Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology
2023 Birding Festival
(and Annual Meeting)
May 19-21, 2023
Ramada Hotel and Conference Center
State College, Pennsylvania
Graphics by Joshua Potter
Annual Meeting Youth Scholarship
In order to foster an interest in, and appreciation for, birding and ornithology in Pennsylvania, each year the PSO provides a scholarship for a person 18 years of age or younger OR an undergraduate college student who wishes to attend the PSO annual meeting.
The person must be nominated by a current PSO member. If the nominee is younger than 18, a parent, legal guardian, or a person designated by the parent or legal guardian, must accompany the young birder scholarship recipient to the Annual PSO Meeting.
You may not nominate someone without their knowledge or permission.
PSO will pay the recipient’s and accompanying adult’s meeting registration, food (Saturday dinner, Saturday lunch, Saturday and Sunday breakfasts), lodging (up to 2 nights), and transportations costs to and from the meeting, and field trips.
Young birders can be nominated by submitting this application PDF version Word version.