CFM Scholarships

CFM Scholarship Deadline January 31, 2022

The Conservation Federation of Missouri and the Conservation Foundation of Missouri Charitable Trust have numerous scholarships available to elementary through graduate students interested in completing conservation projects or pursuing degrees in conservation. Please share these with students you know who are interested in careers in conservation.

Scholarships are awarded at CFM's Annual Convention in March.

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Charles P. Bell Scholarship Conservation Scholarship

The Charles P. Bell Conservation Scholarships are sponsored by the Conservation Foundation of Missouri Charitable Trust and the Conservation Federation of Missouri. The scholarships are named for Charles P. Bell, a past president of the CFM, whose family provided major funding for this program.

Eight scholarships are awarded each year. There is one graduate-level scholarship in the amount of $600 and one undergraduate scholarship in the amount of $500. The graduate and undergraduate applicants must be enrolled in a field of study related to the management of natural resources, specifically fish, wildlife, forest, soil, and water. There are six scholarships for elementary, high school, or youth group projects each in the amount of $250.

Chambers Family Memorial Scholarship

Originally named the James D. Chambers Memorial Scholarship Fund, this scholarship was established in 1994 following the untimely passing of James (Jim) Chambers, the son of avid conservationist Glenn Chambers of Columbia, Missouri. Then in 2017, Glenn lost his courageous battle with cancer. After Glenn's death, the name of the scholarship was changed to the Chambers Family Memorial Scholarship as a way to honor both father and son.

This is a Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) sponsored scholarship. In 2018, a complimentary scholarship was created by the Missouri Conservation Heritage Foundation (MCHF). As funds allow, a second MCHF scholarship may also be awarded targeting senior undergraduates. Two scholarships may be awarded each year: a $1,000 graduate award and a $500 senior undergraduate award.

Kirkham Family CFM Scholarship

The Conservation Federation of Missouri (CFM) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the Kirkham Family CFM Scholarship. This $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to an upperclassman or graduate student who is currently a member of CFM (or whose family is a member of CFM) and is studying big game at an accredited college or university. This scholarship is intended to support the career development of a wildlife biologist. Applicants must be enrolled at a Missouri college or university.

Ed Stegner Natural Resource Scholarships

The Foundation's Ed Stegner Natural Resource Scholarships were established to provide major financial aid to encourage and assist students in five areas of natural resource management: fisheries, forestry, wildlife, parks and recreation, and soil and water conservation. Funding for this scholarship program was provided to the Foundation by Ed Stegner of Pilot Grove, Missouri.

The Foundation's Ed Stegner Natural Resource Scholarships are a joint venture with the professional societies in the five different resource areas - i.e., the Missouri chapters of the Wildlife Society, American Fisheries Society and the Society of American Foresters, Missouri Parks and Recreation Association, and the Show-Me Chapter, Soil and Water Conservation Society. The scholarship recipients each receive $1,000.

Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarship

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: fisheries, forestry, wildlife, parks and recreation, and soil and water conservation.

The Foundation's Carl Morrow Graduate Scholarships are a joint venture with the professional societies that relate to five different resource areas, 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. Each scholarship recipient receives $1,000.

Minority Natural Resource Scholarship

The Conservation Foundation's Minority Natural Resource Scholarship has been established to provide financial aid to encourage and assist minority students who are interested in a career in natural resource management, especially in the fields of fisheries, wildlife, forestry, parks and recreation, and soil or water conservation. The Foundation's goal is ultimately to increase cultural diversity in Missouri's state and federal natural resource agencies. The scholarship is $1,000.

All scholarship applications are due January 31, 2022.

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