Sea Mar Scholarship

There is still time to apply to the Sea Mar scholarship open to migrant high school and college students. Its a great scholarship that can be used for tuition, books, food, transportation, phone calls home or registration fees to an awesome conference like the 2011 LEAP Conference :) The deadline is approaching quick, so make sure you have already started on your personal statement. Also ojo! it says the application must be RECEIVED by March 26th, not postmarked.

For more information, read below
LEAP
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Each year, Sea Mar awards one-time $1,000 scholarships to students in Washington who are of migrant or seasonal farm worker* backgrounds. In the past three years, more than 60% of applicants were awarded scholarships.

If you are awarded one of these scholarships, you may use the money for anything you need while enrolled in a post-secondary program, such as a college, technical school, or professional training program. Eligible expenses include tuition, food, housing, and transportation.

The application deadline this year is Friday, March 26, 2010. Don't wait! Download the high school student application packet or the college student application packet and fill it out today. Mail, fax, or email the form, your personal statement, and your transcript to:

Scholarship Committee
c/o Colleen Lee
Sea Mar Community Health Centers
1040 S. Henderson St.
Seattle WA 98108
Fax: 206-788-3204
Email: colleenlee@seamarchc.org

*For the purpose of awarding these scholarships, a migrant farm worker is an individual whose principal employment is seasonal agriculture and who travels to work and lives in a different community while working. A seasonal farm worker is an individual whose principal employment is agricultural labor and who resides all year in one community. Farm workers do not include farm, ranch, feedlot, or food- or meat-processing plant owners/operators.

Thank you!

Thank you to all who attended, volunteered or in any way contributed to the 2010 LEAP Conference.

We had a great time and hope to post pictures here right away.

Photo of some of the LEAP Volunteers from Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, Centralia College, University of Washington, Aviation School, Highline Community College, Sea Mar and Dr. Loco