The Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon Society is now accepting applications for a $4,000 college scholarship 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.

Applications are due April 30.

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 Audubon’s annual Audubon Arts and Craft Festival held each July.

Interested students can find the application form on the Northeast PA Audubon Society Scholarships webpage or they can use the universal scholarship application form available at their high school guidance office. 

1/18/2016