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ABA Youth Scholarships

ABA scholarship recipients represent a broad range of backgrounds, ages and experience levels; and the programs they will attend also span the range of what is available to young birders. Congratulations to our award recipients, and best wishes for exciting and educational experiences that will enrich your birding throughout your lives.

2007 Recipients

• Saraiya Ruano, Colorado Springs, CO [View Report]
• Matthew Daw, Raleigh, NC [View Report]

• Elise Becker, Colorado Springs, CO

• Hope Batcheller, Petersburgh, NY [View Report]
• Phillip Chaon, Cleveland Heights, OH
• Holly Garrod, Evergreen, CO [View Report]
• Ethan Kistler, Newton Falls , OH
• Kai Reed, North Egremont, MA

• Lauren Tompkins, Kneeland, CA [View Report]
• Kevin Welsh, Novi, MI

• Marie Lauzau, Troy, OH [View Report]

2006 Recipients

• Elise Becker, Colorado Springs, CO [View Report]
• Erik Enbody, East Lansing, MI (WildBird/Clements) [View Report]
• Ethan Kistler, Newton Falls , OH [View Report]
• Josiah Malueg, Hooper, CO [View Report]
• Micah Malueg, Hooper, CO [View Report]
• Jesse Pakkala, St. Thomas, ONT [View Report]
• Kai Reed, North Egremont, MA [View Report]
   

• Andy Bankert, Melbourne Beach, FL [View Report]
• Craig Bateman, Novi, MI [View Report]
• David Pavlik, Holt, MI [View Report]
• Tim Snieder, Sarnia, ONT [View Report]
• Lauren Tompkins, Kneeland, CA [View Report]
• Kevin Welsh, Novi, MI [View Report]
   
  

2005 Recipients

• Elise Becker, Colorado Springs, CO [View Report]
• Oscar Johnson, Ventura, CA
• Ethan Kistler, Newton Falls, OH [View Report]
• Kai Reed, North Egremont, MA [View Report]
   

• Amber Carver, Olympia, WA
   
  

2004 Recipients

• Andy Bankert, Melbourne Beach, FL [View Report]
• Elise Becker, Colorado Springs, CO [View Report]
• Sean Fitzgerald, Burlington, WI [View Report]
• Michael Harvey, Windham, NH [View Report]
• Kai Reed, North Egremont, MA [View Report]
• Jessica Roberts, Riverton, WY [View Report]
   

• Jacob Cooper, Grand Junction, CO [View Report]
• Jessie Cramer, Grand Junction, CO [View Report]
• Travis Hayward, Loveland, CO [View Report]
• Grace Hobika, Fruita, CO
• Micah Malueg, Hooper, CO [View Report]
• Kelsey Moreng, Grand Junction, CO [View Report]
• Tim White, Bluffton, SC [View Report]
   

• Erik Enbody, East Lansing, MI [View Report]
   
  

2003 Recipients

• Garrett MacDonald, Spokane, WA
   

• Ross Gallardy, Windber, PA
   

• Jacob Cooper, Grand Junction, CO
• Travis Hayward, Loveland, CO [View Report]
• Kai Reed, North Egremont, MA [View Report]
   

• Alex Vinokur, Austin, TX
• Glenn Seeholzer, Huntington Valley, PA [View Report]
   

Application for an ABA Scholarship is a rigorous process in which applicants are asked to demonstrate a serious interest in birds and to show why the program they're seeking to attend will benefit their development. Scholarship applicants submit essays detailing the role birding plays in their lives, and they are asked to provide letters of recommendations from adult birders who are familiar with their work and interests.

An ABA Scholarship usually covers only part of the cost of attending an event, as a way of encouraging creative methods of fundraising on the part of applicants, such as seeking sponsors for a Big Day, finding a bird-related job, selling art work, or leading walks. However, exceptions are made in the case of special circumstances.