Academy Alumni Network

**Special note – We do our best to keep this list updated, however please always review specific scholarships guidelines for details on how to submit, deadlines, etc. and/or make contact with the organization offering the scholarship if it is not clear if information is updated.  These scholarships are not associated with the Academy – we are simply sharing for your benefit!

Scholarship Tips

• Reach out to your school counselor
• Reach out to local community foundation (see details below)
• Check out our list below !

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS
Community Foundations help facilitate local donors giving funds back to the community.  They almost always have college scholarship opportunities serving their region! Click the link below, find the foundation that serves your community and reach out!

CLICK HERE TO FIND THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THAT SERVES YOUR AREA! 

ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED SCHOLARSHIPS

Conservation Officers of Pennsylvania Scholarship Fund

Delaware River Shad Fishermen’s Association Scholarship

Northeast Outdoors Foundation – Everett R. Brown Memorial Scholarship

PA Association of Environmental Professionals Science Scholarships – Gifford Pinchot Scholarship and Maurice Goddard Scholarship

Wildlife for Everyone Foundation Scholarship

REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RELATED (AND OTHER) SCHOLARSHIPS

Audubon Society of Western PA – Beulah Frey Environmental Scholarship (Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland counties)

Delaware Highlands Conservancy – Vanessa Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship (Awarded to a graduating senior from either Wallenpaupack, Honesdale, or Delaware Valley school districts who is pursuing a career in education or environmental stewardship)

Greene County Chamber of Commerce Educational Scholarships

Lebanon Valley College Scholarship (Awarded to a local student who plans to pursue a career in the environmental sciences. Graduating high school seniors in the Lebanon Valley and college students at LVC and HACC are eligible to apply)

Northern States Caucus Scholarship awarded by the The National Association of State Boating Law Administrators

Northern Tier Hardwood Association Community Forests Scholarships (for students in Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wyoming, Wayne, Lackawanna, Luzerne, and Pike counties who are pursuing post-secondary education in forest resources or another field closely related to a career in the wood industry)

Northeastern PA Audubon (Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne and Pike Counties)

One Earth Award (Scholarship)

Rotary Club of Waynesburg – Service Above Self – Scholarship

York County Conservation District

TIP: In general, check with your County Conservation District to see if they have any college scholarships!

OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNTIES

Armstrong County Community Foundation Scholarships (big list of them!)

The Coolidge Scholarship for America

Diabetes Scholars Foundation Scholarship

Dr. W. Wes Eckenfelder Jr. Scholarship (awarded only to those studying certain majors, including environmental studies)

Jimmy Rane Foundation Scholarship

National Environmental Health Association Scholarship (applicants pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Health or Postgraduate Degree in Environmental Health Sciences)

Print and Graphic Scholarship Foundation (those interested in going into print/graphics/communications)

Skilled Labor Shortage Scholarship

Society of Women Engineers Scholarships

Solar Energy International Scholarships (provide financial assistance for U.S. residents with Spanish as their first language seeking solar energy education)

VFW Auxiliary’s Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARD OPPORTUNITIES

President’s Environmental Youth Award (EPA)