August 31, 2019
Local Scholarship Opportunity
For High School Seniors!
The National Wild Turkey Federation Academic Scholarship Program
The National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) is dedicated to the conservation of the wild turkey and the preservation of our hunting heritage. The mission of the National Wild Turkey Federation is no less urgent today than when it was founded in 1973. What we do in the coming decades will be instrumental in not only enhancing wild turkey populations but also in the continuation of hunting and quality wildlife habitat for countless species. The NWTF is leading a collaborative effort to solve the problem with the Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative, and our contribution is our dynamic volunteer base. Since 1981 NWTF saw a need to engage youth in outdoor activities and began the JAKES (Juniors Acquiring Knowledge, Ethics and Sportsmanship) program to pass on the tradition of safe, ethical hunting, and to teach conservation principles.The NWTF-funded scholarship program for seniors is administered by the National FFA Organization and requires that candidates be supportive of and actively involved in wildlife conservation, the preservation of the nation’s hunting heritage or other activities that support the NWTF Save the Habitat. Save the Hunt. initiative. Students interested in the NWTF scholarship program should contact their school guidance office or go online to: https://www.nwtf.org/resource-library/detail/scholarship-application. All applications are due back to the local Western MD Chapter of the NWTF by no later than January 1, 2020. Applications should be returned to:
Brian Friend, NWTF Vice President
518 Stanton Friend Road
Friendsville, MD 21531
