Environmental Studies

The Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship

The Lackawaxen River Conservancy is made up of local residents, past and present, from Pike and Wayne Counties. It is an organization that is dedicated to the protection and preservation
of the natural splendor of the Lackawaxen River, its watershed and wildlife.

The Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship is open to all college-bound twelfth-grade students who

• attend school in the Lackawaxen Watershed. (The high schools in the Lackawaxen Watershed are Honesdale, Wallenpaupack, Western Wayne, and Canaan Christian Academy
• intend to pursue a career supporting environmental conservation
• plan to major in college in a subject area that will lead to the achievement of this career goal

Requirements:

1. Completed student application
2. Essay discussing an environmental issue of concern to applicant and why.
3. School report and recommendation from counselor
4. Official transcript including GPA.
5. High school profile
6. Recommendation from a science teacher
7. Deadline: April 10, 2026

Submit complete application to:

Christine Foland
TLRC Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 74
Rowland, PA 18457

More information can be found here: The Lackawaxen River Conservancy Scholarship

Area of study: pursuing a career in support of environmental conservation

Award amount: $500.00

Application: LACKAWAXEN RIVER CONSERVANCY SCHOLARSHIP

Deadline: April 10, 2026

Wayne Conservation District Perry/Westgate Memorial Scholarship

Contest is open to any student entering a 2 or 4 year college under an agricultural, conservation, or environmentally oriented college curriculum.  If there are any questions regarding the curriculum you plan to study, contact the office.  Some examples would be Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Engineering, Aquatic Biology, Soil Sciences, Parks and Recreation, Forest Sciences, Agronomy, Wildlife Biology, etc.

STUDENT MUST BE ENTERING FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE IN CURRENT YEAR.

The contest is open to Wayne County students only.

The application is to be completed to the best of the student’s ability.

One letter of reference must be included with the application.  The reference may not be a teacher or family member.

A one page, double-spaced essay describing future goals and objectives must be submitted with the student’s application.

A transcript of the applicant’s educational record must be included.

The school’s guidance counselor or principal must sign the application for the contest.

The judging is completed using the application and material submitted, and how much the activities and information given pertain to the college curriculum that is chosen.

Applications must be submitted to:

Wayne Conservation District
ATTN: Jamie Knecht
Wayne County Park Street Complex
648 Park Street
Honesdale PA 18431

Area of study: Agricultural, conservation or environmentally oriented college curriculum

Award amount: $1,000.00

Application: PERRY/WESTGATE APPLICATION

Rules: PERRY/WESTGATE RULES

Deadline: April 9, 2027