How to apply for the Scholarship

Published by Steve Clark on 06/17/202306/17/2023

To be eligible for the 2022 Entering College Scholarship, the applicant must reside in and attend a high school in Ventura County, California, have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average, and plan to attend an accredited college or university on a full-time basis. The applicant should be planning to enter a career directly related to sustainability, ecology and, in general, preserving the natural environment. Two scholarships will be awarded each year. Successful applicants will need to show their acceptance to an accredited community college, college, or university before funds will be dispersed.

Successful Entering College Scholarship applicants will also be eligible for the $1,000 Continuing College Scholarship, beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year. The Continuing College Scholarship will be awarded for each academic year of the first 4 years of study while enrolled in an accredited college or university with a major related to environmental studies. To be eligible, students must maintain a 3.0 grade point average in the major and have a permanent residence Ventura County.

An application form for the Entering College Scholarship must be completed online, and all supporting documents can be submitted by email or USPS mail. If supporting documents are mailed, they MUST be postmarked on or before February 15th, 2022. The two successful applicants will be notified by April 1st, 2022.

Applications must include:

1. Completion of the application form online on or before February 15th, 2022.

2. At least two, but not more than three signed letters of recommendation from a non-relative who is familiar with you, your goals, and your aptitude for addressing environmental issues emailed to Scholarships@cosf.org or mailed to the address shown below via U.S.P.S. Persons providing recommendations should identify their relationship to the applicant and provide their phone number. Letters of recommendation must be postmarked on or before February 15th, 2022.

A typed essay up to 500 words attached to an email and sent to Scholarships@cosf.org. Applicants should address your motivation and goals for choosing environmental studies and/or a related major, your thoughts about current environmental issues, your experience addressing those issues to date, and your related experiences and attributes which will help you to be successful. The essay must be emailed on or before February 15th, 2022.

4. A certified official high school transcript from your current high school with contact information for the school official sending the transcript. The transcript can be emailed to Scholarships@cosf.org or mailed via U.S.P.S. to the address shown below. The transcript must be emailed or postmarked on or before February 15th, 2022.

Here is our U.S.P.S mailing address

Conejo Open Space Foundation
Attn: Scholarship Committee
P.O. Box 2113
Thousand Oaks, CA 91358

Applicants will receive an acknowledgement email upon completion of this form.

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