德雷克大学获100万美元遗产赠款设动物学奖学金：每年5000美元最长四年，另布兰克公园动物园获180万美元
艾奥瓦州得梅因市的德雷克大学宣布，学校收到 Holmes 与 Marjorie Foster 遗产100万美元赠款，用于为动物学与保护科学专业的学生设立奖学金项目。大学在新闻稿中公布了这项赠款。
新设的 Holmes and Marjorie Foster Zoo and Conservation Science Scholarship 面向填写了联邦学生资助免费申请表的艾奥瓦州居民，每年奖额5000美元、最长四年。获奖学生另可获得3000美元职业发展津贴。
这笔津贴可用于体验式学习、会议与可能的国际旅行。校方称，已有2名学生获得试点奖学金，今后的奖额将视经济需要与申请人数而定。
德雷克大学环境科学与可持续发展系主任 Keith Summerville 在新闻稿中表示， Foster 夫妇的赠款将帮助确保经济障碍不挡住学生追求这一志向的路。
同一笔遗产另向布兰克公园动物园赠款180万美元，自2027年夏季起为德雷克大学学生实习生提供津贴，并支持动物园今后的项目与展览。两项赠款合计280万美元。
Drake University Receives a 1 Million Dollar Estate Gift for a Zoo and Conservation Scholarship: 5,000 Dollars a Year for up to Four Years, With a Further 1.8 Million Dollars to Blank Park Zoo
Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, announced that it has received 1 million dollars from the estate of Holmes and Marjorie Foster to establish a scholarship program for students accepted into the school's zoo and conservation science program.
The Holmes and Marjorie Foster Zoo and Conservation Science Scholarship provides Iowa residents who complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid with an annual award of 5,000 dollars for up to four years. Recipients also receive a 3,000-dollar professional development stipend covering experiential learning, conferences and potential international travel.
Two students have already received pilot scholarships, while future awards depend on financial need and applicant volume, the university said.
Blank Park Zoo also received 1.8 million dollars from the estate, to provide Drake student interns with stipends starting in summer 2027 and to support future projects and exhibits, bringing the combined gifts to 2.8 million dollars.
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