Applications will be accepted through March 31 for a $2,000 college scholarship that will be awarded by the Shelter Insurance Foundation and Kerry Phillips, a Shelter Insurance agent in Grand Junction.

A committee of high school officials and community leaders will select the recipient from among upcoming graduates of Fruita Monument High School and Caprock Academy. Criteria will include scholastic achievements and community involvement as well as citizenship, leadership and moral character. 

The recipient will be announced at the close of the school year. The recipient may apply the scholarship to tuition, fees or campus housing at an accredited college or university.

Applications and additional information is available from high school counselors and principals as well as the Kerry Phillips Shelter Insurance Agency at 314-9701.