Scholarship Opportunity For Puyallup Students

From the City of Puyallup:

Posted on: January 10, 2020

The City of Puyallup will nominate a local student to compete for a “Center for Quality Communities Scholarship” offered by the Association of Washington Cities (AWC).

Up to six students in Washington state will each be awarded a $1,500 scholarship in recognition of their involvement with their community and/or local city government. Completed applications are due at 5:00 pm on Thursday, February 20th. Application materials and instructions can be found at AWC Scholarship.

Students competing to be nominated for this scholarship must:

• Reside or attend school in the Puyallup School District;
• Graduate from high school, home school or receive a GED in spring/summer 2020;
• Continue education at an accredited post-secondary institution in the 2020-2021 academic year on a half-time or more basis; and
• Have been involved with a city government or with a community/school leadership activity.

The AWC Center for Quality Communities promotes municipal leadership development and civic engagement. The Center’s goal is to develop a broad public understanding of how cities and towns work to provide needed services and programs. The Center believes in educating student leaders who care about their communities.

This press release was produced by the City of Puyallup. The views expressed here are the author’s own.