Scholarship Value: $2,000
Awards Available: 4
The Illinois Conservation Foundation awards the annual Conservation Achievement Scholarship to encourage the next generation of leaders to preserve and enhance a sustainable outdoor environment.
Up to four one-time scholarships of $2,000 are given to outstanding high school seniors in Illinois who have demonstrated effective, voluntary and long-term dedication to the preservation, protection, enhancement and/or promotion of Illinois' natural resources.
The Conservation Achievement Scholarships have been awarded since 2005 thanks largely to generous donations from numerous organizations and individuals. A total of $174,000 has been awarded to 85 scholarship winners.
Applicants must be Illinois residents and a senior in an Illinois high school during the year of the scholarship award.
The Illinois Conservation Foundation offers the Conservation Achievement Scholarship to promote the value of our natural world and encourage the next generation of leaders to engage in personal efforts to preserve and enhance a sustainable outdoor environment.
ELIGIBILITY
This opportunity is available to outstanding high school seniors in Illinois who have demonstrated effective, voluntary, long-term dedication to the preservation, protection, enhancement and/or promotion of Illinois’ natural resources. One of the four scholarships will be given to a qualified applicant who is also a legal dependent of a current Illinois Department of Natural Resources employee (at the time the ICF receives the application).
AWARDS
- Up to four scholarships of $2,000.00 each will be awarded for the 2023-2024 school year.
- These scholarships are one-time awards that are not renewable.
- Scholarship funds may be used for the following expenses related to the two-or four-year college or university degree that the scholarship recipient is pursuing: tuition; college/university fees; textbooks; room and board at the college/university. Funds are mailed directly to the college/university of the successful applicants.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicant must be:
- a senior in an Illinois high school during the year of the scholarship award
- an Illinois resident
- able to provide specific examples of voluntary, effective contributions to Illinois’ natural resources throughout his/her high school enrollment
- enrolling in a two- or four-year college or university program of study in the calendar year of his/her high school graduation
- a student in good standing at his/her high school and possess a 2.5 grade point average or better on a 4.0 scale (3.1 grade point average or better on a 5.0 scale).
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