WNPA Scholarships

• To properly prepare your scholarship application, download the application packet to review a copy of the form.
• The information supplied is limited to the space provided and submitted on the electronic form.
• A letter of recommendation for a professional reference is a required upload.
  • File must be a PDT.
  • Before uploading, name the file as follows: your firstname.lastname.qa | Example: john.smith.qs

Two (2) scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each, will be awarded.

The award is open to applicants whose intended use of the scholarship and their own career goals will increase diversity in the workforce of the National Park Service, similar government agencies, or nonprofit heritage (cultural or natural) conservation organizations.

This scholarship assists with college tuition, internships, or other special study opportunities relevant to park management or conservation.

• • Scholarship recipients are required to submit a final report to WNPA within 45 days of the completion date stated in the application.
  • Recipients will receive 95 percent of the scholarship award in advance, with the remaining 5 percent paid upon fulfillment of the final report requirement.
  • Failure to meet the final report requirement within the allocated time frame will result in a forfeiture of all unpaid funds.

• Criteria for this program has been established by Western National Parks Association.
• Submissions will be reviewed and scored by a committee comprising WNPA board members and/or the WNPA executive leadership team.
• Recipients will be notified the week of January 22, 2024.

WNPA fully supports diversity, equality, and inclusion. WNPA’s selection process respects all individuals and gives all applicants equal opportunity,

• All submissions must be completed through the WNPA web portal.
• Applications received in any other format will not be accepted.
• If you do not have access to a computer and would like to submit an application, contact us.

• Submissions open on October 2, 2023.
• Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2023, end of day.

• To properly prepare your scholarship application, refer to the application packet for a copy of the electronic form.
• The information supplied is limited to the space provided and submitted on the electronic form.
• A letter of recommendation from a WNPA manager or executive leader is a required upload.
  • File must be a PDF
  • Before uploading, name the file as follows: your firstname.lastname.pepe | Example: john.smith.pepe

• Multiple scholarship awards are possible.
• Funding amount will vary depending on the program or certification being pursued. Therefore, there is no limit on the amount of requested funding.

Applicants must be employed by Western National Parks Association as a full or part-time team member at the time of application and award notification.

The scholarship can be used for leadership or professional development training or to support an experience, such as a job, trade, or other endeavors of inquiry, study, or another form of engagement that develops skills, knowledge, or experience relevant to the missions of WNPA and the National Park Service.

• Scholarship recipients are required to submit a final report to WNPA within 45 days of the completion date stated in the application. Review the recipient final report sample in the application packet.
• Recipients will receive 95 percent of the scholarship award in advance, with the remaining 5 percent paid upon fulfillment of the final report requirement.
• Failure to meet the final report requirement within the allocated time frame will result in a forfeiture of all unpaid funds.

• Criteria for this program has been established by Western National Parks Association.
• Submissions will be reviewed in the order received and scored by the WNPA senior leadership team.
• Applicants will be notified of the funding decision within 20-days from the date of submission.

• All submissions must be completed through the WNPA web portal.
• Applications received in any other format will not be accepted.
• If you do not have access to a computer and would like to submit an application, contact us.

WNPA fully supports diversity, equality, and inclusion. WNPA’s selection process respects all individuals and gives all applicants equal opportunity.

Submissions for the 2024 fiscal year funding cycle will be accepted from December 1, 2023 until September 30, 2024 or until the allocated funding is exhausted.