The application deadline for scholarships from the Austin Community Scholarship Committee is June 17. Send a request for an application and eligibility rules to: austincommunityscholarship

@gmail.com, complete with name, address and phone number information.

To be eligible, students need to be entering their junior or senior year of college or enrolling in post-graduate studies in the fall. Students must be residents of Mower County, London Township in Freeborn County or Union or Otranto townships in Mitchell County, Iowa. Students attending college away from the eligibility area must have parents who are current residents of the eligibility area.

Scholarship recipients are encouraged to contribute to the organization upon completion of their education. Contributions may be sent to P.O. Box 62, Austin, MN 55912.