Scholarships for Environmental Studies

One of our goals is to educate the community on using, maintaining, and sustaining our wonderful open space environments. In late 2020, we launched a scholarship award program for Ventura County students who pursue a university or college degree in Environmental Studies. This is a great way for us to realize this goal by investing in the next generation, many of whom will return to the Conejo Valley after college.

Starting with the fall 2021 semester, COSF provides $1,000 scholarships for two high school seniors pursuing environmental studies-related majors. The scholarships will continue for the students’ four years of study, as long as they remain full-time students, maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher, and continue with an environmental studies-related major.

County high schools will be reminded in the fall about the availability of the scholarship and the application process. A panel of local environmental leaders will choose the two scholarship recipients from the pool of applicants. Candidates will need to enter a study program related to sustainability, ecology and preserving the natural environment and to have demonstrated a commitment to address environmental issues during their high school careers.

Recent news and updates (see them all)

Students from Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks Win COSF 2024 Eco Scholarships (5/29/2024) - Two local high school seniors, Simone Scheuble-Isip of Thousand Oaks and Alexandria Paris Williams of Agoura Hills, are the recipients of the fourth annual Conejo Open Space Foundation scholarships. The $1,000 scholarships support students pursuing environmental-studies-related majors at two- or four-year… See more...

COSF Awards 2023 Scholarships to Two Students, Adds Honorable Mentions (4/11/2023) - Two Ventura County high school seniors, Avery Henson of Moorpark High School and Kaelin Carraway of Rancho Campana High School in Camarillo, are the recipients of the third annual Conejo Open Space Foundation scholarships. The $1,000 annual scholarships support students… See more...

COSF announces 2023 scholarship program for environmental studies; the deadline is February 15 (2/9/2023) - COSF is pleased to announce that in the spring we will again award $1,000 scholarships to two Ventura County graduating high school students who will be pursuing a college major related to environmental studies. The Conejo Open Space Foundation 2023… See more...

Ojai and Newbury Park High School Seniors Win 2022 COSF Scholarships (4/5/2022) - Two Ventura County high school seniors, Alessandra Lucchesi of Nordhoff High School in Ojai, and Molly McNulty of Newbury Park High School, are the second set of recipients of Conejo Open Space Foundation scholarships. The $1,000 annual scholarships support students… See more...