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Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship

Award Amount
$1,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Soil and Water Conservation Society

Number of Awards & Eligibility: One or more awards offered annually.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This award is for U.S. and Canadian undergraduate students who have been a member of the Soil and Water Conservation Society for one year or more. The applicant must be currently employed by a natural resource conservation endeavor and pursuing a conservation-related field.

Application requirements for the Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship are:

  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
  • Recommendation letters (3)
  • College acceptance letter
Additional Information: The Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship provides financial assistance to members of SWCS who are currently employed but who wish to improve their technical or administrative competence in a conservation-related field through coursework at an accredited college or through a program of special study. A 'special study program' can be defined as any study program that does not involve formal coursework at an accredited college or university as the major study activity, such as: spending time at a college or university working informally with a professor on a special problem or research project, including sitting in on some coursework, doing library study, and consulting with college staff; a well-planned travel program to collect information, study work in progress, consult with experts, and in other ways improve the applicant's knowledge and enhance his/her job effectiveness and opportunities; studying at a recognized vocational or technical school; or studying and working with a commercial or industrial organization or government agency. Employees or immediate family members of employees of the Soil and Water Conservation Society are ineligible to apply. Those applicants who hold other SWCS scholarships or internships for this upcoming fall semester are also ineligible to apply.

Award Amount: Up to $1,000 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,000.

About Soil and Water Conservation Society:
Contact Information: Sue Ann Lynes ,n/a
Address: Attn: Donald A. Williams Soil Conservation Scholarship 945 S.W. Ankeny Road Ankeny, Iowa 50023
Email: scholarships@swcs.org , scholarships@swcs.org

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