Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation

Yakama Nation Member to Receive 2025 Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Award  

March 18, 2025 The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF)

The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) announced that it has named Yakama Nation member, Ilene Goudy, as its first award recipient for 2025. Goudy, an Environmental Science student at Heritage University in Toppenish, Washington, has deep family roots in the Cle Elum, Ellensburg, and Wenatchee areas of the state, and hopes to bring to the field of fisheries management, land use, and enhancement her family’s “traditional eco-knowledge.” …

Pacific Northwest Indigenous Aquaculture Summit to be Held in August

July 24, 2024 Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation

This groundbreaking conference will bring together Tribes and First Nations from the Pacific Northwest with interests and active enterprises in aquaculture, with a specific aim of fostering learning and connection for Indigenous students from North America who are studying marine and fisheries sciences, natural resources, and aquatic farming. …

Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation Announces Major Gift from First Fed Bank

April 11, 2023 Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation

Established in late 2021 as a 501c3 charitable organization to carry out the legacy of Kurt Grinnell, a Jamestown S’Klallam tribal member based in Sequim, Washington, the KGASF is dedicated to supporting Indigenous youth who seek to study aquaculture and fisheries. …

Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation Announces Winners of Inaugural Tribal and First Nations Scholarship Awards

November 7, 2022 Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation

The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation (KGASF) today announced that it has awarded its first-ever aquaculture scholarships to three students—two representing US Tribes and one representing one of Canada’s First Nations. …

Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation Announces Directors and Officers

April 1, 2022 Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation

The Kurt Grinnell Aquaculture Scholarship Foundation, an organization established in 2021 to carry on the legacy of the late Kurt Grinnell, today announced its inaugural officers and directors. …