Jack Pyle Memorial Scholarship

The Jack Pyle Memorial Scholarship honors a standard of character urgently needed in the Second Amendment community: disciplined leadership, serious conduct, and the quiet, necessary work of sustaining principle through action.

Jack Pyle’s legacy is defined by steadiness, judgment, competence, and a deep respect for responsibility. He represented the understanding that constitutional rights endure when serious people uphold them with discipline, integrity, and sustained effort. His example remains a measure of what responsible citizenship and patriotism look like when conviction is matched by conduct.

This scholarship is established in that spirit. It recognizes two graduating high school seniors who have demonstrated meaningful commitment to the Second Amendment community and who reflect the seriousness of purpose, personal discipline, and responsible example that Jack’s name demands.

The individuals worthy of carrying Jack’s legacy are living expressions of constitutional rights: those who, even at an early age, have already shown the character to exercise those rights responsibly, defend them intelligently, and represent them honorably. Such leadership is revealed through action and in the daily example of disciplined participation within our community.

To uphold those principles within educational and social environments where such views are often met with ignorance, contempt, or outright prejudice requires fortitude, seriousness, and a willingness to stand apart from the safety of silence. That kind of commitment marks substance. It reflects the maturity to bear opposition without surrendering dignity, and the strength to remain principled without becoming performative.

The Jack Pyle Memorial Scholarship stands as an affirmation that character and conduct matter, and that the future of any constitutional cause depends upon those prepared to inherit freedom and prove themselves worthy of it.

Eligibility

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors who will be entering a two-year college, four-year college, or trade school.

Applicants must demonstrate meaningful and documented involvement in the Second Amendment community.

Applicants, or their parent or guardian, must be active CNJFO members. The member must sponsor the application in writing.

Application Requirements

Each applicant must submit an essay of at least 500 words explaining his or her involvement in the Second Amendment community, why that involvement matters, and how that record reflects responsibility, leadership, and meaningful commitment.

Each applicant must provide a concise record of involvement summarizing relevant activities, accomplishments, training, certifications, service, advocacy, educational efforts, competition, civic action, or other qualifying participation.

Applicants must include a short bio.

Applicants must include supporting documentation sufficient to verify that record. Acceptable documentation may include match results, hunter education cards, training certificates, competition records, service records, or written confirmation from instructors, coaches, club officials, or other qualified references.

Each applicant must submit two letters of recommendation, at least one of which must come from a firearms mentor, instructor, coach, or club official.

By submitting an application, each applicant grants CNJFO the right to retain and use submitted materials for scholarship administration, recordkeeping, and related organizational purposes.

By submitting an application, each applicant and recipient also grants CNJFO the right to use his or her name, short bio, photographs, and scholarship-related information for publicity, promotional, and organizational purposes in print, digital, online, and social media formats.

Selection Criteria

The scholarship will be awarded based on the quality, seriousness, and credibility of the applicant’s demonstrated involvement. The committee will give greatest weight to leadership, maturity, discipline, safe and lawful conduct, consistency of effort, and the ability to represent the community with honor.

Deadline and Submission

Submissions must be received by June 30, 2026, for the 2026 scholarship period.

Evaluation will be completed by the CNJFO Scholarship Committee, and announcements will be made by August 15, 2026.

Applications may be emailed to info@CNJFO.com