Lake Forest Park youth: apply for AWC scholarship

Quality Community Scholarship Application due to City March 1, 2013

The Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Center for Quality Communities promotes municipal leadership development and civic engagement. They are offering six $1,000 scholarships to high school students who plan to pursue a post-secondary degree in fall 2013. Each city can nominate one candidate for the scholarship.

To be eligible for this scholarship a Lake Forest Park student must: (1) be involved or have been involved with a City government or with a community/school leadership activity; (2) be eligible to graduate from high school or complete home school or receive a GED in spring/summer 2013; (3) be a Washington state resident; and (4) plan to continue education in the 2013-2014 academic year at an accredited college, community college or trade school on a half-time or more basis.

Students interested in applying for this scholarship should submit an application which will include a personal essay and letter of recommendation from a non-relative directly into the City of Lake Forest Park by 5pm on March 1, 2013. Applications can be dropped off in person at City Hall or mailed to Lake Forest Park City Hall, Attn: AWC Scholarship Application, 17425 Ballinger Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155. 

Applications will then be reviewed by Mayor Goss and one nominee for Lake Forest Park will be selected. The Lake Forest Park scholarship nominee will be submitted to AWC Center for Quality Communities by March 15, 2013.