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Young Birder's Scholarship

CALLING ALL BIRDERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 15 AND 17 

THE GEORGIA ORNITHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Now Accepting Applications for the 

2023 PARKS SCHOLARSHIPS
FOR YOUNG BIRDERS

American Birding Association's Camp Colorado

(Application deadline is 2 January 2024)

Hog Island Audubon Camp in Maine

(no 2023 Scholarship is planned)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angus Pritchard and friends at Camp Colorado

 

 

 

 

 

Patrick Maurice with banded Rufous Hummingbird

 

Richard A. Parks Biography

 

Young Birders' Scholarship Recipients

2024: Charlotte “Charlie” Anderson, Gayatri Keda
2023: Madeleine Moon-Chun, Alex Stach
2022: No applicants
2021: Luca Antinozzi, Amit Kamma, Nithya Guthikonda, Phillip Salzinger
2020: Camps were cancelled due to Covid-19
2019: Sarah Brown, Allan Muise, Isaiah Scott
2018: Knox Evert, Josiah Lavender, Ewan Pritchard, and Anna Zheng
2017: John Deitsch, Josiah Lavender, Emma Dickinson, and Ewan Pritchard
2016: Selu Adams, Branch Austinson, Graydon Hidalgo, and Rich Hull
  (Note: The registration fee for one of the Camp Avocet scholarships was funded by donations.)
2015: Angus Pritchard
2014: John Mark Simmons and Patrick Maurice
2013: Rosemary Kramer, Ethan Hatchett, Sarah Adams, Rebecca Mello, and Sam Brunson
2012: Marshall Weber, Ben Thesing and Hunter Hebenstreit
2011: Nicholas Sinks, Rachel Rozin, Scooter Finney, John Mark Simmons
2010: Jordan Budnik, Andrew Theus, Luke Theodorou
2009: Kelly Overduijn, Jordan Budnik
2008: David Hollie, Luke Theodorou
2007: DeeAnne Meliopoulos