Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarships in Natural Resources Grant

The Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarships in Natural Resources offer significant financial assistance to Missouri graduate students pursuing studies in Fisheries, Forestry, Wildlife, Parks and Recreation, and Soil and Water Conservation. Established in honor of Carl Morrow, a dedicated conservationist, these scholarships are awarded through a collaboration with relevant professional societies. Eligible applicants must be Missouri residents enrolled in a graduate program at a Missouri institution, contributing to sustainable management of natural resources.

The Foundation’s Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarships in Natural Resources provides major financial aid to encourage and assist Missouri graduate students in five areas of natural resource management:

• FisheriesForestry, WildlifeParks and Recreation andSoil and Water Conservation

Carl Morrow, Vice-President of Missouri Power and Light in Jefferson City, Missouri, was a dedicated and long-time citizen conservationist who served in many volunteer positions with the Conservation Federation of Missouri and as the first Chairman of the Conservation Foundation of Missouri Charitable Trust.  Through his efforts the Foundation became a firmly established and financially viable public trust.  The Foundation honors his memory with this graduate scholarship program.The Foundation’s Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarships are a joint venture with the professional societies that relate to five different resource areas,  specifically the Missouri chapters of the Wildlife Society,  American Fisheries Society, Society of American Foresters, Missouri Parks and Recreation Association and the Show-Me Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society.  These groups provide  committees that select the recipients in their respective categories.

Eligibility

Applicants must be Missouri residents from any county or city in the state who are or plan to be enrolled as a graduate student at a Missouri college or university in the chosen discipline of study.