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Each year CPF invites planning students to compete for a number of scholarships.  Scholarships are offered to students enrolled in  undergraduate and graduate planning programs in California accredited schools. Scholarships are also offered to students in non-accredited schools.

• Accredited Planning Program Scholarships

• Non Accredited Program Scholarships
   

• 2006-07 CPF Scholarship Winners

• Past CPF Scholarship Winners

ACCREDITED PLANNING PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

CPF invites eligible students from the nine accredited undergraduate and graduate planning programs in California to compete for a number of scholarships.  Accredited programs are offered by the following planning schools: Cal Poly Pomona; Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; San Jose State University; the University of California campuses at Berkeley, Irvine, and Los Angeles; and the University of Southern California.  Application packets will be mailed to the accredited planning schools in March 2008. The deadline for filing is Friday, April 25, 2008 (post mark). Interested students should contact their respective faculty or staff advisors for additional information.

Scholarships are awarded based on the following criteria:

•  Financial need

•  Academic Excellence

• Commitment to serve the planning profession in California

The specific scholarships are as follows:

1. Outstanding Student Scholarships

These scholarships are awarded statewide based on an application and selection process by the CPF Board.  These scholarships are designed for continuing students entering their final year of an undergraduate or master's degree program.  Criteria for the scholarships include academic performance, professional promise, financial need and increasing diversity in the profession of planning.

All four of the statewide scholarships include CCAPA conference registration and a one-year student membership in APA.

First place:  $4,000  
Runners-up (three):  $2,000

The following scholarships are provided by sponsoring sections within the California Chapter, and include a one year student membership in APA.

Russell Fey Scholarship:  $1,000. The Central Section has contributed to this award to honor Russell Fey, founding faculty member of the planning program at Fresno State University.  The Section encourages consideration of students from the Central Valley for this award.

Central Coast Section:  $3,000. ($1,000 each for Cal Poly SLO, UCSB and Cal State Channel Islands)  Revenues from the sponsorship of previous CCAPA conferences fund this scholarship.  It focuses on students from the Central Coast (Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo counties).

Inland Empire Section: $1,000.  This scholarship is sponsored by the Inland Empire Section and is intended for students from Imperial, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties attending accredited planning schools within the State of California.

Los Angeles Section:  3 at $1,000 (each).  Four scholarships are sponsored by the Los Angeles Section. One scholarship is allocated to each of the following accredited planning schools: Cal Poly State University Pomona, UCLA, and USC. The fourth scholarship is designated to CSU Northridge, which is described in the Non accredited Section.

Northern Section: $1,000.  This scholarship is sponsored by the Northern Section for eligible students attending an accredited planning program at either San Jose State University or the University of California, Berkeley.

Orange Section: $1,000.  This scholarship is sponsored by the Orange Section for eligible students attending the accredited planning program at the University of California, Irvine.

Ken Milam Scholarship: $1,000.  This scholarship is sponsored by the County Planning Director’s Association in honor of Ken Milam for students interested in public planning in California.

Richard G. Munsell/CPR Scholarship: $1,000 (one graduate, one undergraduate).  This scholarship is sponsored in honor of Richard G. Munsell by the California Planning Roundtable for students interested in public planning in California. Please note that a seond $1,000 scholarship is awarded to a student attending a designated non-accredited planning program, as outlined in the Non Accredited Section

2. Departmental Scholarships

Includes a one-year student membership in APA

Continuing Student:  $500.  Winners are selected based on academic performance and financial need.  The faculty in each accredited professional program designates one continuing student.  Each recipient receives a $500 scholarship and a one-year student membership in APA.  

Graduating Student Merit Awards are based on academic performance and professional promise.  The faculty in each accredited professional program designates one graduating student annually.  Each recipient receives a one-year membership in APA.

For More Information on Accredited Program Scholarships Contact:       

Paul Wack
City and Regional Planning Department
San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
(805) 756-6331
pwack@calpoly.edu

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NON ACCREDITED PLANNING PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS

Three scholarships are available for students in designated non-accredited planning-related programs. During March, CPF contacts faculty in the designated programs to solicit nominations. The programs are at these schools: San Francisco State, Sonoma State, CSU Northridge, CSU Chico, UC Davis – Environmental Planning, UCSB Environmental Studies, San Diego State University, and the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Faculty are urged to consider these criteria when selecting their nominees:

· Financial need
· Academic Excellence
· Commitment to serve the planning profession in California

The specific scholarships are as follows:

• Richard G. Munsell/CPR Scholarship (1): This $1,000 scholarship is sponsored in honor of Richard G. Munsell by the California Planning Roundtable for students interested in public planning in California.
   
• Section scholarships (2):

  1. Los Angeles Section--One $1,000 scholarship for a planning student at CSU Northridge
  2. Sacramento Section--One $1000 scholarship
  3. San Diego Section--One $1,000 scholarship for a planning student at either San Diego State or UC San Diego

For More Information concerning scholarships for non accredited schools contact:       

Gwen Urey
Department of Urban & Regional Planning
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
gurey@csupomona.edu

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CURRENT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS 

In 2006, the CPF Scholarship Fund awarded over $34,000 in scholarships and APA memberships to graduate and undergraduate planning students who will become practicing planners in California.  This year’s 26 scholarship winners and 18 merit scholarship winners, selected by the faculty in each planning program, were acknowledged at a special awards luncheon during the 2006 CCAPA Conference in Orange County.

