Applications for the Campbell County Conservation District scholarship are now available through the district office.
Three
$ 1,000 scholarships will be awarded to students who are enrolled in one of the following fields of study:
natural resource conservation, forestry, soil science,
ecology, wildlife science or agriculture.
Applicants must be Campbell County residents. High school students planning to enter college in the
fall of 2009, as well as students currently attending college, are eligible to apply. Previous scholarship recipients are eligible to apply. Applications must be postmarked
or returned to the district office by Friday, January 22, 2010. Recipients will be notified by March 1.
Several other scholarship opportunities are available for students pursuing careers in agriculture and natural resources. Two $1000 statewide scholarships are offered by
the Kentucky Association of Conservation Districts Auxiliary. The Conservation of Natural Resources Scholarship is for students currently enrolled in college and the George
Crafton Memorial Scholarship is for high school seniors entering college the next fall. The deadline for applications is March 1, 2010.
For information about these scholarships, contact the Campbell County Conservation District, 8351 East Main Street, Suite 104, Alexandria, KY 41001,
phone 859-635-9587, E-mail at
campbellcd@fuse.net or visit the district's web site at
http://home.fuse.net/campbellcd.