Ferrum Fund Seeks To Grow Green Majors

The scholarship outlook for green majors gets greener every day.

Ferrum College, a small institution in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains has announced that it has gotten backing for a scholarship fund for high school students who plan to be environmental science majors there.

The funding comes from West Development Group, an Ohio-based maker of eco-friendly roofing materials. But WDG has also committed to pulling some of its business partners into the fund, which is called the “Scientia Terrae Causa” Environmental Science Scholarship.

Ferrum, which was founded in 1913, claims to have the second-oldest environmental science program in the United States. For more information, check out the major's description here.