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.

2016 Mono Lake Committee Scholarship now open for applicants

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.

Carson Bold won one of the 2015 Mono Lake Committee Scholarships; Communications Director Arya Degenhardt presented it to him at graduation. Photo courtesy of Susan Morning.
Carson Bold was a recipient of one of the 2015 Mono Lake Committee Scholarships; Communications Director Arya Degenhardt presented it to him at graduation. Photo courtesy of Susan Morning.

If you are interested in applying, you can find the application here. The application deadline is: Friday, April 29, 2016 at 5:00pm.

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 make a donation to the scholarship fund, please contact Elin Ljung.

Committee staff Robbie, Ellen, and Arya read applicant essays in order to determine the 2015 scholarship recipients. Photo by Elin Ljung.
Robbie, Ellen, and Arya—the 2015 scholarship selection committee—read applicant essays while waiting for lunch at the Mono Cone. Photo by Elin Ljung.