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​SCHOLARSHIPS
ATTENTION STUDENTS INTERESTED IN THE ENVIRONMENT !
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  •  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:
  • available to high school seniors planning to pursue a degree in environmental sciences.
  • $500 toward college tuition
  • students must provide an acceptance letter from the college/university   

  • Click here to download the application.
  • Click here to download more detailed descriptions about each scholarship.​

  • Penn State Conservation Leadership School Scholarship:  TBA
  • 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/
  • Two - $300.00 scholarships toward tuition

Applications must be submitted to the CCCD by April 10, 2023
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(570) 317-9456