Each year the Mount Baker Rock and Gem Club will award at least one $1,000 scholarship to a qualified student pursuing a degree in geology or an earth science education-related field. The scholarship will be announced/presented at the club’s annual Rock and Gem Show in March. The application must be postmarked by February 15. (Unusual events, like a pandemic, may cause suspension of the scholarship. In that case, this page will be updated.)
- Applicants must be active students attending Western Washington University and who have reached their junior year, i.e. are in their third year of study.
- Applicants must have declared a major in earth science.
- Applicants must read and follow the application process in the PDF available below.
Privacy Notice: Application materials will only be seen by the club’s Board of Directors during deliberations in March. All materials will be destroyed after a winner has been selected. By requiring paper applications instead of email we can better insure privacy.
Scholarship Recipients
| 2000 | L. Clement |
| 2001 | S. Hansea |
| 2002 | J. Dearborn |
| 2003 | N. Bowerman |
| 2004 | G. Taylor |
| 2005 | B. Cooper |
| 2006 | J. Fernandes |
| 2007 | M. Lee |
| 2008 | K. Albin S. Polster |
| 2009 | J. Filer M. Trautman |
| 2010 | L. Duncan |
| 2011 | S. Schanz |
| 2012 | S. Sorsby |
| 2013 | L. Boam |
| 2014 | M. Acosta R. Cayen |
| 2015 | K. Newman |
| 2016 | L. Nichols |
| 2017 | A. Hudak |
| 2018 | K. Brower |
| 2019 | no applicants |
| 2020 | A. Eng |
| 2021 | COVID interruption |
| 2022 | E. Calvert I. Ramsell |
| 2023 | M. Cook S. Halstead A. Newsome |
| 2024 | O. Ernst |