Congratulations to OSU's Hunter Calvert for being named a 2021 Udall Honorable Mention! Hunter is a second year student majoring in Environmental Sciences with an Environmental Agriculture focus. He is passionate about envisioning a world that uses sustainable urban agriculture to transform cities into food oases, habitat, and natural cultural spaces. After graduation, Hunter plans to pursue a master's degree in environmental design in order to design sustainable food systems in suburban and urban areas that regenerate the environment and feed the local people within the traditions of their culture.

Scholarship Information

Website

Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

Award Details 

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors on the basis of their leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to American Indian nations or to the environment. The Udall scholarship honors the legacies of Morris Udall and Stewart Udall, whose careers had a significant impact on Native American self-governance, health care, and the stewardship of public lands and natural resources. Scholarships may be awarded in either Tribal Public Policy, Native Healthcare, or Environment. The Udall scholarship provides up to $7,000 for eligible academic expenses. 

Application Timeline

The Udall scholarship requires institutional nomination. Please contact LeAnn Adam to discuss your interest in applying. 

Timeline: 
Application opens: September 21, 2022
OSU campus deadline: February 1, 2023 
OSU nominations due to Udall: March 2, 2023
Udall scholarships awarded: April 20, 2023

Resources

Udall Scholarship Video 

Application tips 

Informational slideshow for 2021 Udall competition

OSU Contact 

LeAnn Adam 
Director, OSU National and Global Scholarships Advising 
[email protected]

FAQ

  • How competitive is the Udall Scholarship?

The Udall Scholarship is a prestigious, competitive scholarship. OSU can nominate up to 8 students to continue to the national selection process: four in the Environment category and four in the Native Healthcare/Policy category. At the national level, the Udall Foundation awards 55 scholarships every year. 

  • What does the process to get campus endorsement look like? 

Our office coordinates faculty committees who help us review applications, provide feedback, and select nominees/make endorsement decisions.  Our goal is to help candidates put forward the strongest possible applications to compete at the national/international level. Since we are limited to 8 candidates for endorsement, our faculty committees select the nominees. 

YEAR

 NAME

Category

 UDALL SCHOLAR / HONORABLE MENTION
2022 Fawn Harris Native Health Care Honorable Mention
2021 Hunter Calvert Environment Honorable Mention 
2019 Qay-liwh Ammon Native Public Policy Native American Congressional Intern
2019 Jordan Laundry Environment Honorable Mention
2019 Simone Burton Environment Honorable Mention
2018 Qay-liwh Ammon Native Public Policy Udall Scholar
2016 Kerri Raven Waldron Native Health Care Udall Scholar
2014 Jenna Wiegand Environment Udall Scholar
2013 Nathan Hinkle Environment Honorable Mention
2012 Allison Stringer Environment Udall Scholar
2011 Elliot Finn Environment Udall Scholar
2010 AnnaRose Adams Environment Honorable Mention
2009 Shayna Rogers Environment Udall Scholar
2008 Shayna Rogers Environment Honorable Mention
2007 Christina Murphy Environment Udall Scholar
2007 Noah Strycker Environment Udall Scholar
2006 Noah Strycher Environment Udall Scholar
2000 Nichole Maher Native Health Care Udall Scholar
1999 Nichole Maher Native Health Care Udall Scholar