LIPHA Scholarship Award

One of the primary goals of the LIPHA is education. In line with this goal, the LIPHA is proud to announce that it will offer two scholarships, each valued at $1000.00, to two graduating high school seniors who have been Junior PHA members for at least two years.

The winners may only use the scholarship to pay for academic fees, and may not use it to purchase riding equipment or to pay show entry fees and related expenses.

Qualifications

• Candidates must be scheduled to graduate from high school prior to June 30th of the academic year.
• Candidates must be a Junior PHA member for at least two calendar years prior to the awarding of the scholarship.

Candidates must submit their application by May 31st to be considered for the scholarship. All applications received after that date will be returned. In addition to filling out and sending an application, Candidates will be required to:

• Write an essay not to exceed 500 words indicating why he/she should receive the scholarship, what it will be used for and how it will further his/her career.
• Supply two letters of recommendation supporting his/her level of motivation and probability for success in his/her chosen profession.

Applications can be obtained by phoning
Don Norton at 631-234-7884
or by writing to:

Don Norton
PO Box 389
East Islip, NY 11730

National Jr PHA Awards - Scholarship Award

This Scholarship will be awarded to an active member of the Junior PHA. He or she must be one who has shown interest and good sportsmanship in any aspect of the horse industry, and has the ability to benefit from Professional training.

The Award is to be used by said Junior for riding lessons with a Professional Horseman of his choice, providing the Professional is a member in good standing of the PHA.

The process to be used by each Junior Chapter to qualify for this Award is as follows:

1. Juniors may nominate any Junior member they feel worthy.

2. Juniors to hand into the Junior Advisor or President a brief resume of the person they are nominating.

3. Nominations will be considered by a committee consisting of the four Junior Officers, two Professionals and two Associates (to include the President and the Junior Advisor); the other two left to the discretion of the President.

4. Each Chapter may nominate one Junior for every twenty-five members or fraction thereof to the National for consideration.

5. The nominations to be sent by November 1st to the National Junior chairman for consideration.

6. Each chapter is encouraged to give a small scholarship to its local nominee if he or she is not the National Winner.

At the National Level
The National judging committee is to include the President, Eastern and Western Vice-Presidents, and the Junior Chairman.

For more information call or write M.J. Mitchell, National Junior Chairman, 914-769-6240.