Humboldt State University, nationally known for its strong naturalresource management programs is pleased to announce that thirty studentswill receive $3623 a year for 4-years. All students interested instudying Computer Science, Mathematics or Environmental ResourcesEngineering with a GPA of 2.75 or higher and financial need should applyhttp://www.humboldt.edu/~sls/. Priority will be given to eligibleapplicants who are American Indian and/or first generation collegestudents.Applicants from the 14 Western University Exchange (WUE) states areencouraged to apply, as WUE students can attend Humboldt StateUniversityfor nearly the same cost or less as a public university in their homestate http://www.humboldt.edu/~wue. The scholarships, with additionalfederal financial aid, should cover costs for 4-years.Humboldt's rural coastal setting in Northern California is near forests,rivers and mountains and is conducive to studying natural resourcesproblems, as well as other social, economic and environmental issues.Average class sizes are small, with most classes under 24 students.Students work side-by-side with faculty members on research, communityprojects and field work.The student body of about 7000 students contains members of more than 40tribes and HSU is within 60 miles of three of California's largesttribes.The combination of programs such as the Indian Natural Resources,Sciencesand Engineering Program (INRSEP), the Indian Teacher and EducationalPersonnel Program, the Center for Indian Community Development and theNative American Studies program is unique, making HSU a university ofchoice for American Indian students.Scholarship recipients will participate in an enhanced academic program,including leadership training, professional development, and supportservices. Recipients may enroll in an interdisciplinary service learningseminar that will work with Native communities to solve problems usingcomputer science, environmental resources engineering and mathematics.They will also participate in a Scholars' Interest Group, a freshmancohort program that includes common course taking, advising, and otheractivities.The deadline to apply is April 15, 2007For more information about HSU and the Scholarship Program please see:http://www.humboldt.edu/http://www.humboldt.edu/~sls/If you would like to nominate a student to receive application materialsin the mail, please send an email to sls@... containing thestudent’s contact information.Have questions? Please call Dr. Beth Eschenbach, Professor ofEnvironmental Resources Engineering at 707-826-4348 or Dr. JacquelynBolman, Director of Indian Natural Resources, Sciences and EngineeringProgram at 707-826-4994.Partial support for this work was provided by the National ScienceFoundation Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics (S-STEM) program under Award No. 0631181