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Tony Fox, Program Officer
(505) 753-8890 ext: 16
tony@lanlfoundation.org

Scholarship Program


In 1998, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) and its employees, retirees, and contractors partnered with the LANL Foundation to create the Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund (LAESF). The Fund’s goal is to provide scholarships that support the students of Northern New Mexico who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in fields that will serve the region. Awards are based on academic performance (academic rigor, GPA, and standardized test scores), leadership potential (extracurricular and community service activities), critical thinking skills, and career goals (relevant to LANL or local community needs). Financial need, diversity, and regional representation are integral components of the selections process.

Since 1998, over 500 Northern New Mexico students have been awarded $1.8 million in scholarships—funds contributed by LANL employees, retirees, and contractors, as well as the business partners of our Northern New Mexico community. In 2010, 55 students were awarded 61 scholarships totaling $331,000. Click to view the 2010 scholarship recipients.

2010 Annual Campaign
In addition to conducting the annual campaign at the LANL during the month of May, the LANL Foundation is also inviting members of the local community to join us in increasing our number of donors from 450 to 675 (a 50% increase).

Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS) has once again generously agreed to match all contributions made by LANS employees, up to $250,000, with the goal of raising $500,000 in scholarships for 2011.
In 2009, we raised a total of $378,000. Help us reach our goals for 2010!

Ways to Give
For a description of the various funds, click here.
· General donations may be made by filling out a donation envelope and sending a check to the LANL Foundation (email tony@lanlfoundarion.org to receive an envelope). Or make your donation on our secure web page. (Online pledge form will be available May 1.)
· LANL employees may only make pledges through the online Oracle payroll deduction system (no hard-copy forms) in order to receive the LANS match.
· LANL Affiliates and Craft employees will be given separate hard-copy forms, which must be used in order to receive the LANS match.

The LANL Foundation administers the scholarship fund and ensures that all donor contributions go directly to student awards. All donations are tax-deductible. The LANS match is subject to an 11% administrative fee.



2010 Scholarship recipients Dominic Martinez, Desiree Garcia, and Estevan Trujillo (left to right)

FOR STUDENTS:
Download PDF Scholarship
   Application & Instructions
   (106kb PDF)

2009 Scholarship Outreach
   Brochure (1.5mb PDF)


FOR DONORS:
Make an Online Donation
   to LAESF
Read Scholarship Fund DescriptionsRead Scholarship Fund
   Descriptions


LANL Oracle Pledge
   Instructions (145kb PDF)

LANL Affiliates Pledge
   Form (160kb PDF)

Craft Employee Pledge
   Form (164kb PDF)

arrowGeneral Donation Form -
   no LANS match (152kb PDF)

Download brochureView Scholarship Campaign
   Brochure (1.9mb PDF)


Help us reach our goals for the 2010 Scholarship Campaign: 675 Donors; $250,000 in Contributions; $250,000 LANS match!
Donate Now

View 2010 scholarship recipients

Past scholarship recipients, where are they now?

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