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Camp Avocet 2018

CALLING ALL BIRDERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 18

THE GEORGIA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Now Accepting Applications for the
2018 RICHARD PARKS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR YOUNG BIRDERS 

You can attend the American Birding Association's "Camp Avocet"

Application deadline is December 8, 2017

The Georgia Ornithological Society will send one lucky teen to Delaware to participate in the July 28 – August 3, 2018 camp session. The GOS will cover the cost of the registration fees and up to $500 reimbursement for travel expenses. (Note: Scholarship recipients arrange their own travel. Food and lodging are included in the registration cost.) For more information about Camp Avocet, visit:

http://events.aba.org/aba-young-birder-camps/

How to apply: The applicant must be at least 15 and no older than 18 during the camp session and must be a Georgia resident. Complete the application form (PDF Version or MS WORD Version) and write an essay (350 word minimum) about your interest in birds and birding, your involvement in the Georgia birding community, what you will do with the knowledge you will gain from this camp, your career goals, and how you will spread your interest in birds to friends. Include at least three letters of recommendation with the application. Scholarship recipients are expected to write an article with pictures describing their experiences at the camp for the GOShawk newsletter. To see issues of this newsletter, visit: 

http://www.gos.org/GOSHawkarchive

Note: You are not eligible to apply if you have previously received two or more birding camp scholarships from GOS.

The winner will be selected during the first week of January 2018.

Mail your application materials to: 
Dr. Robert Sargent / 2018 Parks Scholarship (Avocet)
1263 Clairmont Place
Macon, GA 31204 

Applications may be submitted electronically (Subject: Avocet GOS Parks Scholarship) to: kywarbler@cox.net 

All submissions must be in pdf format - unreadable applications will be returned.