The National Leased Housing Association (NLHA) Education Fund is accepting applications for several post-secondary school scholarships available to residents of federally assisted rental housing. Last year NLHA provided more than $120,000 to help students achieve their educational goals. Applicants have until March 15, 2016, 5 pm ET to apply for one of the following scholarships:
- The AIMCO Cares Scholarship: designed to assist college freshmen or returning undergraduates in their pursuit of higher education.
- The Bill Gandert Memorial Scholarship: directed to graduating high school seniors interested in studying a specific trade including, but not limited, to nursing, electrical trades and plumbing.
- The Mary Lou Manzie Memorial Scholarship: available to help students who have been out of high school for at least three years in pursuing an associates or undergraduate degree.
- The Neil Churchill Memorial Scholarship: designed for students who are seeking to complete graduate-level coursework.
Awards are expected to be announced in early June.
Additional information is available through NLHA’s website at: http://hudnlha.com/education-fund.