Sippican Lands Trust seeks applicants for its $1,000 “Helen A. Arthur Scholarship Award”, which will be awarded to a local high school senior and Marion resident graduating by June 30.

The award will go to a student from Bishop Stang High School, Old Rochester Regional High School, and Tabor Academy pursuing an education in environmental studies or a related field.

Helen Adams Arthur (1940-2008) was a resident of Marion, for 43 years and a long-time steward for Sippican Lands Trust alongside her husband, Richard I. “Dick” Arthur.

The scholarship is made available through the Sippican Lands Trust stewardship fund.  The scholarship is consistent with the SLT mission of preserving land in order to enrich the quality of life for present and future generations of Marion and visitors and of furthering environmental education in the community.

For further information and the application please go to http://sippicanlandstrust.org/education/

The deadline for application is May 15.