Fishing Heritage Scholarship--Central Coast Women for Fisheries

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Fishing Heritage Scholarship

Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc. is pleased to announce that Central California Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison Committee has generously provided an additional $40,000 in funding to the Fishing Heritage Scholarship Program which benefits the California commercial fishing community.

To qualify for a Fishing Heritage Scholarship, an Applicant must:

Be either the:

: ^o Descendant of a licensed California commercial fisherman;; ^o Descendant of the current spouse of a licensed California; commercial fisherman; or; ^o Holder of a valid California commercial fishing license for at; least the past ten (10) years.; Please note that the Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc. Scholarship Committee, in its sole discretion, may require any Applicant to furnish additional evidence of their qualifying under this provision.

Have a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average (“C”).

Following completion and acceptance of their original application, as long as funding is available Applicants will continue to be eligible for Fishing Heritage Scholarship funds; provided they remain enrolled in school, maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and annually by May 31 furnish the Scholarship Committee with a report of their grades for the prior school year, together with a letter expressing their intent to remain in school for the coming year.

DISCLAIMER:
Central Coast Women for Fisheries, Inc., reserves the right to revise the Fishing Heritage Scholarship Program requirements in future years. Both new and renewal Applicants are advised to visit the Fishing Heritage Scholarship website (www.womenforfish.org/scholarship.htm) annually and review the requirements prior to May 31.

Full program guidelines Application form Recommendation form
Updating to Acrobat Reader 8 or higher will allow you to save work-in-progress on your application and print the completed form.

Funding for this program provided by Central California Joint Cable/Fisheries Liaison Committee.

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