Sponsor: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
2 Natural Resources Drive
Little Rock, AR 72205
Eligibility: Applicants must be Arkansas residents who are high school seniors or undergraduate or graduate-level college students. They must have a GPA of 2.5 or above and must be planning to pursue a career in natural resources conservation. They cannot have received full scholarship or grant funding from another source. Selection is based on the standardized scoring of each application as a whole.
Amount: Up to $2,000 per semester
Deadline: June 15
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, personal statement, essay, official transcript, three personal references, one recommendation letter, photograph and statement of intent to pursue a four-year degree (for those currently attending a two-year institution) are required.
Website: http://www.agfc.com
Sponsor: Atlantic Salmon Federation
P.O. Box 807
Calais, ME 04619-0807
Eligibility: Applicants must be studying or actively engaged in salmon management or research. The award is open to U.S. and Canadian applicants.
Amount: $1,000-$3,000
Deadline: March 15
How to apply: Applications are available by mail.
Website: http://www.asf.ca
Sponsor: Association of California Water Agencies
980 9th Street
Suite 1000
Sacramento, CA 95814
Eligibility: Applicants must be California residents who are rising juniors or seniors at a participating postsecondary institution located in California. They must be pursuing an undergraduate degree in a water resources-related subject and be full-time students enrolled for the entirety of the upcoming school year. Selection is based on professional commitment to the water resources field, academic achievement and financial need.
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online. An application form, personal essay, transcript and two to three letters of recommendation are required.
Website: http://www.acwa.com
Sponsor: Wilderness Society
1615 M Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Eligibility: Applicants must provide a cover letter, proposal, current resume and letters of recommendation along with the application.
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: May 8
How to apply: Applications are available online.
Website: https://wilderness.org
Sponsor: International Association for Great Lakes Research
4840 South State Road
Ann Arbor, MI 48108
Eligibility: Applicants must be current members of IAGLR who have not previously received the award.
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: January 6
How to apply: Applications available online.
Website: http://iaglr.org
Sponsor: National Garden Clubs Inc.
4401 Magnolia Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time juniors, seniors, graduate students or sophomores applying for their junior year and major in one of the following fields: agriculture education, horticulture, floriculture, landscape design, botany, biology, plant pathology/science, forestry, agronomy, environmental concerns, economics, environmental conservation, city planning, wildlife science, habitat or forest/systems ecology, land management or related areas. Students must have a minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA and be a U.S. citizen.
Amount: $4,500
Deadline: February 1
How to apply: Applications are available online and must be mailed to the applicants' state Garden Club scholarship chairman.
Website: http://www.gardenclub.org
Sponsor: Nebraska Academy of Sciences Inc.
P.O. Box 22988
Lincoln, NE 68542-2988
Eligibility: There are six scholarships given to Nebraska high school seniors including those who plan to study geology, earth sciences, prairie and soil conservation, climate and environmental change and business and the environment.
Amount: $300-$750
Deadline: March 1
How to apply: Applications are available online. Requirements vary by the individual award.
Website: https://nebraskaacademyofsciences.wildapricot.org/High-School-Scholarships
