2008 Scholarships

For over a decade, the Atlanta Audubon Society has awarded two annual scholarships to attend one of National Audubon’s renowned summer ecology camps. The Louisa Echols Scholarship is awarded to one adult, and the Edward Barnsley Scholarship is awarded to one youth. The scholarships cover both camp fees and $500 towards transportation to the camp.

Application deadline for the 2008 scholarships is February 15, 2008.

Mail completed applications to:
Barbara Giebelhaus
418 Bridlewood Circle
Decatur, GA 30030
or email completed applications to giebel@bellsouth.net
For additional information, contact Barbara Giebelhaus at 404-378-2746 or e-mail giebel@bellsouth.net

Louisa Echols Scholarship

The goal of the Louisa Echols scholarship is to enable the recipient to attend an Audubon camp to enhance his/her knowledge of the environment and incorporate that knowledge on the job. The scholarship recipient can select to attend an Audubon camp in either Hog Island, Maine – Maine Audubon Society; Pine County, Minnesota – Audubon Center of the North Woods; or Northwestern Wisconsin – Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary and Nature Center. The faculty of these Audubon camps is comprised of Audubon staff educators and naturalists who bring years of experience and skill in environmental and outdoor learning.

Eligibility
Be a teacher or environmental educator in the metro Atlanta area involved with teaching youths or adults science, natural history, or environmental education in either a formal school setting or a non-formal environmental education program
Be available and willing to be interviewed by the Atlanta Audubon Scholarship Review Committee.
Be willing to participate in three Atlanta Audubon Society activities during 2008.
Be 18 years or older.

Edward Barnsley Scholarship

The goal of the Edward Barnsley Scholarship is to instill in the recipient a love, respect, and a sense of stewardship for the natural world. The scholarship recipient can select to attend an Audubon youth camp program in Hog Island, Maine. Campers get to hike through cathedral-like spruce fir forests, search for organisms in tide pools, and learn about wildlife. The curriculum is wide ranging and includes marine biology, forest geology, ornithology, and pond life.

Eligibility
Be a student in the metro Atlanta area.
Be willing to participate in three Atlanta Audubon Society activities during 2008.
Be between 10-15 years old.

Download AAS scholarship applications:

Adobe PDF format (print, fill out, and mail form to AAS)
Microsoft Word format (download, fill out, and email form to AAS)

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