The Lakes Employee Scholarship Fund Application 2026-2027 Academic Year

SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA listed here.

SCHOLARSHIP TIMELINE listed here.

To be eligible for a scholarship, prior to the due date of the application, all applicants must be:

1. Any current employee of The Lakes Country Club, in good standing, who has worked 1,000 hours or more since their original hire date; or

2. A spouse or registered domestic partner of such an employee; or

3. Dependent child or step-child of such an employee. Dependents are defined as biological, grand-, step- or legally adopted children living in the employee’s household or primarily supported by the employee under the age of 27; or

4. A spouse or registered domestic partner of the child or stepchild of such an employee. The spouse or registered domestic partner of the child of the employee must be under 27 years of age when applying.

To apply for a scholarship to an accredited two- or four-year college, trade school, or certificate program, the applicant:

• Must be in the final year of high school, a graduate of an accredited high school, or have earned a high school equivalency (GED). Applications from both graduating high school seniors and existing college undergraduates under 27 years of age are welcomed and encouraged.

• Must plan to enroll, have applied to, or accepted into an educational program in the United States during the Fall 2026, Spring 2027 or Summer 2027 terms that leads to a degree or certificate of completion. Applicants seeking any post-secondary educational degree or certificate for the first time will be eligible to apply.

• Must be enrolled as a full-time or part-time student for each term.

• Must remain actively enrolled and maintain a 2.5 cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA), or better.

• Personal development education will not be accepted for this scholarship opportunity.

Annual Scholarship Opportunity

• Scholarships are valid only for the academic year in which the applicant applies or receives an award. Scholarships are not renewable, and no guarantees or carryover awards will be made for future academic years.

• All applicants must reapply each year and meet the eligibility requirements in effect at the time of application. Previous recipients are encouraged to apply annually.

• A maximum of five scholarship awards may be granted to any individual student.

All eligibility criteria will be reviewed and approved by the committee each year.

Once you get to the 2nd step of this application, you will be able to navigate to different sections of the application by using the "Jump to a section" on the right-hand side of the screen.

For questions or support, please contact:

Blair Moss, CEO of Desert Scholarship Foundation

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 760-797-7484