Geoffrey Schneider
Travel Scholarship

The Geoffrey Schneider Travel Scholarship was established in honor of an ACI member that passed away after a battle with kidney cancer in July 2006.

Schneider was the Southern Region Conservation Education Supervisor for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. In addition to being a great guy, he was widely recognized for his outstanding contributions to inform and educate people about Nevada's wildlife and natural resources.

Schneider understood the value of face-to-face discussions about common problems and new opportunities. He knew that people in the conservation communication field could become more effective by interacting with their colleagues. For those reasons, he, as much as anyone, believed in ACI's annual conference.

The goal of the scholarship fund is to enable more individuals to attend ACI conferences. Hopefully agencies/organizations will be able to send more than one person, or, considering the economy, send at least one person to the annual conferences.

The scholarship covers a person's registration fee and up to four nights lodging at the conference hotel. Only a person employed by an ACI member agency/organization or potential agency/organization is eligible to obtain a scholarship. See the Directory page for a list of ACI member agencies/organizations.

Download the scholarship application (PDF)

The application deadline for the 2010 scholarship is Tuesday, June 15, 2010.

Robin Thomas
PO Box 146301
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6301
robinthomas@utah.gov
Fax (801) 538-4709