IWLA National Scholarship Program

From our mission statement, the Izaak Walton League of America  (IWLA) is “to conserve, maintain, protect and restore the soil, forest, water and other natural resources of the United States and other lands; to promote means and opportunities for the education of the public with respect to such resources and their enjoyment and wholesome utilization.” Part of our longstanding mission includes education.
The League has long realized that education is important to the future our environment. By providing knowledge to today’s public, we will leave a legacy of conservation of the natural resources for future generations.
Established in 2005, the IWLA National Conservation Scholarship program was formed to further encourage, promote, and recognize conservation leadership among future natural resource managers and professionals.

This scholarship was designed to further support undergraduates from recognized conservation or environmental-related degree programs. Programs may include, but are not limited to, those such as: environmental science/engineering/education, natural resource management, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, parks and recreation, range management, and soils, and other related sciences such as ecology, biology (conservation/field/marine), geology, hydrology, and zoology, including mammalogy, ornithology, and entomology.
The National Conservation Scholarship complements the many scholarships offered annually by IWLA local chapters and state divisions. “These League scholarships provide students not only with financial support, but also with moral support from like-minded conservationists.”
This national scholarship is made possible with support from the members of the Izaak Walton League of America and a generous annual grant from the Izaak Walton League of America Endowment, Inc.
IWLA National Conservation Scholarship may be presented to no more than two undergraduate students in the United States. Each scholarship category includes up to a $2,500 scholarship, an engraved plaque, and a one-year IWLA student membership.

More information at: http://www.iwla.org/index.php?id=184

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