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What is RailCamp?  RailCamp is a fun
week long overnight camp for high-school students interested in railroads
and rail history, preservation/restoration, and safety. RailCampers explore
and experience real railroad facilities and equipment. The camp includes
one day each of interpretive demonstration, roundhouse and locomotive shop
operation, career orientation, wood and metal workshop restoration, and railroad
operations. RailCampers get hands on activities in small groups (each RailCamp
only has about 2 dozen participants). It's a full week of railroading adventure.
RailCamp is organized and sponsored by the National
Railway Historical Society.Where is RailCamp? RailCamp is held in
Scranton, Pennsylvania and Ely, Nevada. Lodging and meals are provided
as part of the Program.
When/where is the slot for the RailCamp Scholarship being
sponsored by Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS?
2010 Scholarship: July 11 - 16, 2010
in Scranton, Pennsylvania..
Additional Information about RailCamp? For additional
information, please visit the RailCamp web site at http://www.railcamp.com.
What is included in the G. Lawson Clark Scholarship? Tuition,
meals, and lodging at Basic RailCamp in Scranton, Pennsylvania are included
in the scholarship for the student. Transportation to and from the RailCamp
is NOT included.
 The
G. Lawson Clark Memorial RailCamp Scholarship was set up as an annual scholarship
by the Chapter's Board of Directors in 1998 as a tribute to a long-time member
and supporter of our organization. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage
young people to have an interest in railroads and their importance in America,
past and present. The scholarship is awarded annually in the spring to a
high-school student, usually from the Washington, D.C. area, that shows an
interest and aptitude in railroads and history.
For information about the G. Lawson Clark Memorial
RailCamp Scholarship, please contact:
President
Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS
PO Box 230
Savage, MD 20763-0230
e-mail: Use our e-mail Form with the
Subject "RailCamp"
Application Requirements for
2010 RailCamp Scholarship
To be eligible for/apply for the Washington
D.C. Chapter, NRHS 2010 G. Lawson Clark Memorial Scholarship to the Scranton,
Pennsylvania session of the NRHS RailCamp you must:
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Be enrolled as a high school student
(includes those entering grades 9-12 in the Fall of 2010 and May 2010
12th grade graduates).
Live in the greater Washington D.C.
metropolitan area or be nominated by a member of the Washington, D.C.
Chapter NRHS
Demonstrate an avid interest in railroads;
or, be nominated by a member of the Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS.
Not have previously received a scholarship
to the NRHS RailCamp.
Mail the following application information to our President
(contact information listed above):
- Submit an essay of 100-300 words which tells about
your interests and experiences in railroads, railroad history, and
rail preservation, and explains why we should award you the scholarship. Submit
a completed application
form for RailCamp. You can download the application from the RailCamp
web site at http://www.railcamp.com .
- Provide your name, address, phone number, and a
signed letter from your parent or guardian which states you will be
able to attend RailCamp 2010 in Scranton, Pennsylvania if
awarded the scholarship.
Application information for
2010
- Applications must be postmarked by
March 10, 2010 and received by March 15, 2010. All applications for
the scholarship will be evaluated by the Washington D.C. Chapter, NRHS.
One winner will be chosen. The winner will be notified in about two weeks.
All decisions are solely the right and discretion of the sponsor and
are final. Tthe Washington, D.C. Chapter NRHS is the sponsor of the scholarship
G. Lawson Clark RailCamp Scholarship. However the NRHS National Organization
makes the final determination as to whether or not an individual student
may be admitted to RailCamp and their decision is final.The Washington,
D.C. Chapter NRHS does not discriminate against any applicant for this
scholarship based on race, religious affiliation or lack thereof, national
origin, sexual orientation, gender, or handicapping condition. Membership
in NRHS is not a prerequisite to win this scholarship.
- If you are the winner of the RailCamp
scholarship, you will be requested to write a report on your week at
RailCamp so that we may share it with other members in the Chapter and
future prospective RailCampers.
- The Chapter reserves the right to not award a scholarship if it determines there are no worthy applicants or candidates.
Congratulations to
2009 RailCamper
Mary Bauer
from St. Mary's PA, winner of our 2009 G.
Lawson Clark RailCamp scholarship
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