Paisley Williams of Louisiana received the 2026 Susie Konkel Ducks Unlimited National Scholarship worth $10,000. The high school student co-chaired and chaired her school's DU Varsity Chapter while volunteering with 12 local adult chapters. DU awarded 60 additional scholarships totaling $415,000 across nine years of the program.
The National Rifle Association awarded $15,000 in college scholarships to 2025 Youth Education Summit attendees Kaitlyn Ware and Sam Poulin through the Y.E.S. Grand Scholarship program. Recipients completed community projects promoting firearm safety and shooting sports, including hosting Eddie Eagle GunSafe® events and starting NRA affiliated shooting clubs.
NSSF, The Firearm Industry Trade Association, is offering $50,000 in scholarship funding for up to 20 employees of Patron Member companies and their eligible family members pursuing undergraduate or vocational degrees. Applications are due by May 25, 2026, with awards ranging from $8,000 for the grand prize to $2,000 for runner-up scholarships.
The North Dakota Game Wardens Association is sponsoring scholarships for fall semester students interested in majoring in wildlife law enforcement or related fields. Applications must be submitted to ndgamewardens@gmail.com by May 1.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications through Dec. 31 for conservation scholarships for the 2026-27 academic year. Any Arkansas resident majoring in a conservation-related field and attending an Arkansas college or university is eligible to apply.
Hillsdale College announces that Madeline Corbin, Luciana Kern, and Marin McKinney have been awarded the Ladies for Liberty Shooting Scholarship, a half-tuition scholarship reserved for female students who are members the Hillsdale College Shotgun Team.
Samin Yasar is the recipient of Georgia Southern University®’s third annual Yamaha Rightwaters™ Conservation Scholarship. Supported by an ongoing endowment from Yamaha Rightwaters, the scholarship awards $5K annually to a student who exhibits outstanding efforts and commitment to improve coastal sustainability.
NSSF® has awarded $50,000 in scholarship funds to 20 students in its essay contest open to employees of Patron Member companies and their family members. To earn one of the 20 scholarships offered, employees of NSSF Patron Member companies or their qualified family members submitted applications and essays.
The Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) is pleased to announce that it has awarded $187,500 in scholarships through its prestigious Dan L Duncan Scholarship Program. This year’s recipients—students from accredited Texas universities—are pursuing degrees in Wildlife Management, Range Management, Biology, and related conservation studies.
The National Rifle Association announces the Grand Scholarship winners from the 2024 Youth Education Summit (Y.E.S.)—a group of exceptional students selected for their leadership, initiative, and dedication to advancing NRA programs within their communities. These top-performing participants have collectively received $13,500 in college scholarships.
Federal Ammunition recently awarded the 2025 Tom Knapp Memorial Scholarships to two 4-H shooting sports teen ambassadors: Lucy Evans from Georgia and John Bruner from Pennsylvania. The scholarships were presented to the recipients at the National 4H Shooting Sports Invitational held in Grand Island, Nebraska, June 23-27.
Cannon Leatherman, of Concord, North Carolina, is the recipient of the 2025 Susie Konkel Ducks Unlimited (DU) National Scholarship. Cannon, who joined the DU Charlotte Youth Varsity Chapter in 2023, was the co-chairman in 2024. Over two years, he helped lead this team by hosting two fundraising events that raised over $65,000 for wetland conservation.
The Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Scholarship Committee is pleased to present 127 scholarships to outstanding junior marksmen and women for the 2025-2026 school year.
Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) is pleased to announce the application period for the 2025 Dan L Duncan Scholarship Program is now open and will run through April 30, 2025.
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.
Arkansas students interested in a conservation career may be able to find a little tuition assistance thanks to the colorful wildlife-themed license plates found on cars throughout The Natural State. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Conservation Scholarship Program is accepting applications for the 2025-26 academic year until Dec. 31, 2024.
Georgia Southern University announced Zach Gordon is the recipient of the second annual Yamaha Rightwaters™ Conservation Scholarship. Supported by an ongoing endowment from Yamaha Rightwaters, the scholarship awards $5K annually to a student who exhibits outstanding efforts and commitment to improve coastal sustainability.
The North Dakota Game Wardens Association is sponsoring scholarships for enrolled higher education students interested in majoring in wildlife law enforcement or a related field.
The Association of Collegiate Anglers, in working with the Ely family and Bass Pro Shops/White River Marine Group, announces the Travis Ely Memorial Scholarship. Ely passed away in a car accident on October 16, 2023 while returning back to school from a bass fishing tournament.
Houston Safari Club Foundation (HSCF) recently awarded $150,000 in scholarships to twenty-six college students, as part of the Dan L Duncan/Houston Safari Club Foundation Scholarship Program.