Students who have completed at least one half of the degree requirements for Wildlife/Fisheries or Conservation Education/Communications major may be eligible for this $1000.00 scholarship. (Conservation Education/Communication majors must have at least 15 credits in the biological sciences to be eligible). Students must reside permanently in New Jersey. New Jersey residents attending school out-of-state are eligible.

The 2006 Cookingham Scholarship was awarded to Alissa Tripler, a senior at Richard Stockton College of NJ. Alissa majors in Environmental Studies and minors in Marine Biology. She is involved in the Water Watch Environmental program studying vernal ponds, and spent this past summer at Sedge Island. At Sedge, Alissa assisted the program director, and took visiting groups out on educational programs, kayaking and seining. She still volunteers at Sedge Island with visiting groups. Alissa’s personal and professional commitment to wildlife conservation made her an outstanding candidate for the Cookingham Scholarship.

To apply, send an official transcript, 2 letters of recommendation, your resume and a cover letter explaining why you should be considered for this scholarship. One $1000.00 award will be made during 2007.

Send all information by April 1, 2008 to:

Cookingham Scholarship Fund
NJ DEP Division of Fish & Wildlife
605 Pequest Rd.
Oxford, NJ 07863

Direct questions to: Jim Sciascia at Jim.Sciascia@dep.state.nj.us.