The Dayton Audubon Society, a chapter of the National
Audubon Society, has targeted environmental education as a
chapter priority since its earliest days in 1923.
Whether it be learning techniques of bird identification on local
walks or underwriting elementary classrooms for Audubon
Adventures, DAS has consistently prioritized education of
students and adults alike as a chapter goal.
As part of that goal, Dayton Audubon offers scholarships to
worthy students and educators who are striving to further their
own education in environmental issues.
Scholarships are targeted for applicants from Dayton Audubon's
geographical membership area.
Workshop and Camp Scholarships
Many wonderful environmental camps and workshops are offered year
round, with some of the finest offered every summer by the
National Audubon Society.
Dayton Audubon partially underwrites the tuition for these
programs.
While teachers are the most frequent recipients, students have
been awarded funds as well.
The NAS catalog, Audubon Ecology Camps and Workshops, is
published annually. The offerings include week-long adult camps
in Connecticut, Maine, and Wyoming, as well as youth camps in
Maine and Vermont. Be sure to pick up a current catalog,
available either through Dayton Audubon Society or the Aullwood
Audubon Center and Farm.
The number of awards varies from year to year depending on budget
availability, but normally more than one is given.
The Dick Dively Scholarship
This scholarship, begun in 1982, is designed to help college
students (undergraduate or graduate) with a demonstrated interest
in the environment and/or the natural sciences.
The interested student must be registered in a technical school,
a two or four year college, or a graduate school.
The Dively Scholarship may be worth as much as $1000, payable
over a two year period. To remain eligible, the scholarship
recipient must show successful academic progress.
Normally, one Dively Scholarship is awarded each fiscal year.
The Dively scholarship has been awarded for the 2010-2011 school year, with two outstanding students who received scholarships for 2009-2010 and renewing for 2010-2011. DAS will be taking applications for the 2011-2012 school year between Jan. 1 and March 15, 2011. Application materials will be available on this Dayton Audubon Society website.
Bob Shawen Youth Ornithology Grant
December 1999
Birding's for the kids!
The Dayton Audubon Society would like to help young folk learn
more about those feathery creatures inhabiting schoolyards, land
labs, and our own backyards in the Miami Valley.
The Bob Shawen Youth Ornithology Grant is designed to assist
teachers and adult leaders in our membership area to get what
they need to put together a birding program for elementary and
secondary school-aged kids.
Teachers, scout leaders, and other youth group coordinators are
encouraged to hatch an idea and ask for financial assistance to
make it happen!
Bird feeders? A bird blind for the land lab? Feed? Field
guides? A guest speaker with slides to bring birds really
up-close-and-personal? A curriculum that gets into the science
of birds? We'd like to do what we can!
The Bob Shawen Youth Ornithology Grant, named after a long-time
friend and chapter treasurer, was created in fall 1999 to advance
birding among young people in the Dayton Audubon Society
membership area.
The goal of this ornithology grant is to provide funds,
materials, and/or speakers for elementary and secondary
classrooms, youth groups, or field experience settings to promote
knowledge of birds, their habits, and their habitats.
The amount of the grant is limited to $250 per request. More
than one grant may be made annually, depending on available
funds. Applicants will be interviewed before grants are
determined.
While not essential for grant approval, grant recipients will be
asked to make a brief presentation at a chapter meeting outlining
the impact of the grant on their program.
How to Apply
If you are interested in applying for one of these scholarships or grants, either write, e-mail, or call:
Cindy and Jim Beckman
Projects and Memorials Chairpersons
3061 Clear Springs Road
Spring Valley, OH 45370
Phone 937-862-4505
e-mail oz1221@abcglobal.net
or
Dayton Audubon Society
1375 E. Siebenthaler Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45414-5398
E-Mail audubon@dayton.net
