2026 Doyle W. Stephens Scholarship
Every year since 2003, FRIENDS awards the Doyle W. Stephens Scholarship. This year, we are pleased to award two $2000 scholarships, one to a graduate student and one to an undergraduate student engaged in new or ongoing research that focuses on Great Salt Lake and/or the Lake ecosystem or watershed.
The scholarship was established in memory of Dr. Doyle W. Stephens (1944-2000) who was a research hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey. As a contributor to the Great Salt Lake Ecosystem Program that was initiated in 1996, Stephens' work on Great Salt Lake brine shrimp ecology helped increase understanding about population dynamics of the shrimp in the Lake and factors affecting the structure and density of the population.
This year’s application is open until March 15. Apply Here. Recipients will be announced at the Forum.
Mateo the Wilson’s Phalarope rests in a trained bander’s grip in Utah. The bird was tracked to Argentina and back to Utah. Photo courtesy of Tracy Aviary.
