Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is accepting applications for the annual Delaware SWCD Scholarship, formerly the O’Keefe Memorial Scholarship. One $500 scholarship will be awarded for the 2023-2024 academic year based on the following criteria:
• Applicant must be a Delaware County resident, or have graduated or be graduating from one of the Delaware County public or private high schools.
• At the time of application, the applicant must have achieved at least a 2.5 grade average on a 4.0 scale.
• Applicant must be entering his/her first year as a part-time or full-time student at a two or four-year accredited college, technical school or university, or entering his/her first year of Graduate school.
• Applicant must be pursuing a degree in agriculture, natural resources, or a similar environmental studies discipline.
Details, including the online application, are available on the Delaware SWCD’s website at soilandwater.co.delaware.oh.us or by calling 740-368-1921. A selection committee will review all applications received by May 10 and announce the recipient at the end of May.
Submitted by the Delaware Soil & Water Conservation District. For information, go to https://soilandwater.co.delaware.oh.us/.
