Wildlife Scholarship Grants Available | Eastern NC Now

    RALEIGH, NC     Students committed to environmental and natural resource conservation and management can apply now for the 2016 North Carolina Wildlife Federation scholarship.

    The Federation will provide up to 7 grants to students, awarded as seven $1,000 grants or six $1,000 grants and one $2,500 Conservation Leadership grant which may be awarded to a student of exemplary merit.

    Candidates for scholarships must be enrolled full-time and attending an accredited North Carolina college or university. Scholarships are for both graduate and undergraduate students who are majoring in the areas of wildlife, fisheries, forestry, conservation or environment.

    Students attending College of the Albemarle, Beaufort County Community College, Martin County Community College and Pamlico Community College are eligible if they intend to pursue a bachelor's degree at a four-year institution in any listed fields. Students at East Carolina University are also encouraged to apply.

    For more than 50 years, the NCWF scholarship program has helped hundreds of North Carolina students pursue their dreams of studying and working in the conservation field, with many award recipients going on to achieve significant success.

    Pamlico Albemarle Wildlife Conservationists, the local chapter of NCWF, hopes that current and prospective students will apply for the scholarships. With a regional office in Washington, the NC Division of Environmental Quality offers many job opportunities. National wildlife refuges, national seashores and state parks in Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Martin, Tyrrell and Washington Counties also offer many quality career opportunities.

    The 2016 scholarship application deadline is Thursday, June 30, 2016. Applications must be received online by 5:00 p.m. EST. Visit the NCWF Scholarship Grants webpage at http://www.ncwf.org/programs/ncwf-scholarship-grants to learn more and apply. For questions, contact Autumn Chappell at (919) 833-1923 or autumn@ncwf.org.

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