The Fidalgo San Juan Island Chapter of The Puget Sound Anglers Club is pleased to offer annual grant and scholarship opportunities to qualifying college undergraduate and graduate students.

As a Pacific Northwest sport fishing organization, we support undergraduate or graduate research on recreationally important fish species or groups in order to maintain and protect our region’s resources for this and future generations of sportsmen.  Our emphasis is on the ecology, recovery and management of west coast finfish, with particular attention to salmonids and other select marine species. 

We are looking for outstanding undergraduate or graduate applicants, enrolled on a substantially full-time basis and pursuing a major field of study closely related to Fisheries Biology or Fisheries Management.  Preference will be given to students who have exhausted previous funding and/or have completed a rough draft of their thesis and may complete it within one year, and/or are specifically researching salmonids or Pacific Northwest marine finfish.  Individual awards have ranged from $1,000 to $10,000 dependent upon requirements and qualifications

The Fidalgo - San Juan Island Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers offers grants and scholarships at two levels for students who are going into the field of fisheries.

• One category is for students graduating from high school who would like to pursue continuing education or achieve a degree in fisheries or environmental sciences. Our hope is that this scholarship is used for a student that would like to become a biologist within the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• Our other scholarship is for students who have junior or senior class standing or will be receiving an associates degree or higher in fisheries and will be pursuing an advanced degree in fisheries management. Once again our hope is that the recipient of this scholarship is also a student that would like to become a biologist within the Department of Fish and Wildlife.
• With our grant program we are looking for outstanding undergraduate or graduate applicants, enrolled on a substantially full-time basis and pursuing a major field of study closely related to Fisheries Biology or Fisheries Management.  Preference will be given to students who have exhausted previous funding and/or have completed a rough draft of their thesis and may complete it within one year, and/or are specifically researching Pacific Northwest marine finfish.

• freshman
• sophomore
• junior
• senior
• graduate

• US Citizen
• Permanent Resident
• International or Other Visa Status
• Undocumented

To receive full consideration each student that applies should provide the following items:

A) Letter of interest to include a brief narrative about themselves, their education plans, and their goals.
B) A resume
C) College or High School transcript
D) Letters of recommendation (no more than three)

The letter of interest may be in the form of a video presentation. The resume may also be a video presentation if the applicant wishes.

Applications may be sent to:

Fidalgo - San Juan Island Chapter of Puget Sound Anglers
P.O. Box 647
Anacortes, 98221-1513

All scholarship applications must be post marked and received by the scholarship committee no later than March 15.

These scholarships are being funded through the generosity of club members and the Anacortes Salmon Derby.

Fidalgo - San Juan Islands Chapter PSA
PO Box 647 
Anacortes, WA 98221-1513

http://www.psafidalgo.org/contact/