Scholarships
24-25 Scholarships
Grant County Cattlemen & Cattlewomen Association Scholarship - $1,000, deadline is March 1, 2025.
Rotary Club of Moses Lake Scholarship – Deadline Feb. 24, 2025
Paul Lauzier Scholarship - Opens in December 2024, deadline March 3, 2025:
2025-26 WAEF Scholarships - Deadline to apply March 1, 2025:
- Washington Apple Education Foundation: Universal Application– Current high school seniors and college students raised in families with direct ties to Washington’s tree fruit industry are eligible to apply. The Washington tree fruit industry includes apple, cherry, or pear orchards, warehouses, and affiliated businesses. Ties to the industry include personal or partner/guardian employment in the tree fruit industry, personal or parent/guardian ownership of an apple, cherry, or pear orchard or warehouse, or personal or parent/guardian employment in a company directly servicing the tree fruit industry. Employment must be current and have been ongoing for a minimum of 12 consecutive months. Additionally, students with a desire to pursue a degree to work for Washington’s tree fruit industry after graduation may also qualify. If the applicant does not have existing ties to the tree fruit industry, the applicant must want to pursue a degree and career aligned with work in the tree fruit industry to qualify. Individual scholarships may have more specific qualifications.
- Washington Apple Education Foundation: Vocational/Technical Application – Applicant must be a Washington state high school senior or current college student. Student does not have to have preexisting ties to the tree fruit industry, but their path of study should align with potential work in the tree fruit industry. Vocational programs include refrigeration, electrical, IT, computer applications, HVAC, machine technology, and others. A full list of eligible programs can be found on the application. Individual scholarships may have more specific qualifications.
- College Success Foundation - College Success Foundation manages and administers a variety of scholarships to help students overcome financial barriers to attend college. This year applications open on October 1, 2024, and close on November 30, 2024. Students and Recommenders will have one extra week to submit supporting documents due on December 7th, 2024.
Here’s a quick list of opportunities available (and links) for the next application cycle:
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Leadership 1000 – limited eligibility
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Governors’ Sch. for Foster Youth – statewide eligibility
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Martin Luther King Jr. – limited eligibility (deadline is January 31, 2025; and documents on February 7, 2025)
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