Michigan Chapter
SCHOLARSHIPS
MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF THE SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION SOCIETY
Michigan Scholarships in Conservation Program
The Michigan Scholarships in Conservation Program is designed to be a strong and continuing activity of the Michigan Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society to advance the science and art of good land use. The program offers Michigan Chapter SWCS members a convenient and significant way of providing long term support to the goals of the Michigan Chapter and the Soil and Water Conservation Society through facilitating the education of future soil and water conservation professionals.
These Scholarships are to encourage qualified students to enter the field of natural resource conservation and to prepare them for such careers through an organized program of study in an institution of higher education offering training in appropriate areas. Awards are based on interest in conservation as evidenced by scholastic ability and participation in conservation activities.
THE MICHIGAN SCHOLARSHIPS IN CONSERVATION PROGRAM
FALL 2025 - SPRING 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PERIOD
IS NOW OPEN!
The Michigan Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society is offering a $750 Scholarship through the Michigan Scholarships in Conservation Program to eligible applicants for the Fall 2025 - Spring 2026 Academic Year. If you might be interested in applying for this Scholarship, download and review the two page Michigan Scholarships in Conservation Program Description document below to see if you might be eligible. If you are eligible and interested, download, fill out and submit the following application form. The deadline for your application to be received by us is Friday, November 5, 2025.
ELIZABETH KELLEY
2024-2025
SCHOLARSHIP WINNER
The 2024-2025 Academic Year Michigan Scholarships in Conservation Program scholarship was awarded to Elizabeth (Liz) Kelley, a senior from Hope College majoring in Environmental Science (minor: Global Health) with an emphasis on hydrology and water conservation. Liz had significant leadership and conservation experience, including a watershed management internship at the Outdoor Discovery Center and serving on the Hope College "Green Team" and "Green Hope" organizations promoting environmental awareness and student/community involvement. She also spent significant time and effort in leadership roles for her sorority at Hope College (including as President and Judicial Board Chairperson)
This document provides details and eligibility requirements for the Michigan Scholarships in Conservation Program sponsored by the Michigan Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.
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Use this form to apply for this scholarship. Follow instructions on the form for completing and submitting the form. The due date for this form to be received is Friday, November 7, 2025.
2025-2026-MISWCS-SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION[...]
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"There are national associations for the preservation of wild flowers and the preservation of propagation of wildlife, but not for the preservation of the soil. Conservation of this most fundamental and important of all resources is seldom seriously considered by anyone not directly or indirectly associated with the ownership or management of a farm, and is too infrequently considered even by the farmers themselves." 1928 Hugh Hammond Bennett, co-founder of the Soil and Water Conservation Society (formerly the Soil Conservation Society of America)
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