The Washington State Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI) Implementation Committee (WASIC) is accepting scholarship applications from students pursuing an education in Forestry or Natural Resources.

The scholarship is available to continuing college-level students, who will be attending, full-time (12 units) during the academic year, a Forestry or Natural Resource program at one of the following schools:

• University of Washington, Seattle
• Washington State University, Pullman
• Green River Community College
• Spokane Community College
• Grays Harbor College
• or any SAF accredited Forestry or Natural Resource program.

The successful applicant will be awarded a one-time scholarship of up to $2,000. To receive payment, the successful applicant will be required to submit Fall 2022 enrollment verification to WASIC.

The mission of the Washington State SFI Implementation Committee is to promote and foster an understanding of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and to promote sustainable forestry practices on all forestlands in the state.

The current core priorities for the WASIC are to:

• Establish criteria and identify delivery mechanisms for contractor (e.g. logger) and forester training;
• Establish protocols for addressing inconsistent practices;
• Focus landowner outreach efforts on education and technical assistance;
• Focus public outreach efforts on increasing SFI program recognition and support among local opinion leaders and forestry professionals;
• Protect the integrity of the SFI program;
• Support the efforts of state and federal agencies to report harvest and regeneration statistics.

The scholarship is available to continuing college-level students, who will be attending, full-time (12 units) during the school year you apply, a Forestry or Natural Resource program at one of the following schools:

• University of Washington, Seattle
• Washington State University, Pullman
• Green River Community College
• Spokane Community College
• Grays Harbor College
• or any SAF accredited Forestry or Natural Resource program.

There is also a version of the scholarship open to newly enrolling first year students.

• freshman
• sophomore
• junior
• senior

Electronic application forms are available on the Washington SIC website www.wasfi.org.

Applications must be submitted in paper form to the address below:

MAIL TO: WASIC Scholarship Application Committee c/o Lisa Perry,

SPI 421 S. Front St. Shelton,

WA 98584

For questions contact Lisa Perry lperry@spi-ind.com