BOW Scholarships

Scholarships are available for women who would like to attend BOW but who are currently financially challenged. Applications for April BOWs are open from January 15 - February 15.  Applications for September BOWs are open from July 1 - 31. You can apply for scholarships using the Scholarship Application Form.

If you would like to help send another worthy woman to BOW please consider donating toward our BOW scholarship fund.  You can send a check to the AWF office, writing “BOW Scholarship” in the memo, or click on the “Donate” button below and leave a note in the "Comment" question on the form stating that your donation should go toward BOW Scholarships. You can also add an "Additional Contribution" when you register for BOW. Thank you for your support!

Questions? Contact us via e-mail at trica@azwildlife.org for more information.

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Each BOW Weekend begins at noon on Friday and ends after lunch on Sunday. We hold two weekend BOWs at the Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott, Arizona each year in the fall and spring. When you register for a BOW Weekend online, you'll choose which classes you'd like to attend throughout the weekend.  

Your registration fee covers all classes and class materials, stellar instructors, lodging in camp cabins, all meals, and special activities and presentations each morning and evening.

In addition to the day time classes, there are a number of morning and evening events to enjoy that may include yoga, nature hikes, talent shows, bird walks, night fishing, fly-tying, and/or wild game tasting. The weekend schedule would be similar to this BOW Sample Schedule.

Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) is a program started by Christine Thomas, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Resource Management at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Pointe. The first BOW clinic was conducted in Wisconsin in September 1991. The Arizona BOW workshop is part of the same curriculum and each workshop is organized by the Arizona Wildlife Federation. Visit the National Bow site to learn more about the program across the nation!

Instructors:

We strive to get the most experienced instructors possible. Our instructors, who volunteer their time to teach these classes, are experts in their field. Some are employed in the fields they teach; others are experts in their subjects, including archery and rifle marksmanship. Still others are Arizona Game and Fish or U.S. Forest Service employees with years of experience in the flora and fauna of Arizona. While many of our instructors are women, we do also have some excellent male instructors that have long been dedicated to providing the very best instruction for our attendees. All our instructors are volunteers.