Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Mono Lake Committee Scholarship applications open

Sunrise light on a grove of tufa towers emerging from the water of Mono Lake with soft green and dusty-red wild grasses in the foreground, Canada geese in the shallow water with reflections of the rocky towers, and desert hills in the distance.

Each year the Mono Lake Committee supports local students pursuing higher education who display a personal connection with Mono Lake and the Mono Lake story with two $1,000 scholarships. Mono County resident high school seniors who have firm plans to attend a two- or four-year college within a year of graduation qualify. Students must write an essay to qualify.

If you are interested in applying, you can find the application here. The application deadline is 5:00pm Wednesday May 11, 2011.

If you would like to read the essays of past scholarship recipients, you can find them here.

If you have questions regarding the application, or would like to donate to the scholarship fund, please contact Arya Degenhardt.

Geoff McQuilkin presented Andrew Oliveira a Mono Lake Committee Scholarship at the 2010 Eastern Sierra Academy graduation. Photo by Arya Degenhardt.
Arya Degenhardt presented Katie Woodruff with a Mono Lake Committee Scholarship at the 2010 Lee Vining High School graduation. Photo courtesy of Sarah Taylor.