SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR FALL "BECOMING AN OUTDOORS-WOMAN" WORKSHOP

CONCORD, N.H. – Women interested in applying for scholarships to defray the

cost of attending New Hampshire’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) fall

weekend workshop must apply before May 15, 2012, to be considered for

financial assistance.

To apply for a BOW scholarship, go to http://www.nhbow.com and print out and

complete the BOW scholarship application. Mail it in, along with the $30

scholarship application fee, before the May 15 deadline. Scholarship

applications will not be accepted after that date. Scholarship applicants

will be notified by May 25, 2012, of the status of their application.

If you are awarded a scholarship, this does not guarantee you a place in the

fall BOW program. Those who are offered a fall BOW scholarship must also

download, complete and mail in the regular fall BOW registration form at

http://www.nhbow.com as soon as possible after the form becomes available on

May 31. Registration for fall BOW is conducted on a first-come, first-served

basis. Space is limited and the program fills up fast. If the program is

full when your registration is received, you will not get in.

Among the BOW scholarships being offered this year is a special

mother-daughter scholarship. Both mother and daughter must apply; the

daughter must be age 18 or older.

New Hampshire’s fall Becoming an Outdoors-Woman weekend will take place

September 7-9, 2012, at Rockywold/Deephaven Camps on Squam Lake in

Holderness, N.H. Participants select four sessions from more than 30

different outdoor skills workshops, including archery, fishing and

fly-fishing, camping, field dressing game, hiking, kayaking, rifle, shotgun,

nature photography, outdoor survival, campfire cooking, mountain biking, map

and compass, and more.

A brochure describing the fall BOW weekend can be viewed at

http://www.nhbow.com. Regular registration forms for fall BOW will be

available on May 31, 2012. Registration forms will be accepted by regular

mail only (no walk-ins please - new policy) beginning June 4, 2012. Please

note that you can no longer drop off applications in person. The fall BOW

weekend costs $330, which includes lodging and all meals, instruction and

equipment use.

New Hampshire’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) program is co-sponsored by

the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department (http://www.wildnh.com) and the

New Hampshire Wildlife Federation (http://www.nhwf.org).