Applications are now being accepted for the William A. Perry Scholarships, awarded annually to students who have volunteered significant time and service to the Waterfowl Festival. Application forms may be obtained by contacting the Waterfowl Festival office at 410-822-4567 or by clicking here.

This scholarship fund was established by the Board of the Waterfowl Festival in memory of former Festival president, William A. Perry. Its purpose is to assist and encourage high school seniors attending college and other institutions of higher learning.

To be eligible for a scholarship, an applicant must satisfy the following criteria:

1. Be a student in his or her senior year of high school that has been accepted for further studies by an accredited college, military academy or trade school, or be a high school graduate that is currently enrolled as an undergraduate at a college, military or trade school and is a student in good standing.
    
2. The student must have volunteered his or her services for the Waterfowl Festival.  Services may include those for which community service credit was received.   However, volunteer efforts during the Festival period for organizations other than the Waterfowl Festival (such as food vendors) do not qualify a student for scholarship consideration.
    
3. Grades will be taken into consideration in scholarship awards.  Students must maintain at least a C average (2.0 GPA) to be considered in the pool of scholarship funds available.
    
4. The maximum number of years that one may receive a scholarship is five (5) years.
    
5. The student must submit a completed application with all supporting materials to the Waterfowl Festival office by the deadline stated below.

Renewals: Prior applicants and recipients of scholarships may re-apply annually as long as they are enrolled and in good standing as an undergraduate at an accredited college or institution of higher education and have not received funds for more than 5 years (see requirement above). Renewal applications will be evaluated based upon the extent of initial and continuing service to the Waterfowl Festival. Those applicants applying after completing their sophomore year of college must have volunteered to work at one or more of the last two Waterfowl Festivals in order to remain eligible.

All completed applications and supporting materials will be evaluated by the Scholarship Committee. Applications will be evaluated based upon the extent of volunteer service to the Waterfowl Festival.

Click here to view requirements as a PDF file.

Click here to download application form.

Applications with supporting materials must be received in the Waterfowl Festival office by Monday, June 1, 2015.  Scholarship recipients will be notified by mail in June.