The Educational Foundation of the Virginia Association of Soil and
Water Conservation Districts annually offers several $1,000
scholarships to graduating high school seniors for college study.
The scholarships support studies related to natural resource
conservation. The 2008 deadline to apply is March 20, 2008.
Applications for students who reside in Fairfax County must be
submitted to the Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation
District, which will select one student for consideration by the
state committee. In the past seven years, there have been four
winners from Fairfax County.
Purpose
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To promote the education of Virginia citizens in technical fields
associated with natural resource conservation and
environmental protection.
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To give financial support to students majoring or showing a
strong desire to major in a course curriculum related to
natural resource conservation and/or environmental
studies.
Criteria
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Individual students must be full-time students who will be/are
enrolled in a college undergraduate or graduate level curriculum.
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Applicants shall document a class ranking in the top 20% of
his/her graduating class or a 3.0 or greater Grade Point Average,
or appropriate equivalent of individual scholastic achievement.
The most recent official high school or college
transcript must accompany the application. (The official
transcript may be sent separately, but must arrive by the
deadline.)
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Applicants shall demonstrate an active interest in
conservation/the environment. Applications are evaluated with
regard to all sections of the scholarship application, including
scholastic achievement, extra-curricular and leadership
activities, financial considerations, employment and volunteer
work, letters of reference, and the essay.
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Three letters of reference must be attached, or,
if sent separately, must arrive by the deadline.
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Individual recipients of scholarships need to reapply to their
individual soil and water conservation district for scholarship
consideration in ensuing years.
Amount Awarded
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Four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded statewide this year.
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Checks will be issued to the selected school in each student's
name.
Deadlines
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March 20, 2008
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Applications returned to local conservation district. Students
living in Fairfax County submit applications by U.S. mail to the
Northern Virginia Soil and Water Conservation District (NVSWCD).
Each of the 46 soil and water conservation districts in the state
may nominate one applicant.
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Northern Virginia Soil & Water Conservation District
12055 Government Center Parkway, Suite 905
Fairfax, VA 22035
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March 31, 2008
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Application selected by NVSWCD evaluation committee is forwarded
to the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation
Districts scholarship committee.
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May 1, 2008
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Scholarship winners announced.
Application
Download the scholarship
application.
Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your system to view and
download the application. The Reader can be downloaded and
installed free from Adobe.
To have an application sent to you via U.S. mail, call
703-324-1460, TTY 711 or email NVSWCD.
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