Menke Scholarship to Improve Wildlife Habitat Grant

Webster Groves Nature Study Society

Funding Amount

Up to US $4,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Other requirements

  • Applicants typically major in nature study (e.g. biology, ecology, botany, forestry, conservation).
  • But meeting the scholarship’s goals is more important than the major field itself (e.g. applications from non-nature study fields are accepted).
  • Recipients may work with, or intern with conservation programs.
  • Improve wildlife habitat in Missouri.

Not eligible / not funded

  • Not eligible: Projects that may harm or endanger wildlife
  • Not eligible: Including attaching
  • Not eligible: Implanting objects
  • Not eligible: The scholarship funds cannot be used to pay overhead to any institution.
  • Not eligible: The scholarship must be acknowledged in any resulting published material.

Overview

The Menke Scholarship, offered by the Webster Groves Nature Study Society, aims to enhance wildlife habitats in Missouri. This initiative honors the legacy of the Menke family, emphasizing sustainability through various conservation practices. It welcomes applicants from diverse fields, prioritizing the project’s impact over academic background. Recipients may engage in internships with conservation programs, fostering hands-on experiences. The scholarship supports efforts to improve habitats for various species, contributing to ecological preservation and education.

Background
The Webster Groves Nature Study Society is pleased to announce that applications are being accepted for the Menke Scholarship to Improve Wildlife Habitat. The Menke scholarship honors Don and Nell Menke, long-term members of WGNSS and lifelong birders/wildflower experts, and their son, David Menke,⁽°°⁾ a wildlife park ranger, all his professional life.
The scholarship’s goal is to increase and improve wildlife habitat in Missouri by planting, protecting, managing, publicizing, and in various other ways demonstrating specific habitat improvements for fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, plants, or invertebrates.
Applicants typically major in nature study (e.g., biology, ecology, botany, forestry, conservation). But meeting the scholarship’s goals is more important than the major field itself (e.g., applications from non-nature study fields are accepted). Recipients may work with or intern with conservation programs.

Eligibility

Applicants typically major in nature study (e.g. biology, ecology, botany, forestry, conservation). But meeting the scholarship’s goals is more important than the major field itself (e.g. applications from non-nature study fields are accepted).Recipients may work with, or intern with conservation programs.Improve wildlife habitat in Missouri.The award will be made to the applicant’s institution, which is expected to establish and monitor a fund as appropriate to curate the stipend.The funds may carry over beyond the year of award, if to the benefit of awardee’s research.

Ineligibility

The scholarship will not support projects that may harm or endanger wildlife, including attaching or implanting objects.The scholarship funds cannot be used to pay overhead to any institution. The scholarship must be acknowledged in any resulting published material.

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Science research
  • Wildlife
  • Environmental conservation

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