Recipients of this scholarship must be accepted to an accredited degree granting college or university within the Southern Appalachian Region. Recipients, pursuing an undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate degree in the field of fisheries, 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, show academic potential and demonstrate personal motivation and commitment to preserving cold-water fisheries or a related field.