May 1 Deadline

CONCORD, N.H. - Several scholarships are available to defray the cost of attending New Hampshire's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) fall weekend workshop. To be considered for financial assistance, interested women must mail a completed scholarship application by May 1, 2015, along with a written statement and $35 application deposit. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To apply for a BOW scholarship, go to http://www.nhbow.com; a link to the application can be found under "Upcoming Events/Fall BOW."

Please apply as soon as possible to ensure that your application is received in time. Applications postmarked after May 1 will not be accepted.

The $35 scholarship application fee is refundable if you do not receive a scholarship.

Note that being awarded a scholarship does not guarantee a place in the fall BOW program. Those who are offered a fall BOW scholarship also must submit the regular fall BOW registration form, which will be available on June 1 at http://www.nhbow.com. Registration for BOW is first-come, first-served. If the program is full when your registration is received, you will not get in, even with a scholarship.

Among the BOW scholarships being offered this year is a special mother-daughter scholarship. Both mother and daughter must apply; the daughter must be age 18 or older.

New Hampshire's fall Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend will take place September 11-13, 2015, at Rockywold/Deephaven Camps on Squam Lake in Holderness, N.H. Participants select four sessions from more than 30 different outdoor skills workshops, including archery, fishing and fly-fishing, camping, field dressing game, hiking, kayaking, rifle, shotgun, nature photography, outdoor survival, campfire cooking, mountain biking, map and compass, and more. More details are available at http://www.nhbow.com.

Regular registration forms for fall BOW will be available on June 1 and will be accepted by regular mail only (no walk-ins). The fall BOW weekend costs $335, which includes lodging, all meals, equipment and instruction.

New Hampshire's Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (http://www.wildnh.com) and the New Hampshire Wildlife Federation (http://www.nhwf.org).

See an online version of this notice at http://www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Newsroom/2015/Q2/bow-scholarships-042015.html.



CONTACT:
Laura Ryder: (603) 271-3212
Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211