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APPLICATION

Walter 'Ski' Szymanski Scholarship for Young Birders

2025


The Broomfield Bird Club will award a scholarship to one child age 8-13 with a demonstrated interest in wild birds. Broomfield residents will be given priority in the selection process. The scholarship will cover, in full, the registration fee for a weeklong “bird camp” experience in the summer of 2025 at the Environmental Learning Center at Barr Lake State Park, near Brighton.

Depending on age, the recipient will attend:

NOTE: Camp hours are 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. daily. The recipient’s parent/guardian is responsible for providing transportation to and from camp each day.


PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION

To be completed by the child's parent/guardian.
Please provide all requested information. Incomplete applications will not be considered.


Child's Name:

Child's Age (as of June 01, 2025):

Parent's or Guardian's Name:

Address:

Email Address:

Phone Number:


TO BE COMPLETED BY THE PROSPECTIVE CAMPER, IN THEIR OWN WORDS.

In about 50-75 words, tell us about your interest in wild birds.

  1. What do you do to learn more about birds – watch them at backyard feeders, explore outdoors, read about wild birds, etc.?
  2. Why do you want to attend "bird camp" at Barr Lake State Park? What do you hope to do or learn?




Press "Submit" only once. It can take a while.

Complete the application NO LATER THAN JANUARY 30, 2025.