NOTE:  This page is being updated frequently, so check back regularly for new postings. 
If a scholarship listing does not include a deadline yet, please wait to apply until a deadline is availalbe.

Community Foundation of the Endless Mountains: R.E.S.C.U.E. Benjamin B. Stone Memorial Scholarship

This scholarship was established by the staunch environmental organization "Return Susquehanna County Under Ecology" to recognize Benjamin's courageous and life long efforts that both halted threatening pollution to our region and established the Susquehanna County Recycling Center. This organization provides two post-secondary scholarships to high school graduates who, write a winning essay addressing his or her past environmental interests and accomplishments and describing future plans to protect the environment. The delegated selection committee is responsible for selecting the recipient in consultation with the Community Foundation.

Area of study: Environmental protection

Award amount: TBD

Application: R.E.S.C.U.E BENJAMIN B. STONE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Deadline: March 15, 2025

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 7, 2025

Submit complete application to Mrs. Davoli in the office.

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

Award amount: $500.00

Application: LACKAWAXEN RIVER CONSERVANCY SCHOLARSHIP
 

Deadline: April 7, 2025

The Vanessa Joy Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship

The Vanessa Van Gorder Memorial Scholarship was established in 2015 in memory of Vanessa, who was a recent graduate of West Chester University.  This $2,000 scholarship is open to high school seniors planning to pursue a career in education or environmental studies, and will be awarded to a student in one of the nine school districts in the Upper Delaware River region in PA and NY.

To apply:
1 - complete an application 
2 - request a transcript from Mrs. Sullivan via the announcement app on your iPad 
3 - request two student asssessments forms (available at the link below) or letters of recommendation. 
NOTE: Assessments should be emailed to Mrs. Davoli directly, NOT provided to the student.  Teachers should include "Van Gorder Application Assessment: STUDENT NAME" in their email subject line.

All materials will be collected by Mrs. Davoli and submitted on your behalf.

Area of study: Education or Environmental Studies

Award amount: $2,000.00

Application (2 pages):  APPLICATION FORM
Assessment form (1 page): ASSESSMENT FORM

Deadline: March 21, 2025

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.

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 4, 2025

Wayne County Community Foundation Scholarships

The Wayne County Community Foundation offers scholarships to students interested in a wide range of areas, including but not limited to: Healthcare, Agriculture & Agribusiness, Forestry, Education, Veterinary, Horticulture, Mathematics, Business, Music, Technology, Culinary Arts, Criminal Justice and others.  Some need-based scholarships are available as well. 

More information will be provided in the NewYear.

Area of study: Varies 

Award amount: Varies by Scholarship

Application: To be posted in the New Year

Deadline: TBD