Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics.
The Udall Foundation seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in Native American health care and tribal public policy. Tribal policy includes fields related to tribal sovereignty, tribal governance, tribal law, Native American education, Native American justice, natural resource management, cultural preservation and revitalization, Native American economic development, and other areas affecting Native American communities. Native American health care includes health care administration, social work, medicine, and research into health conditions affecting Native American communities.
Webpage: Udall Webpage
Due to the timing and components of the application, and the specifics of the campus process, students are encouraged to attend an information session at the begining of the falll semester of their Sophomore and Junior years to discuss the application process.
A campus committee will determine which candidates will be nominated to the National level.
Information Sessions:
July - August: Call 540-231-4591 to meet with Christina Mcintyre
Udall Information session
September 7, 8, & 13, 2011 6:00 pm
Location: Hillcrest Dining Room
Campus Deadline: November 29, 2011
To Apply: Udall Webpage
Contact Christina McIntyre 540-231-4591
133 Hillcrest Hall, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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Virginia Tech Recipients:
| 2011 | Kara Dodson | Environmental Resource Management |
| 2007 | Sherri Cook | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| 2007 | Erin Rooney | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| 2006 | Sherri Cook | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| 2004 | Hilary Camblos | Fisheries & Wildlife |
| 2000 | Brian Sweet | Environmental Science |
| 2000 | Krista Jacobson | Biology |
| 1999 | Shane Moses | Biology |
| 1998 | Stacey Smith | Biology & Spanish |
| 1998 | Karen Hix Mentz | Environmental Science |
| 1997 | Elizabeth Embree | Biology |
| 1996 | Michael Schmidt | Biology |
Application Timeline
- September
Information meetings - Sept/Oct./Nov.
Application materials - End of November
Campus-application due to Christina McIntyre - Mid-December
Campus Committee meets - January
Candidates informed of finalist status.
Applications prepared for national submission. - March
Finalists informed of scholarship offer. - August
Udall Scholars attend conference in Arizona

