​SCHOLARSHIPS
ATTENTION STUDENTS INTERESTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT!
Applications are due April 12, 2024​
  • = Edgar “Ted” Fenstermacher Scholarship:
  • available to high school seniors planning to pursue a degree in agriculture
  • $500 toward college tuition
  • students must provide an acceptance letter from the college/university
Lavere McClure Scholarship:
  •  available to high school seniors planning to pursue a degree in education with the intent to teach natural, environmental, and/or agricultural sciences. 
  • $500 toward college tuition
  • students must provide an acceptance letter from the college/university
Maryruth Wagner Scholarship: -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
In addition to academic scholarships, the CCCD will award scholarships towards tuition at EITHER the Penn State Conservation Leadership School or the Wildlife Leadership Academy.  Two $300 scholarships will be awarded to help pay for tuition to the schools.  Only one scholarship awarded per individual towards the program of their choosing.
  • Penn State Conservation Leadership School Scholarship
  • Available to high school students (ages 14-18) interested in attending a one- week summer session to learn about the world around them-focusing on natural resource issues such as aquatic habitat enhancement, team building ropes and challenge courses, PA Game Commission Hunter/Trapper Education and green initiatives, recycling, and composting.
  • For more information on CLS, visit www.ecosystems.psu.edu/youth/cls/
  • Wildlife Leadership Academy
  • A year round program, the Academy begins with rigorous summer field schools that focus on wildlife/fisheries biology and conservation as well as leadership skills development and continues with community outreach through education, service, media engagement, creative arts, and outdoor mentorship.
  • Available to 14-17 year-old students with an interest in wildlife and/or fisheries conservation and the outdoors.
  • Fore more information, visit https://wildlifeleadershipacademy.org/camps/

Applications are due by May 1 with proof of acceptance to the program.

Click here to download the application.