Morrow
Soil and Water
Conservation District
"To educate and assist all people in the conservation of the valuable natural resources of Morrow County."
All Applications Due to the Morrow SWCD Office by April 4, 2025
One Awarded
$1,520.00
The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District Annual Scholarship is offered to Morrow County high school seniors entering there freshman year of a two (2) or four (4)- year college or technical school. It is funded through the generosity of our partners and Annual Meeting atendance.
-Students must be residents of Morrow County
-Students must have maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
-Applications must be accompanied by a copy of the student’s high school transcript.
In honor of Steve Ruhl, former OSU Extension Agricultural and Natural Resources Agent, the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District has developed a $500 continuing scholarship for Morrow County residence that are full-time college students entering the second year of an Associate Program, a Junior or Senior in a Bachelor Program, or in graduate school. Applicants will be judged on GPA, application of major course of study to environmental issues, agriculture, or education, references, and leadership potential
-Applicants must be maintaining a 2.5 grade point average in a 4.0 scale
-Applicant may not have been the recipient of a previous Morrow SWCD scholarship
-Applications must be accompanied by a copy of the student’s high school transcript and three letters of reference.
One Awarded
$500.00
One Awarded
$500.00
The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District, in cooperation with the family of the late Donald McGinnis, a 16 year member of the Morrow SWCD Board of Supervisors, has made available an annual $500 memorial scholarship for Morrow County high school seniors entering as a freshman at a two (2) or four (4)-year accredited college.
-Students must be pursuing an Environmental or Agricultural course of study
-Students must have maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
-Applications must be accompanied by a copy of the student’s high school transcript.
The Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District, in cooperation with the family of the late Robert Wuertz, Jr., a 30 year member of the Morrow SWCD Board of Supervisors, has made available an annual $1000 memorial scholarship for Morrow County high school seniors entering as a freshman at a two (2) or four (4)-year accredited college and pursuing an Agricultural or Mechanical course of study.
-The applicant must be a senior at one of the five Morrow County high schools
-Students must have maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale
-Applications must be accompanied by a copy of the student’s high school transcript.
One Awarded
$1,000.00
For additional information on the following academic scholarships, please contact the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District at (419) 946-7923 or by emailing mocoswcd@redbird.net. All scholarship applications can be found under the education tab at www.morrowswcd.com, as well as, at the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District Office.
-Morrow SWCD-
5362 US Highway 42
Mount Gilead, Ohio 43338
Scholarship applications must be turned into the Morrow Soil and Water Conservation District Office no later than 4:30pm on April 4th for consideration. The Selection Committee will convene on the evening of April 9th, 2025, to determine the results of the application pool. Recipients for all scholarships will be notified and announced the week of April, 14th, 2025.