The Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) San Francisco Bay Area Chapter is offering three $1,000 scholarships to undergraduate or graduate students studying within counties served by the chapter. To qualify, students must be enrolled full-time with a GPA of at least 3.0 and pursuing a career in the environmental field. Scholarship applications are due April 18th and require transcripts, a statement of intent to enroll in fall, a reference letter, and a two-page essay on the applicant's background, career goals, and environmental interests. Recipients will receive membership in AEP.

1. ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CHAPTER
WWW.SF.CALIFAEP.ORG
2014 Chapter Board
Director
Peter Masson
pmasson@craworld.com
President
Liston Witherill
witherill@wra-ca.com
Vice Presidents of Programs
San Francisco
Christine Bradley
CBradley@recology.com
North Bay
Rosie McGoldrick
rosie.mcgoldrick@gmail.com
East Bay
Mark Kenegos
mkenegos@gmail.com
South Bay
Reema Mahamood
reema.mahamood@yahoo.com
North Coast
Tanya Sundberg
tsundberg@planningcenter.com
To Whom It May Concern:
The Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) is a non-profit
organization of professionals whose goal is working to improve the skills of
environmental practitioners and natural resource managers. The San
Francisco Bay Area Chapter is dedicated to supporting students who are
planning to engage in a career in the environmental field.
As part of our support endeavors, we are offering one (1) $1,000
scholarship to undergraduate and one (1) $1,000 to graduate students and
one (1) $1,000 to a student in either level of school who is attending any
accredited four-year college or university located within the counties served
by the San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa
Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Napa, Sonoma, Marin, Lake,
Mendocino, Trinity, Humboldt, and Del Norte).
Additionally, scholarship recipients will receive a complementary one-year
student membership to AEP, which includes all benefits of professional
membership, including notification of social events and programs and
reduced rates for the annual State AEP Conference and CEQA workshops.
Who Can Apply? (Please see full requirements on next page).
Secretary
Eric Nardo
edenardo12@gmail.com
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Treasurer
Linda Hunter
lhunter@huntersquared.com
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Membership Director
Nora Hall
noramhall@gmail.com
How Can the Money Be Used?
Communications Co-Directors
Alex Hunt
ahunt@transcon.com
Gabriella Vozza
gab.vozza@gmail.com
Co-Legislative Representatives
Nisha Chauhan
nishac77@gmail.com
Amanda Monchamp
amanda.monchamp@hklaw.com
Student Scholarship Coordinator
Stephanie Copp
stephcopp@gmail.com
Student Representatives
SSU – Travis Bradley
bradleyt@seawolf.sonoma.edu
SJSU – Maria Javier
mljavier12@gmail.com
Full-time graduate and undergraduate students (12 units minimum)
who are actively engaged in the pursuit of a career with an
environmental emphasis
Minimum GPA of 3.0
Must be planning to return to school for Fall 2014
The award can be used for any aspect of education, including tuition,
books, housing, research, etc. The recipient(s) will receive a check in their
name from the SF Bay Area Chapter of AEP.
To Apply
The application form is attached below and is available on our Chapter’s
website. Submit completed application packets to:
Stephanie Copp
Student Scholarship Coordinator
stephcopp@gmail.com
Application Packets must be delivered by Friday, April 18, 2013.
For More Information
Contact Stephanie Copp at stephcopp@gmail.com

2. ASSOCIATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CHAPTER
WWW.SF.CALIFAEP.ORG
AEP Student Scholarship Application
Name
Address
Email
City
Phone
State
Zip
Colleges or universities attended (start with most current first):
Name & Location of Institution
Dates Attended
Degree/Major/Field of Study
GPA
A COMPLETE APPLICATION PACKET includes one PDF document titled as seen here:
Last Name, First Name - 2014 SFAEP Scholarship”
Containing this page with the following in the order listed:
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An unofficial copy of your current transcripts
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Signed statement that you intend to enroll in the Fall 2013 quarter or semester (as easy as
writing/typing a letter of intent to enroll and take full time units and then sign and scan)
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One (1) letter of reference from an environmental professional or environmental professor (not
related to you) written for this specific application
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A two-page double-spaced essay with no smaller than 12-point font and 1 inch margins on all sides
Your essay must include a description of ALL of the following three topics:
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Your background as it pertains to environmental issues, including education, training,
internships, volunteer, and work experience
Your career goals as they pertain to environmental issues, including education, training,
internships, volunteer, and work experience
Environmental Issues you feel are more important and/or of greater interest than others,
including an explanation as to why
APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED VIA EMAIL
Please make the subject of your email the same as the Application Packet Title and email to:
Stephanie Copp | Student Scholarship Coordinator | stephcopp@gmail.com
Deadline: April 25, 2014
In order to be fair to all applicants, only complete applications submitted by the deadline are considered.
No exceptions.
Scholarships announcements occur within two months of the application deadline.
Feel free to contact Stephanie Copp at stephcopp@gmail.com with any questions you may have.