The Phoenix Scholarship Fund is available to current and past members of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington (Clark County). Applicants must be a past or present member of the Boys and Girls Club of Southwest Washington (Clark County), who plan to continue their education at accredited public or private nonprofit colleges, universities, or vocational/trade schools in the United States. Preference will be given to students pursuing a career in the trades through a vocational training or accredited apprenticeship program including electricians, millwrights, iron workers, pipe fitters, steel and pipe welders, concrete carpenters, and equipment operators. This scholarship can be renewed. Preference will be given to previous recipients. Applicants must provide the dates of their involvement with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southwest Washington and the name of a staff member they worked with. It is preferred that applicants submit a letter of recommendation from a person associated with either the Boys and Girls Clubs or the Clark County Family YWCA's Independent Living Skills program. Otherwise, someone who can provide a meaningful personal appeal and speak to the applicant's character, leadership, talents, and academic potential may provide the letter. This letter is not required, but is strongly recommended. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington for more information.