Community Foundation of Henderson County announces Arbuckle scholarship

Press Release

The Community Foundation of Henderson County

The Community Foundation of Henderson County is pleased to announce the availability of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship for the 2014-2015 Academic Year.

A $1,000 award, the scholarship is offered for any student accepted to an accredited degree granting college or university within the Southern Appalachian Region. Recipients must be pursuing undergraduate and/or graduate degrees in the field of fisheries and wildlife management, aquaculture, freshwater biology, or other related fields. Preference will be given to those who have expressed a desire to pursue work which relates to fresh water fisheries and/or native trout populations. This scholarship is open to students pursuing community college, college or university degrees in the fields listed above.

The deadline to apply for the Arbuckle Scholarship is April 1, 2014. Applications can be obtained by contacting the Community Foundation office at (828) 697-6224, visiting the Community Foundation office located at 401 N. Main Street, Ste. 300, in downtown Hendersonville or emailing Lhenderson-hill@CFHCforever.org.

Individuals, families and organizations have established funds at the Community Foundation of Henderson County to carry out their charitable giving, now and in the future. To learn more, visit www.CFHCforever.org.

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