Apply for scholarships through the Grand River Conservation Foundation

Post-secondary students who are planning a career in an environmental field may be eligible to apply for one of three scholarships offered by the Grand River Conservation Foundation.

The three scholarships, in the amount of $4,000 each in 2020, will support full-time or part-time students attending a Grand River watershed university or college. Applicants must be enrolled in programs that are focused on environmental science, resource management or engineering.

SC Johnson Environmental Scholarship

This scholarship will support a full-time student who has completed their third year or sixth semester of an honours program at a university or college in the Grand River watershed (Waterloo, Guelph, Wilfrid Laurier) or second year of engineering at Conestoga College. The scholarship is funded by SC Johnson & Son Limited of Brantford, a long-time GRCF supporter.

Allan Holmes Scholarship

This scholarship supports a graduate-level student focused on applied research in the field of resource management. The scholarship was developed in honour and memory of Allan Holmes, who served as CAO of the Grand River Conservation Authority from 1991 to 2000. Applicants must be registered at a university within the Grand River watershed. Eligible fields of study could include environmental science, engineering, emerging technologies, governance and/or education.

McEwen Clean Water Prize

The McEwen Clean Water Prize was created in 2010 with the support of Murray McEwen, a former GRCF Board member and philanthropist with a long-time interest in young people and environmental preservation, and additional donors. Applicants must be enrolled (full-time or part-time) in the second, third or fourth year of an undergraduate program, or in any year of a graduate program, at a university or college within the Grand River watershed.

The application deadline for each of these scholarships is November 15, 2020. Applications and additional details are available online at www.grcf.ca.

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Media Contacts:

Cam Linwood, GRCA Communications Coordinator
Phone 519-621-2763 x2251  |  Email clinwood@grandriver.ca

Lisa Stocco, GRCA Manager of Communications
Phone 519-621-2763 x2316  |  Email lstocco@grandriver.ca