Forestry
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 Forestry Majors
EPP Undergraduate Scholarship ProgramNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
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award Up to $45,000 |
deadline January 31, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe EPP Undergraduate Scholarship Program is available to sophomore and junior students attending minority serving institutions. You must be a U.S. citizen and be majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics to be eligible for this award. Additionally, you must have a minimum 3.2 GPA. View Scholarship Details |
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Herman W. Gabriel ScholarshipVirginia Tech - College of Natural Resources |
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award Up to $33,000 |
deadline January 22, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Herman W. Gabriel Scholarship is available to students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, College of Natural Resources. You must be majoring in forestry and demonstrate financial need to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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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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DescriptionThe Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship is available to military veterans and their dependents who are pursuing studies in STEM fields. You must be a recipient of the Post-9/11 GI Bill or Fry Scholarship to be eligible for this award, which acts as an extension to expiring benefits of those programs. View Scholarship Details |
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Lumpkins Family Merit Scholarship in the College of ScienceUniversity of Notre Dame |
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award $25,000 |
deadline January 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Lumpkins Family Merit Scholarship in the College of Science is available to incoming freshman students at the University of Notre Dame who are majoring in the sciences. To be eligible for this renewable award, you must demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and a commitment to service. View Scholarship Details |
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Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship-PAIDUniversity of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) |
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award $20,000 |
deadline May 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Big Bang Theory Graduate Fellowship is available to graduate students at the University of California-Los Angeles who are majoring in a STEM field, medicine, dentistry, or public health. Applicants must have participated and completed the Big Bang Theory undergraduate scholars program and received their qualifying degree from UCLA within... View Scholarship Details |
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Switzer Environmental FellowshipRobert & Patricia Switzer Foundation |
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award $17,000 |
deadline January 06, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Switzer Environmental Fellowship is available to full - time graduate students with academic and career goals focused on environmental improvement. You must be enrolled in an accredited institution in California or New England and be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award. Master's degree candidates must have completed at least one... View Scholarship Details |
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Alice P. Gast STEM ScholarshipLehigh University |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Alice P. Gast STEM Scholarship is available to female students who are pursuing a degree in STEM at Lehigh University. View Scholarship Details |
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Edison Scholars ProgramEdison International |
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award $12,500 |
deadline January 31, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Edison Scholars Program is open to high school seniors who live or attend a high school in Southern California Edison’s service territory. You must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be planning to attend a four - year college or university and pursue studies in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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Sharp Academic Merit ScholarshipMississippi State University, College of Forest Resources |
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award Up to $12,000 |
deadline March 01, 2025 |
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DescriptionThe Sharp Academic Merit Scholarship is open to entering freshmen at Mississippi State University, College of Forest Resources. You must be enrolled in the Department of Forestry and have an exceptional ACT or SAT score and high school record to be eligible for this award. View Scholarship Details |
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SEI Native American Education ScholarshipSolar Energy International (SEI) |
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award $10,000 |
deadline Varies |
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DescriptionThe SEI Native American Education Scholarship is available to students interested in the solar energy industry. To be considered for this award, you must be at least 1/4 Native American Indian and a member of a federally recognized tribe. Selected candidates will be given tuition funds to cover SEI’s online or in-person training, with a goal of... View Scholarship Details |
Forestry Related Majors
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Natural Resources and Conservation
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
- Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy
- Land Use Planning and Management/Development
- Forest Sciences and Biology
- Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
- Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
- Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
- Environmental/Natural Resource Economics
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management
- Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
- Energy and Environmental Policy
- Urban Forestry
- Forest Resources Production and Management
- Forest Technology/Technician
- Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology/Technician
- Bioenergy