Scholarships

The Conservation District accepts applications for two scholarships programs; The Glen Beach Memorial Scholarship funded through the No-Till Equipment Rental Program and the William Plank Memorial Scholarship funded by the William Plank Memorial Fund.

Information and application forms for these scholarships are found below. All are in Adobe Acrobat pdf format.

Glen Beach Scholarship Announcement

Glen Beach Scholarship Application

William Plank Scholarship Announcement

William Plank Scholarship Application

Each year the PACD Auxiliary offers a $500 scholarship for Pennsylvania college students majoring in an agricultural or environmental field. Please review the eligibility requirements prior to completing the scholarship application. The deadline to apply for the PACD Auxiliary Scholarship is June 15.

PACD website scholarship page is here

The PACD application form in pdf format is here.

WOSA SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED

Woodland Owners of the Southern Alleghenies (WOSA) is offering a $500 scholarship to high school seniors and college students in Bedford and Fulton counties who intend to pursue a degree in Forest Resources. Career opportunities available to individuals with a forestry degree include forester, community forester, forest hydrologist, wildlife biologist, wood products professional, fisheries biologist, herpetologist and wood chemist. "We are pleased to offer for the fifth year in a row a scholarship to a deserving student in Bedford or Fulton county, who understands the importance of sustaining Pennsylvania's woodlands," said Ben Tresselt, Jr., WOSA president.  WOSA is one of 26 woodland organizations throughout Pennsylvania consisting of private, non-commercial land owners, forestry professionals and others who promote stewardship practices  and who educate the public on the importance of those practices whilce considering wildlife protection, recreation and economic return. Scholarship applications are available at www.orgsites.com/pa.wosa. They should be mailed to arrive no later than March 15 to Phyllis Wallace, 1427 Lutzville Road, Everett, PA 15537. For information, call 814 623-2766.