The George Melendez Wright Student Travel Scholarships

The George Melendez Wright Student Travel Scholarships encourages minority students from diverse ethnic, racial, and cultural backgrounds to participate in the Society's biennial conferences and enhance their interest in the conservation and preservation of parks, protected areas, and cultural sites throughout the world.  The goal of the scholarship is to encourage greater ethnic, racial, and cultural diversity among the park professions. The GWS seeks to encourage scholarship winners to pursue a profession in fields directly related parks by giving them the opportunity to participate in a professional conference in all its dimensions, whether by taking part in sessions or networking with peers.

Applications for the next round of scholarships will be accepted starting in June 2010.  Watch this space for more information.