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Gulf Coast Section – American
Industrial Hygiene Association (GCS-AIHA) Scholarship Fund of the
Greater Houston Community Foundation
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.).
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:
Currently enrolled in the fall semester at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas A&M University, the University of Houston- Clear Lake, Sam Houston State University, or Texas Southern University
Maintains a minimum of a 3.0 GPA
Currently pursuing a bachelor, graduate or doctoral degree in the industrial hygiene program or with an emphasis or concentration in industrial hygiene.
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:
A cover letter to include:
Statement of academic and career goals
Description of how you would anticipate using the award
Resume
Copy of current college transcript
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