Northern Wisconsin Outdoor Experiential Education Scholarship Fund
Boreal Waters Community Foundation
Deadline: February 16.
To support residents of Chequamegon Bay communities who wish to participate in high-quality outdoors education programs. Qualifications: Applicants should demonstrate financial need and be among groups typically under-represented in outdoors education; applicants must have lived in the Chequamegon Bay communities of Red Cliff, Bayfield, Madeline Island, Washburn, Ashland, or Bad River for at least four years and be at least 16 years old; they must demonstrate financial need and have been accepted to a program that emphasizes non-motorized travel in the backcountry, engages in environmentally sustainable practices, encourages participation from underrepresented groups in outdoor education, and promotes social responsibility; qualified programs include the Breckenridge outdoor education center, environmental traveling companions, national outdoor leadership school, no barriers USA, Northland College, outward bound, and Wilderness Inquiry. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on criteria related to the applicant's academic interests, school, or community involvement. How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.