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  • ABOUT
    • Past, Present, Future
    • CHAPTERS >
      • Northwest Ohio
      • Central Ohio
      • Southwest Ohio
      • Northeast Ohio
      • Southeast Ohio
    • Contact Us
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Join OYBC
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Sponsor
  • RESOURCES
    • OYBC Scholarships >
      • About OYBC Scholarships
      • Wildside Nature Tours Scholarship
      • Thomas Coltman Memorial Scholarship
    • Youth Birding Camps
    • Young Birders Network
    • Start a Young Birders Club
    • How-to eBird
  • EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
    • Calendar of Events
    • Hot Spot Lists by Region
    • Annual Ohio Young Birders Conference >
      • 2022 OYBC Conference
      • 2019 Conference Highlights
      • 2018 Conference Highlights
      • 2017 Conference Highlights
    • OYBC Big Day Event >
      • Make a Donation
    • Local Patch Birding Blitz 2020 >
      • LPBB Student Articles
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Scholarship Information

​Ohio Young Birders Club scholarships are to help young people who are interested in birds to attend summer camps, workshops, classes, training programs, conventions, and other bird-related activities. Funds for these scholarships come from our partners, private donations, and proceeds from special fundraising events. Applicants must be current OYBC members between the ages of 12 - 18.

Available Scholarships:
Theodore A. Parker III ​Memorial Scholarship for VENT's Camp Chiricahua
Wildside Nature Tours Scholarship for Coastal Maine Bird Studies on Hog Island
​Black River Audubon Scholarship to attend Hog Island Coastal Maine Bird Studies

Hallie Mason Memorial Scholarship for Young Birders
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John F. Gallagher Memorial Scholarship
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Thomas Coltman Memorial Scholarship

Support Young Birders with a Donation to the OYBC Scholarship Fund!
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​Black Swamp Bird Observatory Youth Program Policy 
BSBO’s scholarship program seeks to ensure that all OYBC members have access to camps and events that provide a safe and healthy environment for youth participants.

To meet scholarship eligibility guidelines a camp or event must comply with the following policies and guidelines: 
• All youth program instructors and volunteers working with minors must undergo a background check. 
• Programs must adhere to all state youth camp requirements and laws regarding staff and volunteers interacting with minors.
• No instructor or volunteer may use, possess, sell or distribute alcohol, tobacco products or other controlled substances, during camp sessions or events when minors are in their care. 
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