1. The Michael S. Lawton Environmental Scholarship is available to undergraduate college students who have a designated major in environmental sciences and / or related fields.
2. Applicants must be a permanent resident of New York State, attend college on a full time basis (minimum 12 credits a semester) and have successfully completed a minimum of two full semesters of school.
3. A scholarship of $1500.00 will be awarded to a qualified college student.
4. The recipient of the scholarship will receive and be required to perform a paid environmental studies internship in central Long Island for the summer season of 2000. The internship will start one week after recipient's school closes and the recipient will be required to work until one week prior to the start of the fall semester. The intern will earn approximately $2,800.00 during this ten week period.
5. Applicants will be judged on academic performance, community service, involvement with field related organizations, leadership skills, personal philosophy, diversity of interest and future employment intention. Semifinalists will be selected based on review of the attached application. Additional sheets are acceptable if required.
6. All applications must include a copy of an official college transcript which must be forwarded to The Foundation for Long Island State Parks - Long Island State Parks Environmental Scholarship Committee, Belmont Lake State Park. P.O. Box 247, Babylon, N.Y. 11702 - 0247 Attention: Mr. Gary Lawton and received by the committee no later than December 10, 1999.
7. Semifinalists will be required to attend an interview at the Long Island State Parks Regional Office in Babylon. N.Y., which will be conducted between January 3 and January 18, 2000. Transportation will be the responsibility of each semifinalist.
8. Final selection and notification of the scholarship recipient will be made following interviews of semifinalists on or before February 1, 2000.

August 1999

The Garden Club of America encourages college and graduate students, doctoral candidates and recent Ph.D.s, as well as landscape architects, to consider its wide range of excellent and unusual scholarships and fellowships. We hope you will alert worthy candidates to apply for these awards. They include:

• a scholarship for graduate study in horticulture and landscape architecture in Great Britain
• a fellowship in landscape architecture at the American Academy in Rome
• a first-ever award to fund graduate students for field work and research in coastal wetland studies
• a new scholarship for graduate students or advanced undergraduates in tropical ornamental horticulture and botany
• awards in tropical botany for Ph.D. candidates to pursue independent field study
• a grant to enable study in medicinal botany
• a grant for graduate students to conduct field research on the biology and management of rare flora a scholarship to study areas in the U.S. that provide winter and summer habitat for threatened and endangered native birds
• scholarships for college students who wish to take summer courses in environmental studies
• regional scholarships for college or graduate students who wish to pursue the study of horticulture and related subjects

DEADLINE: Late March

The Sounds Conservancy Grants Program
Supporting Education and Research in New England's Southern Marine Region and Long Island Sound
Administered by:
Quebec Labrador Foundation
Atlantic Center for the Environment
55 South Main Street
Ipswich, MA 01938

The Sounds Conservancy Grants Program

The Sounds Conservancy, founded in 1984 by Christopher Percy, was devoted to the protection of southern New England's marine resources through advocacy, publications, and grants to encourage research into marine science, education, and conservation. Upon Chris's retirement in 1995, QLF/Atlantic Center for the Environment assumed the Conservancy's assets and its Grants Program. The Sounds Conservancy Program consists of four named endowed funds -- The Charles W. Kitchings Fund, The Norcross Wildlife Fund, The Sounds Conservancy Fund, and The Sounds Conservancy Dedicated Operating Fund. Moreover, The Race Rock Regatta provides a generous yearly contribution. With Chris's untimely death in 2002, QLF's commitment to costal and marine conservation reamins steadfast.

Quebec Labrador Foundation Atlantic Center for the Environment (QLF)

QLF, a nonprofit conservation and education organization founded in 1961 and incorporated in both the United States and Canada, exists to support the rural communities and environment of eastern Canada and New England (the Atlantic Region). Communities in the Atlantic Region face similar challenges to ecological integrity and community sustainability. It makes sense for communities across the region to share solutions to common problems.

The Sounds Conservancy (TSC) Grants Program

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

The Sounds Conservancy Grants Program is dedicated to supporting the conservation and restoration of the sounds of Long Island, Fishers Island, Block Island, Rhode Island, Vineyard, and Nantucket and their adjacent coastlines in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island.

GRANTS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

The program encourages and supports projects which lead to:

1. greater public awareness and understanding of our coastal resources and environmental quality needs;
2. improved marine resource management and coastal management policies;
3. a better understanding and management of our region's coastal fisheries and their habitats;
4. new careers, job opportunities, and enterprises in the environmental and economic sectors of marine-related industries.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR GRANTS

All university, college, and high school students, private individuals, and nonprofit organizations whose projects are within the region described above are eligible.

SIZE AND USE OF GRANTS

Grants average $1,000 and will not exceed $2,500. TSC encourages applicants to seek other sources of funding to share project costs. A small portion of the grant may be reserved until TSC receives the final report. Funds provided may cover such costs as: purchase of materials and equipment, travel, fees for computer time, and publication and printing.

AWARDING OF GRANTS

Award grants on the basis of: program objectives, originality of proposal, perfeived usefulness of the proposed research or product, qualification of the applicant, and budget availability. For a list of recent grants, check our web site (www.QLF.org) under Programs and Activities.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES

To apply, submit only the following:

• application form (type or print neatly and detach, copies accepted);
• one-page project summary (no more than 400 words) which should include the project's objective, problem description, and strategy as well as who stand to benefit and how the results will be shared;
• one-page income and expense budget;
• one-page resume of the applicant.

Applications must be postmarked by March 15th. Applicants will be notified of the Selection Committee's decition by April 15th.

In addition to a final report and an expense budget, we ask recipients to submit a one-page, non-technical project summary that we will include in our annual compilation of project results.