FRIENDS OF VOLO BOG

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Four $2000 Scholarships are offered annually:  

 

The Friends of Volo Bog are offering two scholarships for students Entering College and two scholarships for students Continuing College who are interested in pursuing an environmental career.

 

To be eligible for the Entering College scholarship the applicant must have a permanent Illinois residency and attend high school in Lake, McHenry, Kane, Cook, DuPage, Kendall, or Will Counties, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher for the first three years, and plan to attend a college or university. The applicant should be planning to enter an environmental or nature related career.

 

To be eligible for the Continuing College scholarship the applicant must be currently enrolled in college or university pursing an environmental or nature related degree, have a permanent residence in Lake, McHenry, Kane, Cook, DuPage, Kendall, or Will County, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in their college studies.

 

Application MUST be received by March 31st (or post marked by March 28), preferably electronically. They could also be mailed or dropped off at the Volo Bog Visitor Center. Please check Visitor Center hours if dropping off in person as the Visitor Center may be closed on and/or prior to the day of the deadline. 

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Forms for Scholarship Application Submissions for Students and Recommendation Letter Submissions will be available here in December. Application materials are accepted beginning January 1st of each year. Student transcripts need to be sent either directly from the school or through Parchment. 

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Scholarship Application Form by Mail will be available in December.