Forest Engineering
Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, using, conserving, and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. The science of forestry has elements that belong to the biological, physical, social, political and managerial sciences.
Modern forestry generally embraces a broad range of concerns, in what is known as multiple-use management, including the provision of timber, fuel wood, wildlife habitat, natural water quality management, recreation, landscape and community protection, employment, aesthetically appealing landscapes, biodiversity management, watershed management, erosion control, and preserving forests as "sinks" for atmospheric carbon dioxide. A practitioner of forestry is known as a forester. Other common terms are: a verderer, or a silviculturalist. Silviculture is narrower than forestry, being concerned only with forest plants, but is often used synonymously with forestry.
Forest ecosystems have come to be seen as the most important component of the biosphere, and forestry has emerged as a vital applied science, craft, and technology.
Forestry is an important economic segment in various industrial countries. For example, in Germany, forests cover nearly a third of the land area, wood is the most important renewable resource, and forestry supports more than a million jobs and about €181 billion of value to the German economy each year.
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Scholarships for Forest Engineering Majors
NSF SBIR Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Fellowship (NSF I-PERF)American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) |
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award Up to $78,000 |
deadline Varies |
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U.S. to Australia FellowshipAmerican Australian Association |
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award Up to $40,000 |
deadline September 30, 2023 |
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Edith Nourse Rogers STEM ScholarshipU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |
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award Up to $30,000 |
deadline Varies |
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SMART ScholarshipUnited States Department of Defense (DoD) |
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award Up to $38,000 |
deadline December 01, 2023 |
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Trustey Family Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Stinson Scholars ProgramUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Besio Family ScholarshipUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2024 |
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Engineering Honors Scholarship - Greenville UniversityGreenville University |
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award $20,500 |
deadline Varies |
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McKnight Doctoral FellowshipFlorida Education Fund |
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award Up to $18,000 |
deadline January 15, 2024 |
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Astronaut Scholarship in Science and TechnologyAstronaut Scholarship Foundation |
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award Up to $15,000 |
deadline Varies |
Forest Engineering Related Majors
- Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Computer Software Engineering
- Architectural Engineering
- Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Biochemical Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Computer Hardware Engineering
- Engineering Physics
- Engineering Mechanics
- Nuclear Engineering