VASWCD Student Scholarships
VASWCD Educational Foundation 2025 Scholarship Application
Applications are open through April 12 COB
Purpose
To promote the education of Virginia citizens in technical fields with natural resource conservation and environmental protection.
To give financial support to students majoring in or showing a strong desire to major in a course curriculum related to natural resource conservation and/or environmental studies.
Amount
Statewide, four $2,000 scholarships will be given.
Two scholarships are awarded on behalf of the VASWCD Education Foundation and two scholarships on behalf of the Virginia Chapter of the Soil & Water Conservation Society. A check will be issued directly to the selected institution of higher education on behalf of the student.
Qualifications
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You must be a Virginia resident
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You must be a full-time student enrolled in, or who have applied to, a college freshman level curriculum.
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You must have a class ranking in the top 20% of your graduating class or a 3.0 or greater Grade Point Average or appropriate equivalent.
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You must demonstrate an active interest in conservation.
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You must reside or attend school within a local Soil and Water Conservation District.
Applying
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Include a copy of your most recent official school transcript
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Applications must be submitted to your sponsoring Soil and Water Conservation District for initial review prior to consideration by the Virginia Association of SWCD Educational Foundation, Inc.
What is the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Educational Foundation?
The VASWCD Educational Foundation scholarship program promotes the education of Virginia citizens in technical fields with a natural resource conservation and environmental protection emphasis. The program provides financial support to students majoring in or showing a strong desire to major in a course curriculum related to natural resource conservation and/or environmental studies. 2022 Prospective scholarship candidates – Individual applicants must be Virginia residents and full-time college freshmen or high school senior students who have applied to a college freshman level curriculum.
Annually the Foundation provides four $2000 statewide scholarships. Individual applicants must be Virginia residents and full-time college freshmen or high school senior students who have applied to a college freshman level curriculum.
Applicants shall document a class ranking in the top 20% of his or her graduating class or a 3.0 or greater Grade Point Average or appropriate equivalent of individual scholastic achievement. The applicant’s most recent official high school transcript must accompany the application. A copy of a school transcript will not be accepted. Applicants shall demonstrate active interest in conservation.
45th Annual Youth Conservation Camp
July 14 – 2, 2024
Apply now
For additional information please contact Sheila Jaruseski at Sheila.Jaruseski@colonialswcd.org or call 757-645-4895.
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What is Youth Conservation Camp?
For over 40 years, the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts has sponsored a week long summer conservation camp for Virginia high school students (currently enrolled in grades 9th-12th) on the Virginia Tech campus. The program brings together about 70 interested students for a week of learning about Virginia’s natural resources from conservation professionals and faculty from Virginia Tech. Most of the instruction is hands-on and outdoors.
Please contact Amanda Whispell with questions at Amanda.Whispell@ColonialSWCD.org or call 757-778-5348.
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