SEQUIM — The city of Sequim is accepting applications for the Association of Washington Cities Center for Quality Communities Scholarship Fund.
The deadline for completed applications is Feb. 26.
The scholarships are available through a statewide competitive process for students who are actively engaged in their community and/or city government and plan to attend post-secondary school next fall.
“There are six scholarships available at a $1,000 a piece,” City Clerk Karen Kuznek-Reese said Tuesday.
“Each city submits their recommendation for students to receive the scholarship, and AWC will determine who actually receives it.”
To be eligible, a student must be graduating from high school or home school, or receiving a General Educational Development (GED) certificate in the spring or summer of 2016.
They also must live within the city limits or have a family member working for the city; plan to continue their education at an accredited post-secondary institution in the 2016-2017 academic year on a half-time or more basis; and currently be involved or have been involved with a city government or with a community/school leadership activity.
It is possible no student in Sequim could be chosen, and no students in the city have applied for the scholarship in the past four years, Kuznek-Reese said.
Information and application materials can be obtained at http://cfqc.org. Click on “how do I apply?”
Submit completed materials to city of Sequim, Attn: Karen Kuznek-Reese, 152 W. Cedar St., Sequim WA 98382 or to kkuznek@sequimwa.gov.
The Center for Quality Communities, a nonprofit organization, promotes municipal leadership development and civic engagement.
