2023 Northern Neck SWCD Academic Scholarships.

Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District (NNSWCD) is offering two $1,000 scholarships to Northern Neck students. These scholarships are only for students with permanent residency within the Northern Neck.

  • The J.C. Berger Conservation Advancement Scholarship is open to students with permanent residency within Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, or Westmoreland Counties, who will begin a full-time, first-year college curriculum in natural resource conservation and/or environmental studies. https://forms.gle/eiMJiF8TUJPKiP1W7
  • The James Edward Minor Ag Stewardship Award is open to full-time undergraduate college students with permanent residency within Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond, or Westmoreland Counties. Applicants must be enrolled in a college-level curriculum in natural resource conservation and/or environmental studies. https://forms.gle/eiMJiF8TUJPKiP1W7

Virginia Association of Soil & Water Conservation Districts (VASWCD) is offering an Education Scholarship on behalf of the Northern Neck Soil & Water Conservation District (NNSWCD). This scholarship is available to students with permanent residency within the Northern Neck and/or are enrolled in school within the Northern Neck.

  • Individual applicants must be Virginia residents and full-time students enrolled in or who have applied to a college freshman level curriculum in natural resource conservation and/or environmental studies. Applicants shall document a class ranking in the top 20% of his or her graduating class or a 3.0 or greater Grade Point Average or appropriate equivalent of individual scholastic achievement. Applicants shall demonstrate active interest in conservation. https://forms.gle/QMYBgP6jiqgpHuGh9