Full and partial scholarships to attend Hog Island programs may be available from your local Audubon chapter, bird club, school or other sponsoring institution. Some scholarship offerings are listed below, though many other organizations may offer scholarships if you ask. You can find your local Audubon Chapter by entering your zip code here.

If you are unsure you will be awarded a full scholarship from a sponsoring group, you may want to reserve your place (with the $100 deposit) and then piece together funding from various sources. If you are later awarded a full scholarship by a group that has also paid the deposit, you will be refunded your deposit.

2012 Scholarship Listings
As we learn of Audubon Chapters and other groups offering scholarships, they will be addded to this list.

All Sessions
National Audubon Society
Eligibility: Based on quality of application and financial need. Priority will be given to first-time applicants. Awards available for all programs except Maine Seabird Biology and Conservation.
Award: Most awards are for $500. Max is $895.
To apply: Download and return an application form.
Application deadline is April 15th for second round of scholarships. Applications accepted until all awards made.
For more information: hogisland@audubon.org
Note: If you are applying for a NAS scholarship, you may reserve your place with at $100 non-refundable deposit until April 15th to ensure you have a place in the program. Please note in your registration you are applying for a NAS scholarship.

Columbia Audubon Society
Eligibility: Two scholarships are available for teachers in the Columbia, Missouri area
Award: Full tuition to recipent choice of Joy of Birding, Field Ornithology, Educator's Week or Maine Seabird Biology and Conservation session.
To apply: Provide written statement and 2 references. See details here. Deadline March 30th.
For more information: Lisa Schenker 573-443-4189, lschenke@columbia.k12.mo.us

Teen Sessions

Appalachian Audubon Society
Eligibility: Pennsylvania resident age 14-18 in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry Counties.
Award: Full tuition to June 17-22 camp. Candidate must provide his/her own transportation.
To apply: Download application from the website. Deadline: January 28, 2012.

Boulder County Audubon Society
Eligibility: For a teen age 15-17 residing in the Boulder County Audubon geographic region and demonstrating financial need and/or strong interest in natural science.
Award: Full tuition plus $500 travel expenses for June 17-22 session.
To apply: Download application form from website. Deadline is February 1.
For more information: Visit the scholarship page of the website for full announcement.

Cape Cod Bird Club
Eligibility: For a teen age 14-18 residing in Cape Cod area to attend June 24-29 session.
Award: Full tuition
To apply: Download application are return with a 250- to 500-word essay by January 6, 2012. Full details on website.



Chesapeake Audubon
Eligibility: Teen age 14-17, resident of Maryland, to attend June 24-29 session
To apply: Fill out application with 200-300 word essay and return by Feb 1, 2012 See website for link.




Merrymeeting Audubon
Award: Full tuition for the June 24-29 session.
Eligibility: Teen must attend a high school within the Chapter’s catchment area and be sponsored by a science teacher at the high school. He/she must be in grade 9-12 spring 2012.
To apply: One-page essay and teacher’s recommendation.
The completed student application, essay and recommendation are due by February 8, 2012.
For more information: See website or contact Beth Bullock bbullock-at-gwi.net

Northeast Pennsylvania Audubon
Award: Full tuition for the June 10-15 session. Three scholarships available.
Eligibility: Applicants must reside in Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Wayne and Pike Counties of Pennsylvania.
To apply: Download the application here. Deadline: April 1st.
For more information: See website.

Educator's Week

Appalachian Audubon Society
Eligibility: Pennsylvania resident in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry Counties.
Award: $500. Candidate must provide his/her own transportation.
To apply: Download application from the website. Deadline: January 28, 2012.

City Gardens Club of NY
Eligibility: Elementary, middle and high school teachers who cover science in the classroom in a NYC public school. 
Award: Full tuition
To apply: Application form available on website in Feb 2012. Deadline May 6, 2012.
For more information: See the website or email info.cgc.sc@gmail

Southern Maryland Audubon Society
Eligibility: Educators currently teaching in Southern Maryland
To apply: Submit 1-page letter outlining your reasons for wanting the scholarship and how the workshop experience will be used in your teaching to support our mission and a letter of recommendation from your immediate supervisor. Deadline is February 16, 2012. Questions? See newsletter or email carolinawren60-at-comcast.net.
For more information: See Dec/Jan issue of The Osprey newsletter.


