MORRIS COUNTY
CONSERVATION DISTRICT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
NAME OF APPLICANT ___________________________________________________________________

MAILING ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________

CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE _________________________________________________________________

DAYTIME TELEPHONE _________________________________________________________________

E-MAIL ADDRESS ______________________________________________________________________

GRADE POINT AVERAGE________________________________________________________________

HIGH SCHOOL__________________________________________________________________________

COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY TO ATTEND___________________________________________________

COLLEGE MAJOR _______________________________________________________________________

$500.00 SCHOLARSHIP ($250.00 per semester)
*Copy of grades with a minimum of 2.0 GPA required for 2nd payment

ITEMS REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION (Applicant must be pursuing a degree in a natural resource field)  Examples:  Range Management, Plant Sciences, Agronomy, Agriculture Technology Management, Animal Science, Ag Education, Feed Science, and any other “natural resource” field
1.Copy of School Transcript
2.Two Letters of Recommendation (not relatives)

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Signature of Applicant Date

On a separate piece of paper, please type a 500 word essay explaining why conservation and water quality are important to you, and tell how this scholarship will benefit you personally and/or professionally.

Deadline for applications and all requested materials will be December 31, 2008.  Scholarship will be presented at Morris County Conservation District’s Annual Meeting scheduled for January 31, 2009.

Submit application to:
Morris County Conservation District
116 Fox Street
Council Grove, KS  66846-1219
For more information or if you have any questions, please contact us at:  620-767-5111 Ext. 101
http://www.morriscountyconservationdistrict.com/

*WATER QUALITY    *CONSERVATION    *DEVELOPMENT   *SELF-GOVERNMENT