OLYMPIA – The Washington Association of County Officials and Washington State Association of Counties has announced that applications for the 2018/19 Washington Counties Scholarship Fund will be accepted beginning March 1.

The scholarship, administered by the Washington Association of County Officials will award up to five eligible children scholarships worth $3,000. To be eligible a current student, or incoming freshman, must be a dependent child of a county employee or elected county official.

Scholarship funds will be awarded in the form of GET credits, so the student must plan on attending a GET program qualified school. Applications must be postmarked, or received online, by April 30, 2018. For more information visit the Washington Counties Scholarship Fund website (http://countyscholarship.org/).