Education

This program is offered by FCCD to fund a one-time scholarship payment of $2,000.00 to Fayette County students. Currently offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer terms! Our Spring scholarship will be available March 24th, 2025.

Deadline December 1st! View our most recent winners and sign up to receive information for your classroom. Each year, thousands of Kentucky students participate in the Jim Claypool Conservation Writing Contest (established in 1944) and the Jim Claypool Art Contest (established in 1974, for younger students).

Apply for a mini-grant to support local conservation, environmental, and agricultural initiatives in Fayette County.

Envirothon is a hands-on environmental problem solving competition for high school aged students. Participating teams complete training and testing in five natural resource categories: i.e., soils/land use, aquatic ecology, forestry, wildlife, and current environmental issues.

The Fayette County Conservation District provides two $500 scholarships to sponsor the attendance of two Fayette County students in the Kentucky Leadership Forestry Program.