The Alice Eastwood Scholarship is administered by the Colorado Native Plant Society (CoNPS) in collaboration with the Alice Eastwood Collective. The Scholarship is intended to support undergraduates pursuing bachelor’s degrees that ultimately advance the Mission of the Society:
“The Colorado Native Plant Society is dedicated to furthering the knowledge,
appreciation and conservation of native plants and habitats of Colorado through
education, stewardship and advocacy.”
Award
Two scholarships of $475 — Eastwood’s annual salary earned while teaching at Denver East High School (1879-1890) — are administered annually by CoNPS. Qualified applicants, whether or not they are selected as recipients, will receive a student membership in the Society.
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Application Requirements
Applicants must submit a concise but detailed application attached to an email Conpsoffice@aol.com (ATTN: Eastwood Scholarship Selection Committee) by 1 August; cc: leo.bruederle@ucdenver.edu. Complete applications will include the following:
As a condition of the award, recipients will be asked to:
To learn more about Alice Eastwood and/or the selection process, please download this file