2025 Maine Fishermen's Forum Scholarship Application

The Maine Fishermen’s Forum is a three-day annual event held over the first weekend in March at the Samoset Resort in Rockport, Maine. The Forum brings together fishermen, sea farmers, gear suppliers, state and federal scientists and regulators, and other stakeholders for education, collaboration, commerce, and more. The Forum offers dozens of educational seminars throughout the weekend, a lively tradeshow floor with 120 marine-focused vendors, health checks and health resources for fishermen, children's programming and family entertainment, a live and silent auction to provide scholarships to students of fishing families, and fun-filled evening meals and entertainment.

Use this form to apply for a scholarship before the February 21st deadline.

 

The Maine Fishermen’s Forum Board of Directors offers a scholarship fund to benefit children or grandchildren or a legal dependent of someone actively involved in harvesting wild caught or farmed Maine seafood, or a Maine-based resource law enforcement officer regardless of financial need or academic achievement. 

 

Please note that previous winners are not eligible.

The following criteria must be met for your application to be considered:

Undergraduates attending a two or four year college who are in at least the second year of their program or students who are in at least the second semester of their Certificate Program will be eligible. High school students are not eligible.

You must be a child, grandchild or legal dependent of someone participating in Maine’s seafood industry. This includes, 
·         Fishing vessel owner, operator, crew
·         Aquaculture farmer, employee
·         Maine Marine Patrol        
·         Coast Guard (Maine based)    
 

You must obtain an official transcript or Registrar’s letter of standing from your school that indicates you are enrolled in academic year 2024-25, and upload it to this platform along with your application. 

 

The closing date for scholarship applications for the 2025 Forum is February 21, 2025. Applications received after February 21st will roll into the 2026 application pool. 

The scholarship drawing will be held on Saturday, March 1, 2025.  Winners will be announced at the banquet, on the Forum website, and on the Forum Facebook page.