Washington Crossing Audubon Society
Eligibility: Outdoor or environmental teachers and educators in the Washington Crossing Audubon Society area (Mercer County and portions of surrounding counties in NJ)
Award: Full tuition
To apply: Submit a letter about yourself and your teaching and outlining the potential benefits of the workshop to you and your students. Deadline is Friday, December 23rd, 2011.
For more information: Visit the scholarship page of the website for full announcement.

York County Audubon
Eligibility: Teacher or adult community leader involved in environmental education that will use the experience to teach others in York County.
Award: Up to $700
To apply: Download application website. Deadline is March 1, 2012.
For more information: See the scholarship page of the website.

Audubon Chapter Leadership Session
A scholarship of $225 per person is available from National Audubon to all registrants with a matching donation from their local Chapter. Upon receipt of the $225 scholarship from the local chapter, the matching funds will be applied to the balance due. Full payment for all programs is due March 15th. To receive the matching funds, please send a letter on the letterhead of your local chapter along with a check for at least $225 (or more) from your local chapter. Mail the letter to Hog Island Registrar, 159 Sapsucker Woods Road, Ithaca, NY 14850. Scanned letters will also be accepted by email.

Matching funds will be awarded on a first come, first service basis and full payment is due by March 15th. If you have questions, please contact the registrar at hogisland@audubon.org.

Information for sponsoring groups

If your group is offering a scholarship, reserve a place in the program with a $100 deposit. All scholarship places are priced at $995 for the shared occupancy rate, with the exception of Audubon Chapter Leadership Program ($750) and the Fall Migration and Monhegan Island program ($1295).

"When I came to Hog island I didn't know what to expect. Five days later I had been rewarded with the most transformative professional development experiences I have had as a teacher."
– John, 2011 scholarship recipient in Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week

To register online, create the initial reservation with contact information for your group, and later the registrar will add the name and information of the awardee when this is known. To register by mail or to pay by check, please download and print a registration form for sponsoring organizations. You may also call Erica Marx, the Hog Island registrar, at 607-257-7308 x14.

Please let us know by the first week of April who has been selected, and direct this person to contact the registrar to update the account information. See the cancellation policies for full terms and refund information (same as individual registrations).

Alternatively, if the scholarship winner has already been chosen, you can request that individuals register on their own and then reimburse them directly. The person or group that makes the registration will be responsible for full payment of the balance by March 15th. If the camper registers on their own, we appreciate knowing your group that sponsored them in the program.

Chapter Leadership Matching Funds
Matching funds of $225 per person are available from National Audubon who receive at least $225 of tuition paid by their local Audubon Chapter. To qualify for the matching funds, please send a letter on your Chapter letterhead and payment for at least $225 (this can include $100 deposit + $125 payment). Matching funds will be awarded on a first come, first service basis. Limit of 3 matching fund grants per chapter.

For more information or to be added or removed from the above list of scholarships offered in 2012, contact Erica Marx, registrar, at evanetten@audubon.org or (607) 257-7308 ext. 14.

Volunteers

Each year dozens of camp alumni and friends return to Hog Island to help open the buildings, prepare for campers, assist during the program in the kitchen, perform maintenance tasks (e.g. painting, carpentry, cleaning) and help close down the facilities at the end of the year. Volunteer positions are coordinated by Sue Schubel and the Friends of Hog Island (FOHI). Priority for these limited positions is given to prior Hog Island FOHI volunteers and camp alumni.  FOHI work weeks for 2012 are May 27 - June 1, and September 23 - 29. For these weeks only FOHI volunteers are on the island. A limited number of FOHI volunteer positions are also available during every program sessions to assist in the kitchen and with other duties.

More information and an application can be found on the Friends of Hog Island (FOHI) website under the "Support" tab.

You may also contact Sue Schubel, the FOHI volunteer coordinator.

Sue Schubel
Outreach Educator, Project Puffin
National Audubon Society
(207) 529-5828 office
(207) 644-1077 home, call anytime
(207) 380-1370 cell