Two UW System students have been awarded $10,000 scholarships for environmental research.
Jennifer Fraterrigo of UW-Madison and Ellen Heilhecker of UW-Stevens Point were among 20 students nationwide to win the second annual Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program. They were selected from 150 applicants representing 40 states.
\The Budweiser Conservation Scholarship Program was created to help prepare the next generation of conservationists, and the individuals selected this year are working towards making a difference by carrying on the work that we feel is vital for all generations to come,"" said John Berry, executive director of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, in a statement.
Budweiser and the NFWF sponsor the program. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Geological Survey are also partners in the program.
""This is an important step in our partnership with universities to address priority needs of the fish and wildlife refuge system, while helping to support some of our most promising future natural resource professionals,"" said Chip Groat, USGS director in a statement.
Fraterrigo was recognized for her research of herbs and Heilhecker for her research of burrowing owls.
