Clair A. Hill Scholarship

Original Requirements

• Applicant must be a California resident at the time of application.
• Applicant must be attending an accredited public or private California college at the start of the academic year covered by the scholarship.
• Applicant must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in a water resources-related field related to engineering, agricultural and/or urban water supply, environmental studies, or public administration at the start of the academic year covered by the scholarship.
• Applicant must be at least a junior at the time of the academic year covered by the scholarship.
• Applicant must commit to full-time enrollment (12 semester units or 16 quarter units) for the entire academic year covered by the scholarship.
• Applicant must submit at least two current letters of recommendation (but no more than three), with at least one of the letters originating from a college professor or employer on business letterhead; all letters of recommendation must include contact information for the writer.
• Applicant must submit official transcripts for each college they have attended; acceptable formats include photocopied or scanned official transcripts, or unofficial transcripts issued by the school; however, printed class schedules will not be accepted.
• Applicant must submit an essay responding to specific prompt (no more than 1,000 words).