The Community Foundation of Henderson County recently announced the availability of The Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship for the 2013-2014 academic year.

The scholarship is a $1,000 award and is offered for any student accepted to an accredited degree granting college or university within the Southern Appalachian Region.

Recipients must be pursuing an undergraduate and/or graduate degree in the field of fisheries and wildlife management, 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.

This scholarship is open to students pursuing community college, college or university degrees in the fields related above.

The deadline to apply for the Arbuckle Scholarship is April 1.

Applications can be obtained by contacting the Community Foundation office at 828-697-6224, visiting the foundation office located at 401 N. Main Street, Suite 301, in downtown Hendersonville or emailing Lhenderson-hill@CFHCforever.org.

To learn more, visit www.CFHCforever.org.

– article submitted by Lee Henderson-Hill