California Foundation for Parks and Recreation Student Scholarship

California Park and Recreation Society

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 9/21/2026

Closes: 11/23/2026

The California Foundation for Parks and Recreation Student Scholarship is available to undergraduate junior, senior, and graduate-level students in California. Students studying or employed in parks and recreation or related fields are eligible to apply.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: Yes
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

Resident of California

Undergraduate student with 60 units, including 12 in major, or graduate student who has completed at least 9 units

Seeking a bachelor's or graduate degree fulltime

Studying in fields related to recreation, including parks management, natural resources, recreation therapy, tourism, community recreation, and various management areas such as aquatic management and recreational sports management or employed in the field

Participation in leadership or work

Demonstrate financial need