LAST DAY TO APPLY: Audubon camp scholarships
STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS! APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN for Southern Maryland Audubon’s 2024 scholarships for teens and educators at Audubon’s amazing summer birding and nature camp at Hog Island, Maine.
Audubon’s Hog Island Camp is part of an extraordinary nature sanctuary and research center off the scenic coast of Maine and is home to Project Puffin.
Southern Maryland Audubon offers three scholarships for teens, educators, and others with a serious interest in ornithology, birding, or environmental and nature studies. The scholarships cover all tuition, room, and board. Recipients are responsible for travel expenses.
The scholarships opportunities include the following courses and dates for this year:
For teens: Mountains to Sea Birding for Teens (ages 14-17). June 23 – June 28, 2024
For educators: Sharing Nature: An Educator’s Week. July 14 – July 19, 2024
For birders & others: Field Ornithology. June 16 – June 21, 2024
The deadline to apply is February 29, 2024. Apply to acook.somdaudubon@gmail.com
Applicants must be residents of Southern Maryland.
To apply please send the following:
*A one-page letter explaining:
How you will benefit from the Hog Island opportunity.
How you will use the experience and knowledge to benefit others in Southern Maryland and support our mission of promoting and protecting birds and wildlife and their habitats.
Your signed letter must include:
Mailing address
Email address
Phone number
Recent photograph (can attach as separate file)
*One or more signed letters of recommendation describing your interests, work, or studies relating to ornithology, the environment, or nature and how the experience will benefit either your organization, school, or Southern Maryland Audubon’s mission.
To learn more about each camp session and other details about Hog Island Camp, please visit
https://hogisland.audubon.org/…/2024-hog-island-camp…
We welcome your application!