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If you have applied for a scholarship this year and you need help or have questions, please contact the Foundation at j.mccumber@laschools.net or 505-500-6501.

Scholarship applications for the 2025-26 school year will  be due on February 27, 2026.  The scholarship descriptions will be available to students through their Maia account in late fall. We encourage students to apply online.  You may also mail or deliver your application if preferred.  Note our office location at 1010 Central Avenue in Los Alamos.  We are located in the Los Alamos Schools Credit Union building.  (Please note:  Applications for the June and Harry Ettinger Memorial Scholarship are submitted by email or mail to the Friends of the Los Alamos County Library committee and are due on Monday, March 30, 2026.)

Unofficial transcripts will be sent to LAPS Foundation through the LAHS College and Career Center.

Letters of recommendation can be emailed directly from the recommender to j.mccumber@laschools.net.  If the recommender gives the letter to the student, it can simply be included with your application.  Or, if the recommender prefers to send it by regular mail, they should mail it to:

LAPS Foundation
1010 Central Avenue
Los Alamos, NM 87544

Read descriptions of the 2026 scholarships here.

Read the description for Be Here for Los Alamos, The JoAnn Johnson Community Involvement Memorial Scholarship here.

Read the description for the Philip Walter Pellette Memorial Scholarship here. This scholarship is for graduating seniors who are members of the LAHS soccer teams.

Scholarship application forms are now available. Click the button below for the scholarship you want to apply for. We have a few new scholarships still being finalized so check back for new information!

If you have any questions or need assistance submitting your application, please contact us at 505-500-6501.  We’re here to he

LAPS Foundation Community Service Scholarship Application

LAPS Foundation Career Technical Scholarship Application

LAPS Foundation Future Teachers Scholarship Application

Rawan Alsaraj Scholarship Application

Sophia Feldman Memorial Scholarship Application

Rojas Family Scholarship Application

Ross and Lola Ramsey Memorial Scholarship Application

Kristin Kosiewicz Substance Abuse Awareness Scholarship Application

Don Rokop Memorial Golf Scholarship Application

Los Alamos High School Class of 1970 Helping Hands Scholarship Application

Be There for Los Alamos
The JoAnn Johnson Community Involvement Memorial Scholarship

Philip Walter Pellette Memorial Scholarship Application