Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on March 30, 2012, for consideration.

The family of Craig Tufts, Family Summits, Inc. and National Wildlife Federation announce the 3rd Annual Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Award, which is given to a young person between the ages of 8 and 18 to attend a week-long, summer outdoor educational adventure camp with a parent or guardian.

Award Details

The Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Fund was established in memory of Craig Tufts, chief naturalist of National Wildlife Federation. Each year the Fund grants an award to one youth to attend a Family Nature Summit. The Fund provides travel, room and board and program fees for the award winner and an accompanying parent or guardian.

July 7-13 2012 Family Nature Summit at YMCA of the Rockies, Estes Park, Colorado.

For more information, visit www.familysummits.org.
Call for Applications

Who May Apply: Anyone between the ages of 8 and 18
How to Apply: Applicant will submit an original essay that addresses the following:

What are your favorite outdoor or nature-related activities?
Describe a memorable outdoor or nature-related experience and the impact it had on you.

What aspects of the Family Summit program are you most interested in and why?

Describe why attending a week-long adventure camp would be important to you.

Describe how you would share your experience with others.
Each essay MUST …
Be accompanied by this downloadable application form.
Be written by the applicant (not a parent or guardian)
Be no more than three pages, double-spaced (about 750 words)
Be typed in a 12-point font or legibly handwritten
Include page number and applicant’s name on each page
Applications may be submitted via
Email: tuftsaward@nwf.org
Fax: 703-438-6468
or
Mail:
Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Award
11100 Wildlife Center Drive
Reston, VA 20190

Applications must be received by 5 p.m. E.S.T. on March 30, 2012, for consideration.

Who was Craig Tufts?

Craig worked for the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) for 33 years as Chief Naturalist. He was excited about everything living and understood a tremendous amount about the natural world around him, no matter where he was. Being with Craig on a walk was like having a guide beside you. Craig was always happy to point things out to anyone and was just as excited to see something for the fiftieth time as he was to see it for the first time.

What is the Craig Tufts Environmental Education Fund?

The Craig Tufts Environmental Education Fund continues Craig’s legacy, replicating the spark he provided for so many with his extensive knowledge of and appreciation for the natural world. The Fund finances an annual award that recognizes an individual between the ages of 8 and 18 who displays an interest in the natural world, aiming to foster that interest and encourage a lifelong path of environmental study. The Fund provides an opportunity for a young person to experience NWF’s mission of inspiring individuals of all ages to care about and protect wildlife and wildlife habitat.

How can I contribute to this fund?

If you wish to make a memorial contribution, please consider this fund as a way of carrying on Craig's legacy. Donations can be made at www.nwf.org/CraigTuftsFund or sent to:

National Wildlife Federation
Attn: Craig Tufts Volunteer Education Fund
11100 Wildlife Federation Drive
Reston, VA 20190