 

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2006-07 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

2006-2007 Scholarships (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Outstanding Student Award [$4,000] First Place Karina Muniz, UCLA Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Geiska Baker, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Nick Perry, UC Berkeley Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Carolyn Schutten, Cal Poly Pomona California Planning Roundtable Richard G. Munsell Scholarship Accredited [$1,000] Jennifer Donofrio, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo California Planning Roundtable Richard G. Munsell Scholarship Non-Accredited [$1,000] Ryan Dodge, San Francisco State University County Planning Directors Ken Milam Scholarship [$1,000] David Grim, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Central Section Award Russell Fey Scholarship [$1,000] Elaine Kabala, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Central Coast Section Award [$1,000] Rafik Albert, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Central Coast Section Award [$1,000] Megan Meier, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Central Coast Section Award [$1,000] Jennifer Pace, UC Santa Barbara Inland Empire Section Award [$1,000] Carolyn Schutten, Cal Poly Pomona Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Alex Osorio, Cal Poly Pomona Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Karen Fleming, California State Northridge Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Genevieve Nutter, UCLA Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Bonique Salinas, UCLA

Northern Section Award [$1,000] Emy Mendoza, San Jose State University Northern Section Award [$1,000] Lauren Thomas, Sonoma State University Northern Section Award [$1,000] Dawn Meader McCausland, UC Berkeley Orange Section Award [$1,000] Eva Chang, UC Irvine Sacramento Section Award [$1,000] Martha Martinez, Chico State University San Diego Section Award [$1,000] Morgan Chee, UC San Diego HONORABLE MENTIONS Brandi de Garmeaux, San Jose State University Megan Delgleize, UC Irvine Michael Fossati, San Jose State University Jason Meggs, UC Berkeley Angela Trinh, UCLA Gilberto Velasques, UCLA

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PAST SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS:

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2005-06 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

2005-2006 Scholarships (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Outstanding Student Award [$4,000] First Place Praphalsai Messner, UC Irvine Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Matthew Davis, UC Berkeley Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Maureen Hickey, UC Berkeley Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Natalia Komar, UC Irvine California Planning Roundtable Richard G. Munsell Scholarship – Accredited [$1,000] Lan Thi Nguyen, UC Irvine California Planning Roundtable Richard G. Munsell Scholarship – Non-Accredited [$1,000] Shannon Pointer, UC Santa Barbara County Planning Directors Ken Milam Scholarship [$1,000] Sara Slovin, UCLA

Central Section Award Russell Fey Scholarship [$1,000] Veronica Saldana, UCLA Central Coast Section Award [$1,000] Beth Anna Cornett, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Inland Empire and Los Angeles Sections Award [$2,000] Daniyel Grancich, Cal Poly Pomona Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Deborah Helt, California State Northridge Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Licinia Morrow, USC Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Sigalle Rosner, UCLA Northern Section Award [$1,000] Rosalyn Stewart, UC Berkeley Orange Section Award [$1,000] Travis Seawards, UC Irvine San Diego Section Award [$1,000] Maxwell Harrington, UC San Diego

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2004-05 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

 2004-2005 Scholarships (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

Outstanding Student Award [$4,000] First Place Connie Galambos, UC Berkeley Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Maya Contreras, UC Irvine Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Marisa Espinosa, UCLA Outstanding Student Award [$2,000] Runner Up Jessica Levine, UC Berkeley California Planning Roundtable Richard G. Munsell Scholarship – Accredited [$1,000] Mara Baum, UC Berkeley California Planning Roundtable Richard G. Munsell Scholarship – Non-Accredited [$1,000] Eric Ceja, Sonoma State University County Planning Directors Ken Milam Scholarship [$1,000] Jessica Zenk, UC Berkeley

Central Section Award Russell Fey Scholarship [$1,000] Rosa Zingg, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Central Coast Section Award [$1,000] Rosa Zingg, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Los Angeles Section Award [$500] Janet Bryant, California State Northridge Los Angeles Section Award [$500] Maria Carmen Calleros, California State Northridge Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Robert Gdowski, USC Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Gabriela Juarez, UCLA Los Angeles Section Award [$1,000] Maryann Sargent, UCLA Northern Section Award [$1,000] Claire Hilger, UC Berkeley Orange Section Award [$1,000] Desyl Wood, UC Irvine

 

2003-04 STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Outstanding Student Award [$3,000]
First Place
Amy Ford, UCLA

Outstanding Student Award [$1,500]
Runner Up
Raymond Costantino, UC Berkeley

Outstanding Student Award [$1,500]
Runner Up
Leslie Mendez, UC Berkeley

California Planning Roundtable
Richard G. Munsell Scholarship – Graduate [$1,000]
Gustavo Gonzalez, UC Berkeley

California Planning Roundtable
Richard G. Munsell Scholarship – Undergraduate [$1,000]
Michael Barney, Cal Poly Pomona

Central Coast Section Award [$1,000]
Benjamin Ritchie, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Central Section Award
Russell Fey Scholarship [$500]
Michelle Nillson, UCLA

Inland Empire Section Award [$500]
Marla Griffin, USC

Northern Section Award [$1,000]
Stephen Wertheim, UC Berkeley

2003-2004 Scholarships (Adobe Acrobat PDF)

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