Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc. Founders Fund Scholarship
Direct application
Eligibility
About this scholarship
Graduate students enrolled full time in an environmental program of study (such as fisheries management, environmental law or policy, aquatic biology, natural resource management, or hydrology) may apply. U.S. citizens need a minimum 3.0 overall GPA and 3.5 GPA in environmental concentration courses, plus demonstrated dedication to conservation. Study at a member institution of the Environmental Consortium of Hudson Valley Colleges and Universities is specified in prior program materials.
One $5,000 academic merit award is available annually.
Submit application materials highlighting academic achievement and conservation work, including a career-objectives essay and letters of recommendation as required. The Theodore Gordon Flyfishers Founders Fund supports future conservation leaders.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Application package
- Career-objectives essay of 500 to 1,000 words
- Three letters of recommendation
- Transcripts
- Proof of acceptance for entering first-year graduate students
- Applicant Information form
- Applicant Questionnaire
- Completed certification section
- Three letters of recommendation (may be submitted separately)
- Transcripts (PDF; unofficial transcripts from your institution(s) acceptable)
- First-year entering graduate students must email proof of acceptance (PDF) to scholarship@tgf.org
- Applicant Information form (name, DOB, U.S. citizenship, contact info, institution, program, year of study, degree, overall GPA)
- Applicant Questionnaire Q1-Q14 (prior TGF scholarship, level of study, program, department chair, full-time confirmation, expected graduation, credit hours, environmental-concentration GPA, extracurri
- Certification section initialed and dated
- Submit application package to scholarship@tgf.org by deadline June 30, 2026
- Eligibility: entering 1st or 2nd year of graduate or law school Fall 2026, full-time, environmental-field major, 3.5 GPA in environmental courses + 3.0 overall, U.S. citizen
- Submit the application package to scholarship@tgf.org.
- Demonstrate dedication to conservation.