BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 Noreen Clough Memorial Scholarship for Females in Fisheries. In memory of the late Noreen Clough, the longtime U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service administrator and former National Conservation Director for B.A.S.S, her friends and colleagues established a scholarship honoring her contributions to the field of fisheries management and conservation, as well as her trailblazing role as a female leader in the American conservation community.

Up to two $1,000 scholarships will be awarded by the Black Bass Conservation Committee of the Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society in summer 2025 to deserving students. Last year’s recipient is honored in an article on Bassmaster.com. Details of Noreen’s career in conservation and the 2025 application information can be found here.

“2025 will mark the ninth year that this scholarship will be awarded,” said B.A.S.S. Conservation Director Gene Gilliland. “The young women who have been recipients of the scholarship in previous years have gone on to productive careers in fisheries research, management and policy. Noreen was an inspiration to each, and I’m sure she would be very proud of that legacy.”

Deadline for applications is April 1, 2025.

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B.A.S.S., which encompasses the Bassmaster tournament leagues, events and media platforms, is the worldwide authority on bass fishing and keeper of the culture of the sport, providing cutting-edge content on bass fishing whenever, wherever and however bass fishing fans want to use it. Headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., the organization’s fully integrated media platforms include the industry’s leading magazines (Bassmaster and B.A.S.S. Times), website (Bassmaster.com), TV show, radio show, social media programs and events. For more than 50 years, B.A.S.S. has been dedicated to access, conservation and youth fishing.

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