University of Washington-Seattle Campus (out-of-state)

Award Amount: $2,500 Description: Applications for the Thunen Memorial Scholarship may be submitted by full-time students who desire to study illumination as a career. Applications for the Thunen Memorial Scholarship may be made by those who will be a junior, senior or graduate student in an accredited four year college or university located in Northern California, Nevada, Oregon or Washington (the late Mr. Thunen's business territory). Although all awards are at the discretion of the committee, it is expected that at least two $2500.00 grants will be made for each academic year. As this scholarship is intended to cover any and all fields of lighting (such as architectural, commercial, residential, airport, navigational, theatrical or television, agricultural, vision and so forth), it is suggested that applicants review the IES Lighting Handbook in order to comprehend fully the available fields of study. Eligibility: -Junior or Senior Undergraduate, or Graduate Student -Studying illumination and light within any major (such as architectural, commercial, residential, airport, navigational, theatrical or television, agricultural, vision and so forth) -Enrolled full-time at an accredited University