ISLA Sponsors Junior Lifeguard Scholarship to Provide Educational Opportunity

May 3, 2012 - PRLog -- Founded in 2008, ISLA’s mission is to reduce the number of drownings worldwide by building a culture of water safety. Comprised of volunteer lifeguards, the organization provides training, medical supplies, disaster relief, and emergency personnel to beach communities around the world.

As a new initiative to promote water safety, ISLA is providing a scholarship to a youth to participate in a junior lifeguard program. The ISLA Junior Lifeguard scholarship is designed to introduce the world of lifeguarding to someone who has dreams of a career in Marine Safety, Oceanography, or Marine Biology and who would benefit from experiencing the educational program.

The award of this scholarship is intended to provide the Junior Lifeguard experience to a child that would normally not participate in such a program, due to his/her location of residence and financial cost. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage achievement of a stated goal, whether as a lifeguard or in another ocean related field of study.  

To apply for the application, the applicant must be between the ages of nine and seventeen at the time of application, must have their parent or legal guardians permission, must live at least twelve miles away from their nearest beach, must be able to show proof of financial hardship (2012 IRS Tax filings under $50,000, and must submit a three-hundred word essay. To be considered for the 2012 ISLA Junior Lifeguard Scholarship, the essay must be submitted to info@islasurf.org by May 4, 2012. For official requirements, please visit http://www.islasurf.org/isla-junior-lifeguard-scholarship/.

“This is ISLA’s first scholarship opportunity and we are looking forward to announcing the winner,” said ISLA Director Peter Eich. “I remember my first day of Junior Lifeguards, and I am thrilled to be able to offer that experience to another.”

To learn more about ISLA, please visit http://www.islasurf.org/. To learn more about ISLA on their Facebook page, visit http://www.facebook.com/ISLAsurf.

International Surf Lifesaving Association (ISLA) exists as a California Public Benefit Company 501c(3) which works to reduce drownings worldwide by providing ocean-minded educational programs and resources.