The Center for Quality Communities, affiliated with the Association of Washington Cities, supports high-school students who have shown civic leadership and plan to continue their education. For 2027, it expects to award up to four $4,000 scholarships and says the cycle will open in late October 2026. The distinctive feature is local nomination: each member city may recruit and nominate one graduating student.
Eligible students must be Washington residents on track to earn a high-school diploma, homeschool diploma, or GED in spring or summer 2027, and plan to study at least half-time at an accredited college or trade school in the next academic year. Leadership should be demonstrated through civic service in city government, the community, or school. The page does not list a general GPA cutoff.
The process starts before the association receives a nomination: each city chooses how to identify and select its student, through a local application, school, or municipal youth program. Nominations must reach CQC by February 1, 2027, so applicants should ask their city for its internal deadline, which may be earlier. Waiting for the state-level page to open could leave little time to participate.
The page also announces a virtual question session for member cities—not individual applicants—and a travel stipend for recipients attending AWC’s annual conference. Students should contact their city or town for the local procedure and confirm that their chosen school is accredited. In the application, document concrete service and its community impact alongside your academic plans.
Confirm the academic year, local deadline and time, who must submit each document, and whether supplemental questions remain. Keep confirmations and recheck the portal after submitting. Ask the school’s financial-aid office how FAFSA, outside awards, and payments coordinate.
Read the aid-program profile and the FAFSA guide; confirm with the institution how funding is coordinated.
CQC Scholarship 2027 — Association of Washington Cities.
2026 scholarship recipients — Association of Washington Cities.
FAFSA application — Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education.
Information checked against official sources on October 13, 2026. Funding, criteria, and dates can change; confirm the linked cycle rules before submitting documents and ask the school how the award coordinates with other aid.
Confirm eligibility and the 2027 cycle deadline on the official portal before applying.
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Association of Washington Cities Center for Quality Communities Scholarship
The Center for Quality Communities, affiliated with the Association of Washington Cities, supports high-school students who have shown civic leadership and plan to continue their education. For 2027, it expects to award up to four $4,000 scholarships and says the cycle will open in late October 2026. The distinctive feature is local nomination: each member city may recruit and nominate one graduating student. Eligible students must be Washington residents on track to earn a h
College scholarship and financial-aid program
Federal Student Aid — U.S. Department of Education
The agency sets rates, eligibility, and caps; the college certifies need, cost, and the individual amount within those limits.
Public student-aid administering office
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Association of Washington Cities · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Association of Washington Cities · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Association of Washington Cities · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Association of Washington Cities · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Official website of Association of Washington Cities Center for Quality Communities Scholarship ↗
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Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Official website of Federal Student Aid — U.S. Department of Education ↗
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Federal Student Aid · Accessed October 13, 2026
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Official website of Federal Student Aid — U.S. Department of Education ↗
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Federal Student Aid · Accessed October 13, 2026
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