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Phil Bassetti Memorial Scholarship
The Phil Bassetti Memorial Scholarship is to be awarded and maintained by the Salinas Valley
Deer Benefit. Its mission is to ensure the future of wildlife and their habitat in California and the
Salinas Valley. Education is an integral part of that mission.
The Phil Bassetti Memorial Scholarship was established in 2004, to recognize and encourage
leadership among future wildlife professionals. The award is sponsored in part by the Salinas Valley
Deer Benefit, in memory of its past President and association founder, Phil Bassetti.
The Phil Bassetti Memorial Scholarship will be presented to as many as three qualified
undergraduate students. Each scholarship carries a $1,000 reward and a one-year membership in the
California Deer Association. The number and the award may be adjusted with the amount of working
funds in the memorial fund and the number of qualified applicants. If funds are not claimed within one
year of the award, the money will remain in the fund.
Each scholarship will be awarded in a single payment, upon receipt of enrollment by the
recipient to a qualified school.
Qualifications
High school seniors or college students, planning to study in wildlife related natural resource
programs, or college students majoring in the field of agriculture, forestry, animal and wildlife
husbandry, rangeland science, veterinary science or resource management may apply. Applicants
must:
1. Be a high school senior in good standing, living in Monterey, San Benito, or Santa Cruz
county, and maintain a 3.0 GPA; or an undergraduate student from Monterey, San Benito,
or Santa Cruz county, with studies in a wildlife related natural resource program and have a
minimum GPA of 3.0;
2. Be scheduled to be enrolled as a full-time student for the following school term;
3. Previous winners are eligible to apply, as long as they maintain eligibility.
Application Deadline
To be considered for the current year, the application must be received by April 15, 2015.
Application Procedures
Complete the Scholarship Application Form (we prefer typed applications), have your school’s
department head/chairperson complete their section, enclose two letters of recommendation from a
faculty member at your school and a personal adult friend, and mail everything to:
SVDB Scholarship Committee – P.O. Box 1323, Gonzales CA 93926
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PHIL BASSETTI MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
APPLICATION
Due to Privacy Issues, please note that any personal information that you provide to the Salinas Valley Deer Benefit will
not be shared with others and such data containing confidential information will be securely destroyed at the completion of
the scholarship award process each year.
DATE: _____________________________________ SSN: ______ - ____ - _______
NAME OF APPLICANT: __________________________________________________________
(Last Name) (First Name) (M.I.)
SCHOOL YEAR ADDRESS: _______________________________________________________
(If different from your permanent home address)
CITY: _____________________________________ STATE: ________ ZIP: _________
TELEPHONE (include area code): ____________________ (Day) ____________________ (Eve)
e-Mail: __________________________________________
PERMANENT HOME MAILING ADDRESS: __________________________________________
CITY: _____________________________________ STATE: ________ ZIP: __________
TELEPHONE (include area code): ____________________
NAME OF COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY: ________________________________ STATE: ______
(planning to attend, or are attending)
EXPECTED DATE OF GRADUATION: ______________________________
MAJOR OR AREA OF STUDY: _____________________________________
CURRENT G.P.A.(attach copy of current transcript): _____________________
You may photocopy this application. You will be notified of receipt of your application.
Thank you for your interest,
Salinas Valley Deer Benefit – Scholarship Committee
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Applicant: ____________________________________________
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