Announcement of the 2025-2026 CMFC Scholarship Program!
This program aims to identify and reward scholar-athletes junior ski racers in the Crystal Mountain Alpine Club (CMAC). The Crystal Mountain Founders Club is able to award $5,000 this year.
Applications will be evaluated based on financial need, athletic performance, academic achievement, and community involvement. Applications will be judged, and winners will be announced by late June 2026, just before the Annual Founder's Party (August 16, 2026). All winners and their parents will be invited to attend as Guests of the Founder's Club.
Applications must be submitted by June 15, 2026 to CMAC to be considered. Application can be found by clicking HERE. If you have any questions or issues regarding the application process, please contact Lily at liliane.eriksen@gmail.com or 206.930.6217.
This Crystal Mountain Founders Club has dedicated $5000 to the Scholarship program. There will be three scholarships awarded as follows, and they will be made payable directly to CMAC to defray each recipient's training program tuition.
GOLD SCHOLARSHIP - $1500
SILVER SCHOLARSHIP - $1000
BRONZE SCHOLARSHIP - $750
MAUREEN HAMMOND AWARD - $1750
In addition to the CMAC scholarships, there will be a Maureen Hammond Award to be presented to a Senior CMAC athlete who exemplifies the spirt of Maureen. Maureen was a dedicated volunteer and member of the Crystal Mountain community. She spent many hours volunteering her time as a trustee and volunteer member for the CMFC, CMAC, and The PNW Ski Division. This will be presented to a Senior CMAC athlete who has enrolled in college with financial need, demonstrated efforts to give back to their community, and shows strong leadership on and off the hill. This will be a cash award paid directly to the senior athlete. In the event there is no senior awarded, it will be awarded to an athlete in the program and the payment will go to CMAC to defray their training program tuition for the following season.
All Scholarship Winners will be announced in the July CMFC Newsletter and they, along with their immediate families, are invited to the Annual CMFC Summer Celebration Event held Crystal Mountain on Sunday, August 16, 2026, beginning at 1PM. Each winner, or a representative of the winner if they are unable to attend, will have the opportunity to speak to the CMFC membership during the event program. (All winners will be contacted by a CMFC Board Member to provide additional details. Dinner and Dessert is included.)
