Recreation, Parks & Tourism Department Internship Fund (2 scholarships)
HEALTH AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Through the Recreation, Parks, and Tourism (RPT) Department Intern Scholarship Fund, The RPT Department offers two annual awards:
- Ryan Jones Memorial Scholarship ($500) – focused on creativity and diversity in the field of recreation
- Loretta Lowe Events, Travel & Tourism Memorial Scholarship ($500) – focused on sustainability and the Bay Area
Both scholarships are open to RPT majors who will be enrolled in RPT 690 (internship) the following spring or summer.
- Awarding Department: Recreation, Parks & Tourism
- Scholarship Intent: Provide financial assistance, encourage professional development and future contributions to the Recreation, Parks, and Tourism profession.
- Criteria: SF State junior and senior RPT majors who have at least one semester remaining before graduation; complete the intern scholarship application form; at the time of fall application, students are required to be eligible for the internship (RPT 690) the following spring or summer; a 500-word statement on a topic specific to the award, and how award will benefit in being able to meet your internship objectives and general success as a recreation, parks, and tourism professional;
- Major: Single: Recreation, Parks, & Tourism
- Class Level: Undergrad: Graduating senior in spring or summer, Grad: N/A
- Enrollment Status: Continuing
- Enrollment Requirement: Undergrad: FULL-TIME in spring or summer; Grad: N/A
- Financial Need as determined by the FAFSA and/or CA Dream App: Not a Requirement
- Citizenship: Any
- GPA: HS GPA: N/A; Undergrad GPA: 2.75; Grad GPA: N/A
- Contact Person: Erik Rosegard
- Campus Address: HSS 307
- Street Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco, California 94132
- Phone Number: (415) 338-7529
- Email: rosegard@sfsu.edu
- Web page: http://recdept.sfsu.edu/
- Number of Awards: 2
- Award
- $500.00
- Scopes
- Recreation, Parks, and Tourism
- Deadline
- 12/14/2022
- Supplemental Questions
- Will you be completing RPT 690 (internship) this coming spring or summer?
- Please indicate the first (1st) scholarship that you are applying for from the list below. Each scholarship (i.e., Ryan Jones Memorial Scholarship and Lorreta Lowe Events, Travel & Tourism Memorial Scholarship) requires a 500-word essay (topics are different for each scholarship).
- You are required to complete an essay (no more than 300 words) for the Nina Roberts Memorial Scholarship. Describe your participation and/or leadership in programs/services focused on educating and advocating for equitable access to parks and other natural spaces.
- Optional: Please indicate the second (2nd) scholarship you are applying for from the list below. Each scholarship (i.e., Ryan Jones Memorial Scholarship and Lorreta Lowe Events, Travel & Tourism Memorial Scholarship) requires a 500-word essay (topics are different for each scholarship).
- If you are only applying for one scholarship, do not answer the previous question: "Optional: Please indicate the second (2nd) scholarship you are applying for from the list below. . ." If you are applying for both scholarships, and your second (2nd) scholarship that you are applying for is the Ryan Jones Memorial Scholarship, answer the following: Explain your creative solution for promoting social justice in recreation settings or programs. If your second (2nd) scholarship is the Loretta Lowe Events, Travel & Tourism Memorial Scholarship, then answer the following: Explain your creative solution for promoting social justice in recreation settings or programs.
- Please upload a copy of your resume
- Please upload a copy of your unofficial transcripts
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