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2023 FFAW Scholarship Recipients & 2024 Applications

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2023 FFAW Scholarship Recipients & 2024 Applications
September 23, 2024

Congratulations to the 2023 FFAW-Unifor Scholarship Winners! The 6 recipients are highlighted in the Fall 2024 issue of the Union Forum Magazine, which is now in distribution:

Name:Parents:Community:Zone:Scholarship:
Braden TuckerBruce TuckerBlack Duck Cove4RRobert White Scholarship Fund
Carson FoleyMelvin FoleyParadise3LRay Greening Memorial Scholarship
Ava Dawn PitcherWinston and April PitcherBurin Bay Arm3PSRay Greening Memorial Scholarship
Robert HodgeGlen and Cynthia HodgeSt. Lawrence3PSRichard Cashin Scholarship Award
Jenna PardyJustin & Kathy PardyTwillingate3KRobert White Scholarship Fund
Nicholas WarrenMember HimselfParadise3LRichard Cashin Scholarship Award

We thank all those who applied and wish all students the best in their studies!

2024 FFAW-Unifor Scholarship applications are now being accepted until Thursday October 31, 2024.

CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS AND TO DOWNLOAD THE APPLICATION FORM

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Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.