$1,000 grant for local student
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation (ABCF) offers $1,000 Student Environmental Grant in 2026
Student grant of $1,000 is awarded to student, from watershed municipality, in or entering post-secondary studies
Ausable Bayfield Conservation Foundation (ABCF) is offering a $1,000 Student Environmental Grant in 2026. The deadline to apply is 4:30 p.m. local time, Friday, June 26, 2026.
Charles Miner is ABCF Chair. He said 14 students have received this award over the grant’s history dating back to 2010.
“It’s important to support students in their endeavours and this is one way we can do that,” he said.
The Conservation Foundation Chair encouraged young people to apply for this opportunity for financial support for their studies.
The application form and complete details are on the abca.ca website on the Conservation Foundation’s Projects web page.
The $1,000 Student Environmental Grant is awarded to a graduating secondary school student or a student enrolled in university or college. The student receiving the award is someone pursuing a post-secondary education in a course of study related to conservation/environment. Examples are: biology; ecology; geography; forestry; fish and wildlife; agriculture; and outdoor education.
The student must be between 17 and 25 years of age and have a permanent address within a member municipality of the Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority (ABCA) watershed area. Those municipalities are: Adelaide Metcalfe; Bluewater; Central Huron; Huron East; Lambton Shores; Lucan Biddulph; Middlesex Centre; North Middlesex; Perth South; South Huron; Warwick; and West Perth.
Past winners of the Student Environmental Grant are: Ryan Finnie (2010); Raina Vingerhoeds (2011); Greg Urquhart (2012); Ryan Carlow (2013); Connor Devereaux (2014); Barb Alber (2015); Samantha Bycraft (2016); Marina Lather (2017); Ethan Quenneville (2018); Meghan Glavin (2019); Kirsten McIntosh (2022); Gwen Taylor (2023); Emily Dearing (2024); and Will VanDongen-Miles (2025).