Grassroots Scholarship Opportunity
Okemo Mountain School and Okemo Mountain Resort are pleased to announce a newly expanded scholarship
opportunity for local preschool and elementary school students to join a snow sports program at Okemo Mountain.
Thanks to the support of Okemo Mountain Resort and Vail’s Epic Promise, we are able to expand the number of
scholarships and the eligibility criteria to include full time residents of all towns in the Okemo Valley Chamber of
Commerce: Andover, Baltimore, Cavendish, Chester, Grafton, Londonderry, Ludlow, Mount Holly, Plymouth,
Shrewsbury, Weathersfield, Weston. Applicants must be full time residents of one the Okemo Valley Chamber of
Commerce towns and be in preschool or grades K – 6th.
We call this scholarship the “Grassroots” Scholarship because we believe our local students should be the “grassroots”
of the programs both at the Okemo Competition Center and at OMS, and we want to help make that a reality. OMS and
Okemo are excited to be able to provide support to local athletes and promote local participation in Okemo’s ski and
snowboard programs.
Options:
7 scholarships to join the Okemo Competition Center Weekend Program, which includes the disciplines of
alpine ski racing, snowboarding, and freeski (slopestyle, halfpipe, skiercross). Applicants must by at least 7
years old by December 15th and must be able to ski or ride at an upper intermediate level at least.
5 scholarships to join the Okemo Ski and Ride School Supernova Slider Club. Applicants must be 3 years old
as of December 15th for skiing instruction and 5 years old by December 15th for snowboard instruction. No
ability requirements.
Each scholarship includes:
Program fees for the program that best fits the recipient’s age and ability in their desired discipline (ski
racing, snowboard, freeski) provided by Okemo Mountain Resort
An Epic Local Pass provided by Okemo Mountain Resort for any recipients who do not already receive one as
an employee dependent
Up to $500 in equipment assistance funding provided by Okemo Mountain School with support from Open
Door Vacation Rentals
How to Apply:
Fill out paper application linked HERE. Paper applications can be returned in person to OMS at 53 Main Street (right next door to LES – just ring the front door bell), by snail mail, fax, or email.
Mail: Okemo Mountain School; Attn: Grassroots Scholarship; 53 Main Street; Ludlow, VT 05149
Fax: 802-228-1511
Apply online HERE
To apply, applications must be completed by Wednesday, November 11th. Recipients will be notified by November 18th.
Okemo Mountain School is a 501(c)3 non-profit school approved by the State Board of Education. OMS primarily operates a five-month winter sports academy for student-athletes in grades 5-12 and also offers a small full school year program, as well as summer and winter camps. Though Okemo Mountain School is a separate entity from the Okemo Mountain Competition Center, which is an Okemo Mountain Resort department, we see most of our student-athletes coming to us from the Competition Center programs. Okemo Mountain School would like more local athletes to have the opportunity to be involved in the Competition Center Programs and hopefully someday OMS! Therefore, we are excited to partner with Okemo Mountain Resort in this scholarship opportunity.
If you have any questions about this scholarship or the programs, including which might be the best fit for your child, please contact OMS Head of School, Mariel Meringolo, at mmeringolo@okemomountainschool.org or 802-228-1513.