to improve
the health and well being of workers, the community, and the environment.
Financially assisting industrial hygiene students in their career path
supports this mission. The scholarship has been established by the GCS-AIHA
to provide financial assistance to selected students majoring in Industrial
Hygiene related course work, in any of the institutions of Higher Education
identified by the GCS-AIHA Board of Directors, who have met the criteria
outlined below. This scholarship is to support tuition, textbooks or
associated fees by undergraduate and graduate students in the pursuit of
their degree. Based on need and availability of the funds, the award
fund may also be used for travel expenses incurred by students conducting
field studies or presenting the results of their research at a professional
meeting associated with or sponsored by AIHA.
Award:
Scholarships are awarded for one semester in the fall. The
minimum scholarship amount is $1,000 awarded to the student through their
university. The award recipient will be announced in the July GCS-AIHA
meeting (usually held on the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m.).
For further information see the following web-site: {http://www.aiha.org/gcs.htm}.
Award recipients shall give a minimum 15 minute oral presentation either on
their thesis or dissertation topic or an industrial hygiene related topic of
interest within a year of the announcement of the award at one of the
regularly scheduled GCS-AIHA meetings.
Eligibility:
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Currently enrolled in the fall
semester at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas
A&M University, or the University of Houston- Clear Lake
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Maintains a minimum of a 3.0
GPA
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Currently pursuing a bachelor,
graduate or doctoral degree in the industrial hygiene program or with an
emphasis or concentration in industrial hygiene.
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Award recipient is eligible to
receive the scholarship a maximum of two times throughout their educational
career.
Applications can be obtained from the
Greater Houston Community Foundation
. 713-960-1990 or via the Gulf Coast Section’s website (GCS
Scholarship Application).
Please include the following information
with their application:
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A cover letter to include:
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Statement of academic and
career goals
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Description of how you would
anticipate using the award
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Resume
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Copy of current college
transcript
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3 academic or professional
letters of recommendation
Please send all information to the following
address:
Greater Houston Community Foundation
GCS-AIHA Scholarship
4550 Post Oak Place, Suite 317
Houston, TX 77027-3184
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