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In the fall of 2003, the MLA board approved the development on an annual scholarship program. The intent of this award is to help members and their families offset a portion of the educational expense for vocational and academic training beyond high school. In 2011 the Laurel Zechlinski Memorial Scholarship was established by Ron Zechlinski as a separate scholarship.

 Scholarships are open to any MLA Member in any school.

Each scholarship consists of $1,000 stipend given to the students chosen by a selection committee determined by the MLA board. The scholarships are presented at Llamafest each fall.

Once awarded, the scholarship would be renewable by application for any year a student attends an institution granting skill certification, associate, undergraduate or graduate degrees. A student would be eligible to renew the scholarship a maximum of three times during his/her academic career.

The number of scholarship awards and/or renewals is determined annually. This determination will be made by the board or its appointed agency based on the funds available, the number of applicants and the selection process.