The Pinnacol Foundation is accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-18 school year. The application deadline is April 15.
The foundation provides scholarships to children whose parents have been injured or killed in work-related accidents, regardless of insurance carrier.
The Pinnacol Foundation awarded 109 scholarships in 2016. The average scholarship is $3,500.
To qualify, a student must be the natural, adopted, step-child or full dependent of a worker who was injured or killed in a compensable work-related accident during the course of employment with a Colorado-based employer.
The foundation evaluates the severity of injury suffered by each student’s parent or guardian, as well as the student’s academic achievement, financial need, civic involvement and strength of essay.
Students must have a minimum 2.0 GPA and be between the ages of 16 and 25 at the time of application.
To complete an online application, visit www.pinnacolfoundation.org.
For more information, call (303) 361-4775.
