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Central Platte NRD Scholarships Available for Students in Natural Resources Field

Central Platte NRD Scholarships Available for Students in Natural Resources Field

12/13/2022

GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska - Applications are being accepted for the CPNRD-Ron Bishop Memorial College Scholarship Program from the Central Platte Natural Resources District (CPNRD). Applicants must be a college junior, senior or graduate student enrolled in a natural resources course of study at an accredited college or university. Five (5) scholarships will be awarded at $1,000 per student for the 2023-2024 school year.

Eligible applicants or their parent(s) must reside within CPNRD boundaries which reach from Gothenburg to Columbus in Nebraska along the Platte River.  Return applicants and recipients are eligible to apply. Applications must be postmarked by April 15, 2023.

CPNRD’s college scholarship program was implemented in 2007 and has provided $117,000 to 135 students. Applications are available on the Central Platte NRD website at https://www.cpnrd.org/education/scholarships/ or by contacting Marcia Lee at (308) 385-6282 or email: lee@cpnrd.org.

Some of the careers that qualify:
-Agriculture: Business Representative, Engineer, Inspector, Agronomist, Applied Science/Diversified
-Biologist
-Engineer: Civil, Mechanical, Chemical
-Conservationist, Resources Management
-Natural Resources/Environmental Educator
-Geographic Information Systems Specialist
-Geology Engineering
-Grazing Livestock System
-Hydrologist, Hydrogeologist
-Soil and Water Conservation
-Rangeland Management
-Soil Conservationist/ Soil Engineer
-Vocational/Agriculture Educator
-Water Resources Specialist
-Other natural resources related careers

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Lincoln, NE 68512
Phone: 402.471.7670
Fax: 402.471.7677
Email: nard@nrdnet.org

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