Available Scholarships:

• Two $1,000 scholarships
• • $500 paid for Fall semester
  • $500 paid for Spring semester (to be distributed upon enrollment)
  • In addition to the scholarship, recipients receive a one-year membership to AAF, providing them with information on Arizona’s pronghorn and how they can connect with our organization

Eligibility Requirements:

• Candidate must be either an Undergraduate Junior or Senior OR Graduate Student for the academic year in which the scholarship will be awarded
• Scheduled to enroll as a full-time student for the fall semester/quarter
• Student must be attending college in Arizona or an Arizona resident attending college either in state or out of state
• Degree program in or closely related to wildlife science (conservation, wildlife ecology, wildlife conservation or management, etc.)
• Student must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale
• Preference given to students who have had a successful internship and/or actively volunteer in organizations related to conservation
• Two letters of recommendation
• • From a professional or educational source (no family members), such as mentors, teachers, volunteer supervisor, or employer
• Send unofficial transcripts as part of the application

Scholarship Cadence

• Applications open January 1 and closes March 31.
• Notify recipients June 15.
• Recipient acceptance by June 30

Essay Required - Include the following prompts

• Why have you chosen this degree program? (200 words max)
• Why is wildlife conservation important to you? (200 words max)
• What are your career plans/goals after graduation? (200 words max)
• What makes you deserving of this scholarship? (200 words max)
• If you have participated in a conservation-related internship and/or volunteer, provide a brief description of your experience and take-aways from that experience. (500 words max for each experience)
• • Internship Organization:
  • • Contact Name
    • Contact Phone and/or Email
    • Description of internship experience
    • Please repeat the above information if you have had more than one internship
  • Volunteer Organization
  • • Contact Name:
    • Contact Phone and/or Email:
    • Description of volunteer experience
    • Please repeat the above information if you have volunteered for more than one organization

Application must include the following attachments as a pdf:

• Essay
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Unofficial Transcripts

Next Steps:

Applications will be reviewed by the scholarship committee. Top applications will be selected by the AAF board of directors. Eligibility exceptions at the discretion of the committee.

Funds to be dispersed to the student’s account at their university to pay for tuition, fees, housing, etc.

To apply, click the link that will be available below during the open application period: January 1 - March 31

Letters of recommendation and unofficial transcripts to be uploaded as pdfs with the following naming convention: LastnameFirstname_Recommendation1.pdf; LastnameFirstname_Recommendation2.pdf; LastnameFirstname_Transcripts.pdf; LastnameFirstname_Essay.pdf