ELIAS Camp Scholarship Application

Each year, ELIAS sponsors up to four students in grades 7 through 12 who wish to spend one week in a Department of Conservation summer camp. Two camps are in the Adirondacks, one is in the Catskills, and one is in western New York. Campers enjoy fishing, hikeing canoeing, volleyball, and hunter saftey training. Activities such as sampling streams for aquatic life and hiking in the dark to listen to the sounds in the woods are designed to bring conservation concepts to life.  The DEC gives preference to students sponsored by environmental organizations. If you are interested in the environment and you would like to learn more, then you are a perfect candidate. We encourage you to apply! (Parents do not have to be Audubon members.)

Please print out, complete, and forward the application by January 25th to Eastern Long Island Audubon Society, Post Office Box 206, East Quogue, New York 11942-0206, Attention: Education Committee.

Name _____________________________________  Date of birth ______________

Address _______________________________________ Phone ________________

Name of school _______________________________________  Grade __________

Have you ever attended an outdoor education/ecology camp?      Yes _____   No _____

If so, what camp, where, and when  ________________________________________

DEC camps are for one week. Scholarship recipients may choose camp location. They are responsible for their own transportation to and from the camp and are responsible for their own physical, if the camp requires it. Please attach a letter signed by your parents stating that they are aware of the transportation stipulation.

On an additional sheet, please write an essay stating why you think you are a worthy candidate for our scholarship. Include environmental experiences and interests. Also, tell us what benefit you might derive from the experience. Scholarship recipients will be asked to share their experience at the October Members Night meeting or by writing an article for The Osprey. For more information, call Evelyn at 727-0417.

Signature ________________________________________ Date _________________