JACQUI KOLITZ MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

SPONSORED BY THE

WISCONSIN TRAPPERS ASSOCIATION DISTRICT 7

Informational Sheet

1)      Name of scholarship: Wisconsin Trappers Assoc. District 7 Jacqui Kolitz Memorial Scholarship

2)      Geographical Eligibility: Students that receives this scholarship must be a resident of a WTA District 7 county: 

          Waupaca, Outagamie, Waushara, Winnebago, Marquette, Green Lake, Fond du lac, Columbia, or Dodge.

3)     Amount:  $500.00                                                                                

4)      Month/year of graduation from high school:  Any year.

5)      Grade point average required:  3.0 overall or B maintained at time of application

6)      Financial need:  will be considered

7)      Intended career and/or major:  Must be pursuing a career in a wildlife-related science,

        such as biology, botany, natural resources, etc. and not a physical

        science-like chemistry or physics.

8)      Intended school:  Any accredited four-year college or university, or a two-year campus

          which is part of a larger school system, or accredited technical college.

9)      Personal characteristics:  Truthful, honest, friendly, love for nature and a desire to learn more about our living natural resources.

10)   Work history:  Will be considered

11)   Extra-curricular activities:  Will be considered

12)   Full or part-time student:  Minimum of 12 credits per semester

13)   Time limit for use of money:  Must be used within one year of the annual Wisconsin Trappers Association Spring Meeting in March.

14)   Schedule of payment:  $250 upon proof of registration first semester and $250 upon proof of registration second semester and evidence of a 3.0 grade point average.

15)   Eligibility if other scholarships are received:  May be awarded regardless of other scholarships

16)   Naming of alternate by Selection Committee:  If recipient decides by August 15^th not to go to college, the money will be awarded to an alternate.

17)   Other information:  The Wisconsin Trappers Association is a nonprofit, tax exempt organization dedicated to:

Ø      Conserving Wisconsin’s Fur Resource

Ø      Preserving Trappers’ Rights

Ø      Educating Trappers

Ø      Increasing Public Awareness of Trapping Issues and Benefits

Ø      Continuing Our Fur Trade Heritage

18)   Preference:  Preference will be given to applicants whose parents/guardians have been and are

      currently active members of the Wisconsin Trappers Association.

For an application and more information contact:

Mark Hogen, W2118 Pond Rd., Neosho, WI 53059-9744