Outdoor Enthusiasts Scholarships

Are you an outdoor enthusiast? Do you like hiking, camping, skiing, surfing, or other outdoor activities? There are scholarships out there for you!

Bodie McDowell Scholarship
Sponsor: Outdoor Writers Association of America
Amount: Up to $5,000
Closing Date: March 30, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate students entering their junior or senior year of study or graduate students. Applicant must have career goals in outdoor communications.

Ike Foundation Scholarship
Sponsor: The Ike Foundation
Amount: Varies
Closing Date: April 1, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to high school seniors who will be pursuing full-time enrollment in a two-year or four-year college or university in the United States. Awards are based on financial need, academic achievement, demonstrated volunteer commitment (preferably in the fishing or conservation world), and a personal statement on how fishing has impacted your life and prepared you for college.

Outdoor Communicators of KS Scholarship
Sponsor: Kansas Wildscape
Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: April 15, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors enrolled in a Kansas high school who plan to attend a college in Kansas and study wildlife or nature-based curriculum or outdoors journalism. University students enrolled in a wildlife or nature-based curriculum, or pursuing outdoors journalism are also eligible.

Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association Scholarship
Sponsor: Wisconsin Outdoor Communicators Association | Outdoor Heritage Education Center
Amount: $2,000
Closing Date: April 28, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in a Wisconsin-based college or university with an interest in outdoor recreational communication.

Save San Francisco Cyclists Scholarship
Sponsor: Law Offices of Matthew J. Quinlan
Amount: $500
Closing Date: May 31, 2023
Description: Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who are Bay Area residents (San Francisco or city within 50 miles thereof). Applicant must submit an essay describing a new and creative way to reduce bicycle accidents or improve cyclists safety in San Francisco.

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