Virginia Trappers Association Scholarship

Application shall be open to any resident of Virginia or Maryland Matriculating at a Virginia or Maryland College or University and whose declared major field of study shall be in the related fields of Wildlife Management.  Applications shall be completed and returned to the Virginia Trappers Association, Inc., Attention: Education Committee. The submitted package must be received in the Training Coordinator’s office no later than March 31 of the calendar year in which the applicant applies to an accredited college or university.

The applicant must be: 

A legal resident of the state of Virginia.

Between the ages of 17 and 30.

A high school student in their senior year, a high school graduate, or currently enrolled in an undergraduate program and maintaining a 3.0 GPA, and declaring a major field of study in Wildlife Management or one of its related fields. 

Any student who has previously received this award may reapply. 

The selection committee shall use, but not be limited to, the following criteria when reviewing an application: 

Financial need. 

Academic qualifications.

Extracurricular involvement.

Field of study.

Community involvement.

The application package shall consist of the following: 

Moran, Kindervater, and Wilburn Scholarship (docx).

One academic reference (form provided).

Two character references (form provided).

Financial statement (form provided).

Transcripts from the current (and all previously attended) secondary school and college/university(s) as applicable.

An essay. This essay will provide the committee with an example of the applicant’s writing skills, the academic commitment of the student to his/her chosen profession, and what he/she sees as his/her contribution to the chosen field.

Please send your application and/or related material, as follows: 

Virginia Trappers Association 

C/O Scholarship Committee 

6706 River Rd, 

Fredericksburg, VA, USA