From the National Shooting Sports Foundation

-- NSSF is offering students attending college or vocational school during the 2009-10 school year the chance to win one of twenty-five $1,000 scholarships. Scholarships are limited to candidates seeking an undergraduate or vocational degree. Only current employees of NSSF voting member companies and certain family members of such employees are eligible to apply.

A completed application with an accompanying essay of 350 words or less written on one of four identified topics concerning hunting and the shooting sports must be received by NSSF no later than June 30. Judging of essays and announcement of scholarship recipients will be made by Aug. 15. Download a scholarship application and full rules in the Members Only section of nssf.org or contact bswann@nssf.org for more information.