Ensures Healthy, Productive, and Sustainable Forests

Scholarship Program

NCFA's Forest Education and Conservation Foundation (FECF) is proud to offer a scholarship program to students pursuing a forestry career in the state of North Carolina.

In 2023, the FECF is pleased to offer the following scholarships:

  • One $2,000 scholarship for a student enrolled at North Carolina State University (NCSU)
  • One $2,000 scholarship for a student enrolled at NCSU pursuing an undergraduate degree in forest management through the Nicholas M. Curtis Memorial Scholarship Endowment (see below for information)
  • One $1,000 scholarship for a student enrolled at Haywood Community College
  • One $1,000 scholarship for a student enrolled at Montgomery Community College
  • One $1,000 scholarship for a student enrolled at Wayne Community College

Students who would like to apply for a FECF scholarship must meet the following criteria:

  • Enrolled as a student at one of the following institutions: NCSU, Haywood Community College, Montgomery Community College, Wayne Community College
  • Rising second year student in a two-year program or entering third/fourth year (junior or senior) of a four-year program this fall
  • Pursuing a degree in forest management or paper science and engineering in the College of Natural Resources at NCSU, or Forest Management Technology at Haywood, Montgomery, or Wayne Community Colleges
  • 3.0 GPA minimum
  • Resident of North Carolina

The application process for the 2023 FECF scholarship program is closed.

Congratulations to the 2023 Scholarship Recipients!

2022 Scholarship Recipients

The late Nicholas Maxwell Curtis lived a life committed to sustainable forestry and helping others. His friends and coworkers have honored his memory by establishing the Nicholas M. Curtis Memorial Scholarship Endowment through the Forest Education and Conservation Foundation (FECF). The goal of the scholarship initiative is to help forestry students at North Carolina State University pursing an undergraduate degree in forest management ease their financial burden.