TEACHER SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN ECOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY

Many of Maryland’s finest teachers have expanded their ecology and birding knowledge! Join teachers from around the country for a hands-on wildlife or ornithology workshop.

ECOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY SCHOLARSHIPS
The Maryland Ornithological Society (MOS) is accepting applications from Maryland teachers, youth leaders, park rangers, and nature center staff for scholarships to attend weeklong summer ecology and ornithology workshops on Audubon’s beautiful Hog Island in Maine or Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Each award covers the cost of tuition, room, and board for an intensive weeklong course of field study and instruction covering ornithology, ecology, conservation, and natural history.

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION
MOS will award multiple scholarships each summer. Travel expenses are the responsibility of the recipient. For additional information and updates, check the MOS website links (below) or contact the Scholarship Chairpersons.
Six Maine and one Maryland workshops are being offered for 2013: May 31 – June 5 & Sept 8 – 13 – Maine Seabird Biology & Conservation June9–14 &June23–28–JoyofBirding
June 16 – 21 – Field Ornithology
July 18 – 23 – Sharing Nature: An Educator's Week
June 23 – 28 – Maryland Birds & Habitats – Washington College

APPLICATION PROCESS AND REQUIREMENTS
Maine applicants need not be members of MOS but must be endorsed by a member or chapter. For Maine workshops, applications, via electronic mail, must be submitted by 30 November 2012. Recipients will be notified in January. Please refer to the MOS website for the complete application process. Applicants for the Maryland workshop should go to the YMOS website listed below for the application instructions. Maryland program scholarship deadline is 1 March 2013.

For more information and application process, please refer to:
http://www.mdbirds.org/education/scholarships/scholarships.html

For more information about the Audubon workshops, please refer to:
http://projectpuffin.org/OrnithCamps.html

For information about the Maryland residential workshops, please refer to:
http://www.ymos.org/educator-resources/

Maine Scholarships:
scholarships@mdbirds.org

Maryland Scholarships:
radclifg@gmail.com