$500 Scholarships

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Upload File: Letter of recommondation

List all environmental projects, including dates and verification (e.g. thank you letters if available), that you have been involved with, including at least one project of the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee. *

Address *

High School Attending (Junior or Senior) *

3) What should the city, county, state, and federal government do to improve the water quality in the Great Lakes and Lake St. Clair in particular?

5) What recommendations would you make to solve the problem of beach closures in St. Clair Shores?

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2) Explain the purpose of the catch basin/storm drain system and explain what impact the storm drain system has on the environment.

4) What can you, as a private citizen, do to protect Lake St. Clair? Be specific.

Phone *

St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee

1) What environmental problems threaten Lake St. Clair and why?

6) What can the St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee do to promote better citizen stewardship of Lake St. Clair?

BONUS QUESTION: Explain the flow of water from Lake Huron to the Detroit River. Include how pollution enters Lake St. Clair and how it affects the Candian and United States shorelines.

St. Clair Shores Waterfront Environmental Committee

$500 (up to 3) 2024-25 Student or Group Scholarship Application .PDF

Competitive awards of $500.00 scholarships for outstanding high school juniors and seniors OR Student Groups

who either live in St. Clair Shores or attend high school in St. Clair Shores.

Deadline for receipt of all application materials is December 9, 2024 at 4:00 pm at City Hall

Funding for these scholarships are from:
State Senator Kevin Hertel
Daniel Couvreur and Anthony Couvreur
Adura & Robert Calhoun
Lac Ste Claire Kiwanis Club
St Clair Shores Lion’s Club

Please read all information and answer the requested questions. The recipients of the scholarship awards will be selected by the Waterfront Environmental Committee’s Scholarship Subcommittee. The scholarship money must go towards tuition at a 4 year university or 2 year degree program. Make copies of all your material and mail originals to:

Waterfront Environmental Committee Scholarship
27600 Jefferson Circle Drive
St. Clair Shores, Michigan 48081

or you can drop them off at the St. Clair Shores City Clerk’s office. Additional copies of the Scholarship Application form can be downloaded from the city’s website or can be picked up at the St. Clair Shores City Clerk’s office. For more information, please call (586) 980-5844. This application can also be downloaded from our website at www.scswec.org

Application procedure – To be considered for the Scholarship, applicants should submit:

Completed application form including your typed, double spaced answers to at least 4 out of 6 of the questions about Lake St. Clair on separate sheets,
One letter of recommendation on letterhead from one of your current or past teachers or a recognized civic leader; and
Applicant involved in at least one of the SCS Waterfront Environmental Committee’s projects (Nautical Coast Cleanup, Storm Drain Stenciling, I94 Cleanup, etc.).