Scholarships

Provided by the Gulf Coast Power Association emPOWERing Foundation, the David Olver Memorial Scholarship is intended for LSU students interested in future careers in the electric power industry. The annual award amount is $2,500.

Qualifications

The scholarship will be awarded annually to at least one student who will be enrolled full time as a sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student in the upcoming fall semester, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Graduating seniors are not eligible. While the award will give preference to either electrical or mechanical engineering majors, students from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply, provided they are able to show past and/or current dedication to a power-industry-related career and/or past power-industry-related research and/or coursework.

Application & Essay Requirements

Each applicant is required to submit an essay of no more than one single-spaced page expressing their educational and career goals as they relate to the electric power industry.

Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

• Must be U.S. citizen or a foreign national with permanent residency.
• GPA/academic achievement.
• Essay: Quality of content and writing and interest in a power-industry-related career.
• Extracurricular activities related to or demonstrating past and ongoing interest in a power-industry-related career.

Recipient Expectations

• Recipient will agree to provide name, résumé, and contact information, and agree that the essay submission will be made available to the public.
• Recipient will complete GCPA's Scholarship Acceptance Agreement and return by May 11 of the year the scholarship is awarded.
• Recipient will attempt to attend at least one Center for Energy Studies/GCPA event or another Center gathering, such as a conference or lunch meeting.

Required Application Information*

*NOTE: Applications are not being accepted at this time.

To apply, email the Center at ces@lsu.edu with the following information:

1. Email subject: David Olver Memorial Scholarship Application
2. Name
3. Address
4. City
5. State
6. Zip Code
7. Telephone Number
8. Email Address
9. LSU ID Number
10. Classification (Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate)
11. GPA
12. Degree Pursuing (Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate)
13. Major
14. Minor or Concentration
15. Electric power industry-related research
16. Electric power industry-related work experience
17. Attach an essay of no more than one single-spaced page expressing your educational and career goals as they relate to the electric power industry. It should be formatted as a Microsoft Word or PDF document.
18. Consent: By submitting this information, I authorize that all information provided on this application, including any and all personal and academic data, may be shared with the CES scholarship committee and the scholarship's sponsor for review. If awarded the scholarship, I acknowledge that all of the above referenced data may be included in public announcements of the award. Your data will be securely retained indefinitely. To learn more about privacy at LSU, please see the LSU Privacy Statement.

Created to honor the late F. Malcolm Hood, a highly regarded energy industry spokesman who served as an advisor when the Center was created and was a member of its Advisory Council, this scholarship supports the educational goals of LSU students interested in energy-related fields, with a particular emphasis on energy policy. Two scholarships are awarded in the amount of $1,000 each.

Qualifications

The scholarship will be awarded annually to a student who will be a full-time sophomore, junior, or senior during the fall semester, with GPAs of 3.5 or higher. Graduating seniors are not eligible. While the award will preference students interested in energy policy, students from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply, provided they are able to show past and/or current dedication to energy-related research and/or coursework.

Application & Essay Requirements

Each applicant is required to submit an essay of no more than one single-spaced page of type expressing his or her educational and career goals as they relate to energy and/or energy policy.

Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

Must be U.S. citizen or a foreign national with permanent residency.

• GPA/academic achievement.
• Essay: Quality of content and writing and interest in energy or energy policy and a potential career in this area.
• Extracurricular activities related to or demonstrating past and ongoing interest in energy and energy-policy-related areas.

Recipient Expectations

• Recipient will agree to provide name, résumé and contact information and agree that their essay submission will be made available to the public.
• Recipient will be required to attend at least one CES Industry Associates Advisory Council meeting in Baton Rouge, La., on the LSU campus in order to be introduced as the Hood Scholarship recipient.
• Recipient will attempt to attend at least one other CES event, such as a conference or special speakers seminar.

To Apply

Visit lsu.academicworks.com and log in with myLSU credentials.

Application deadline:  March 1.

Scholarships are awarded each spring. Awards are issued at the start of the fall and/or spring semester each year and are processed through student accounts.

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Named for the late Robert R. Brooksher, Jr., an executive vice president of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil and Gas Association and founding member of the LSU Center for Energy Studies’ Advisory Council, the scholarship supports the educational goals of LSU students interested in energy-related fields, with a particular emphasis on energy policy related to the oil and gas industry. The annual scholarship is awarded in the amount of $1,000.

Qualifications

The scholarship is awarded annually to a student who will be a full-time junior or senior during the upcoming fall semester, with a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Graduating seniors are not eligible. While the award will preference students interested in oil and gas-related energy policy, students from a variety of backgrounds are encouraged to apply, provided they are able to show past and/or current dedication to energy-related research and/or coursework.

Application & Essay Requirements

Each applicant is required to submit an essay of no more than one single-spaced page of type expressing his or her educational and career goals as they relate to energy and/or energy policy, with a particular emphasis on the oil and gas sector of the industry.

Eligibility and Evaluation Criteria

• Must be U.S. citizen or a foreign national with permanent residency.
• GPA/academic achievement.
• Essay: Quality of content and writing and interest in energy and energy policy related to the oil and gas industry.
• Extracurricular activities related to or demonstrating past and ongoing interest in energy-related areas.

Recipient Expectations

• Recipient will agree to provide name, résumé and contact information, and agree that the essay submission will be made available to the public.
• Recipient will be required to attend at least one CES Industry Associates Advisory Council meeting in Baton Rouge, La., on the LSU campus in order to be introduced as the Brooksher Scholarship recipient.
• Recipient will attempt to attend at least one other CES event, such as a conference or special speakers seminar.

To Apply

Visit lsu.academicworks.com and log in with myLSU credentials.

Application deadline: March 1.

Scholarships are awarded each spring. Awards are issued at the start of the fall and/or spring semester each year and are processed through student accounts.

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