Category Archives: Scholarships
Summer Camp Scholarships Available
Are you interested in a week of summer camp with all expenses paid?
This year Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society is offering two summer camp scholarships for students. One scholarship “Bird Studies for Teens” being held June 14-19 for students between the ages of 14-17, and “Family Camp”* being held August 11-16 for students between the ages of 8-12 and one adult. The scholarships cover expenses for a weeks’ stay on Maine’s scenic Hog Island, a landmark of environmental education since 1936. The sessions’ program will take place on the 330-acre island in mid-coast Maine’s beautiful Muscongus Bay and will be led by some of the nation’s most-respected naturalists and environment educators.
Coastal Maine Bird Studies for Teens, Ages 14-17 – June-14-19
During this intensive 6-day, 5-night program on Hog Island, some of the country’s best known birders and ornithologists will lead sessions on field identification, bird song recognition, and conservation practices. This program includes the opportunity to observe Audubon’s seabird conservation field research in action, and is the only Hog Island program that lands participants on Eastern Egg Rock during the puffin breeding season.
Costal Maine Bird Studies is for teens with avid interest in the outdoors and birds. There is a limit of 16 participants per session.
Hog Island Family Camp, Ages 8-12 and One Adult – August 11-16
This year we are offering a full scholarship for one adult and a related child between the ages of 8-12 to the family camp on Maine’s scenic Hog Island, a landmark of environmental education since 1936. The session’s program will take place from August 11 to 16th, 2014 on the 330-acre island in mid-coast Maine’s beautiful Muscongus Bay and will be led by some of the nation’s most-respected naturalists and environment educators.
The camp is designed for families with children ages 8-12. A family unit includes at least one child and one adult. Grandparents, aunts, and uncles are welcome. Mid-August is an ideal time to enjoy the natural world in mid-coast Maine. Fall migration is starting, the salt marshes are changing colors, bioluminescence sparkles through the salt water, and the northern lights might be dancing across the sky. Experience an educational family vacation you will never forget.
YOU ONLY HAVE UNTIL APRIL 1ST TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Applications can be found on our Scholarships page, along with additional information. Please note that applicants must reside in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne or Pike Counties of Pennsylvania.
Questions? Please call MaryAnn Lunniss, NEPAS Summer Camp Chair, at (570) 470-1721.
$4,000 College Scholarship Available
We are presently accepting applications for our annual $4,000 college scholarship available to students who wish to pursue a career in an environmental field such as Forestry, Natural Resources, Environmental Planning, Environmental Engineering, Fish, Game, or Wildlife Management, Ecology and/or Environmental Science.
Applicants must be from Pike, Wayne, Lackawanna, or Susquehanna County and must enroll full-time in an accredited two- or four-year college or university program. The winning applicant will receive $1,000 per year for up to four years. The scholarship is funded by our annual Audubon Arts and Craft Festival held each July.
Interested students can find the application form on our Scholarships page or they can use the universal scholarship application form available at their high school guidance office. Applications are due by April 30, 2015.
Camp Scholarships Awarded
The Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society is pleased to announce that it has awarded two camp scholarships for the summer of 2014 to three local residents.
Kathy Dodge, Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Education Chair, along with President Chris Fischer (far left), presents Carol Phillips and her son Andrew of Moscow with a scholarship to attend the Family Camp at the National Audubon Society’s Hog Island camp in Maine this summer.
Carol Phillips and her son Andrew of Moscow will attend the Family Camp at the National Audubon Society’s Hog Island camp in Maine, where they will participate in a variety of nature and environmental studies. Carol is active as a 4H leader and a Cub Scout leader, and Andrew is in 4H and the Cub Scouts, and enjoys math studies.
Jim Sanders, chairperson of the Northeast PA Audubon Society Art and Craft Festival, presented a Massachusetts Audubon Leadership Camp scholarship to Rebecca Bunnell of Honesdale. Funds for this scholarship were raised by the NEPA Audubon’s annual Art and Craft Festival.
The second scholarship was awarded to Rebecca Bunnell of Honesdale, for a two week Leadership Camp in New Hampshire. Rebecca is a 9th grader at Honesdale High School and is active in chamber choir, cheerleading and the 2017 Class Development Club. She is an avid nature-lover with interests in fishing, hiking, birds and tree identification. Ms. Bunnell’s future plans are to study marine biology or ornithology. This scholarship was awarded in conjunction with the Massachusetts Audubon Society.
All funds for these and other scholarships are raised by our annual Audubon Art and Craft Festival. This year’s festival, featuring artists and artisans, wildlife shows, live ice sculpting, children’s activities and more, will be held on July 19th and 20th at Lake Wallenpaupack High School on Rt. 6, just south of Hawley, PA.
