George Burlew Scholarship

George Burlew Scholarship Grant

The George Burlew Scholarship Grant was first awarded in June 1979 in honor of Captain George Burlew, who was a Club member and a pioneer of sport fishing on and out of the Manasquan River. Captain Burlew was a well known fishing guide and a long time owner of Burlew's Anchorage in Manasquan. During it's early inception, this grant was awarded to high school students as well as college students. Today, the scholarship is only awarded to full or part time Graduate Students pursuing Marine related studies.

The guidelines and requirements for all applicants are as follows:

1) Applicants must be Graduate Students pursuing marine related studies

2) Applicants must be of full or part time student status

3) Applicants must submit one letter of recommendation

4) Applicants must submit proof of student status (current paid tuition statement)

5) Applicants must return scholarship application form and essay of their studies

The Following is a list of the 2010 Spring Semester Scholarship recipients:

Mathew Yergey - Rutgers University

Michael Barrett - Duke University

Michael Larkin - University of Maimi

Ariel Poholek - Florida Atlantic University

Michael Finiguerra - University of Connecticut