WELLINGTON COUNTY – The Grand River Conservation Foundation (GRCF) is offering two scholarships in 2025 for post-secondary students enrolled in an environmental field of study, including a one-time scholarship valued at $9,500 in celebration of GRCF supporter Murray McEwen’s 95th birthday.
McEwen Clean Water Prize
The McEwen Clean Water Prize, with an award of $5,000, will support a student in their second, third or fourth year of a post-secondary program operating within the Grand River watershed that focuses on the protection, development and restoration of clean water resources.
Preference will be given to full-time students who have attended programs at a Grand River Conservation Authority (GRCA) nature centre.
To apply for the 2025 Murray McEwen Clean Water Prize Scholarship, fill out the application form at webforms.grandriver.ca/2025-Murray-McEwen-Clean-Water-Prize-Application.
McEwen Clean Water Prize 95th Birthday Honorarium
In celebration of Murray McEwen’s 95th birthday, the McEwen family has donated $9,500 for the one-time Murray McEwen Clean Water Prize 95th Birthday Honorarium Scholarship.
To apply for the 2025 McEwen birthday honorarium, fill out the application form at webforms.grandriver.ca/Murray-McEwen-Clean-Water-Prize-95th-Birthday.
The deadline for both applications is July 11.
These scholarships are both supported by McEwen, a former GRCF board member and member of the Order of Canada.
“My connection to the GRCA began as a board member at the Foundation,” McEwen states.
“We raised money to support projects, and I was very impressed with the scope of the work of the GRCA, and the impact.
“These scholarships support the college and university students who are finding solutions to environmental issues, such as the vital importance of ensuring the conservation of clean water in our world.”
Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in the protection, development and restoration of clean water resources and be enrolled in a program focused on long-term improvement of our environment.
Programs could include environmental science, engineering, emerging technologies, First Nations water issues, governance and/or education.
Preference is given to full time students who have attended programs at a GRCA Nature Centre.
