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HSC Scholarship Program Information

        The Home Study Course in Bird Biology plays a vital role in the Lab’s education mission by helping to disseminate the fundamental scientific foundations of avian biology to the interested public, and to people who can apply such knowledge directly to their own professional development.
        The HSC Scholarship program was formally initiated in 2004 by Dr. Jason A. Mobley (former HSC Instructor/Interim Director of Education) in order to help meet the growing demand for formal training in Ornithology that is not readily available to educators, researchers, and conservationists in many parts of the world. The primary goal of the program is to provide the Lab's Home Study Course to individuals who are actively engaged in bird/biodiversity conservation, research, and science education or related work that are challenged by access to funding for professional development activities.
        The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is pleased to invite applications for the Home Study Course Scholarship Program. We anticipate that our Home Study Course scholarship recipients will acquire the essential knowledge necessary to make an important contribution to their professional efforts and further impact the development and awareness of the people that they work and interact with in their area of the world.


Meet our 2007 scholarship recipients!

    •   Dr. Aparajita Choudhury of India
    •   Richard Elsam of England
    •   Karim Kara of Kenya
    •   Godfrey Thuranira M'mariu of Kenya
    •   Ursula Poole of New Zealand

  • Congratulations to this year's scholarship recipients!

  • To view more information on each (current) recipient, click HERE.
    To view information on past scholarship recipients, click HERE. 


Scholarship Benefits:

Recipients of Home Study Course in Bird Biology scholarships will receive all of the necessary course materials, a one-year membership to the Lab of Ornithology that carries special benefits and includes subscriptions to quarterly Lab publications, full support from the Course Instructor, and the opportunity to submit exams and earn a Certificate of Completion personally signed by the Lab of Ornithology Louis Agassiz Fuertes Director, Dr. John W. Fitzpatrick. Scholarship recipients will also receive exposure on our course web site and in the Lab's newsletter, where we will highlight the important work of Home Study Course scholars and provide contact information for people interested in getting involved with or contributing to their efforts or supporting organizations.

Eligibility and Application Procedure:

The Home Study Course Scholarship Program is available to any individual, student, or professional that is actively engaged in the area of science education, research, or bird/biodiversity conservation. Successful applicants must demonstrate a financial need for scholarship support and describe how this training will enhance their efforts. If you are interested in applying for this opportunity please submit the required list of items detailed below via email or regular mail. HSC scholarship awards will be announced on an annual basis. The number of awards given each year will depend on available funding for the scholarship program.

For application information, please visit our HSC Scholarship Application web site page by clicking HERE.
 

 
Interested in helping to support this important program?

The Home Study Course Scholarship Program is funded entirely by private donations from generous people that believe strongly in the Lab’s education mission. The future and success of this program depends on the continued financial support of individuals and organizations that share our goal to provide formal training in the science of ornithology to people with limited access to funding that are devoting their lives to biodiversity preservation and education.

Should you desire additional information, or have an interest in making a tax-deductible donation to the Home Study Course Scholarship Program, please contact Home Study Course Instructor, Megan Whitman, MSc, via email at mlw57@cornell.edu or via telephone at 607-254-2121. Inquires or donations may also be submitted by regular mail to:

Home Study Course Scholarship Program
ATTN: DONATIONS
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road
Ithaca, NY 14850-1999

Checks should be made payable to Cornell Lab of Ornithology and include HSC Scholarship Program—Acct. #171-8732 in the memo line on the face of the check to ensure deposit into the proper account.

We are grateful to the following individuals for their financial support the program, without their generous donations this program could not exist. Thank you for believing in the importance of this initiative.

  •   Nanci Adams (Watsonville, CA)
  •   Brian J. Broderick (Washington, DC)
  •   Margaretta Hausman (Milton, PA)
  •  Ann M. Mayer (Ithaca, NY)
  •  John and Bonnie Strand (Holmdel, NJ)
  •  Dean E. Sheldon, Jr. (Greenwich, OH)