NCCC Scholarship Opportunities
CCREF/NCCC Young Investigator Schoarship.
The North Carolina Composting Council (NCCC) bi-annually funds a CCREF/NCCC Young Investigator Schoarship. This scholarship is for college students studying as a college or university in North Carolina and is for $4000, with an opportunity to also receive funding for attending a USCC Conference. The goal of this scholarship is to bring assistnace and attention to the emerging young professionals in the field of compost research and to spark interest in the future of the composting industry.
Winners of the Scholarship are aksed to attend the conference and present a report about their project/experience to the NCCC Annual Members Meeting, held each year in mid-June.
Submission dates are from mid-February through mid-April.
Gary Gittere, former NCCC board president, explained why the chapter decided to support this scholarship program working with CCREF: “The NC Composting Council is dedicated to the many benefits of education and is committed to providing continual support to our state universities and colleges. The NCCC will support the US Composting Council and its CCREF Young Investigator Scholatship program by funding a $4000 scholarship for all NC Colleges and Universities. We look forward to working with the recipients, helping thembroaden the many benefits of composting and th euse of compost as a soil amendment. For further information and to sign up for application notices click below:
