ANNOUNCEMENT FOR KEYSTONE SWCS CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIPS—2025
The Keystone Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society is offering two $500 scholarships to college undergraduate students in the fields of agriculture, environmental studies, soils, or natural resources, who are currently attending college in Pennsylvania. Applicants should have sophomore, junior, or senior status. Applications can be sent in ONE of two ways: mailed applications must be postmarked by September 1, 2025 to Mrs. Mary Smith OR emailed as attachments no later than 5 pm, September 5, 2025, to Mrs. Mary Smith at soillady0504@gmail.com.
Application Deadlines: EITHER postmarked by September 1, 2025, or sent by email no later than 5 pm, September 5, 2025.
Complete application includes form, essay, and current transcript. Please send either official transcripts, photocopies of official transcripts, or scanned photocopies of official transcripts in attachments. **Incomplete application and those without transcripts will not be considered.
Mail all documents by Sept. 1 to: OR Email all documents as attachments by Sept. 5 to:
Keystone SWCS Scholarship Chair soillady0504@gmail.com
Mrs. Mary L. Smith
4177 E. Main St.
Belleville, PA 17004
Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of a combination of academic merit and program of study, quality of the student’s essay and application, financial need, and educational and career goals that are consistent with the SWCS mission. The SWCS strives to foster the science and art of natural resource conservation. Our work targets conservation of soil, water, and related natural resources on working land— land which is used to produce food and fiber. SWCS also promotes other services that improve the quality of life people experience in rural and urban communities. We work to discover, develop, implement, and improve ways to use land that sustains its productive capacity and enhances the environment. The cash award scholarships will be awarded in June of each year. Successful applicants will be notified by email soon after the committee has arrived at a decision. We request that winners of previous years not apply a second time. Apply here
If you have questions, contact: Mary L Smith at 717-994-1941or email soillady0504@gmail.com
Application: Keystone Chapter SWCS 2025 Scholarship Application