CALS CHARITABLE TRUST FRESHMEN AND TRANSFER AWARDS
About
The CALS Charitable Trust is an endowment formed by a group of alumni from the Agriculture and Life Sciences Fraternity of Alpha Zeta.
Each year, the CALS Charitable Trust provides awards to CALS freshmen and transfer students. This year's awards include:
Freshmen
$1,000 - First place
$700 - Second place
$300 - Third place
Transfer
$1,000 - First place
$700 - Second place
These awards are open to all CALS freshmen and transfer students who are in their first year at Cornell.
The criteria for these awards are academic performance, Cornell and external activities and service (especially relating to agriculture and the life sciences) and vision as to personal goals. Preference is given to students who plan to be involved in some way with agriculture in the broadest sense (including biological, environmental, and physical and social sciences).
Apply
Applicants are asked to fill out a simple two-page form that includes a short essay. These forms can be accessed by the links below. Please use the form specific to your freshman or transfer status.
Freshmen award application | Transfer award application
Deadlines:
The deadline for the Freshmen and Transfer awards is November 14, 2011. Please email us with any questions.