Far West Masters Scholarship Program
Far West Masters Scholarship Program
The Far West Masters Scholarship Program has been raising funds for deserving Far West junior alpine skiers since 1992. The goal of the program is to promote academic scholarship, citizenship, and leadership within the ski racing community and to keep athletes involved in ski racing who might otherwise not have a chance without financial support.
Scholarship program funds are raised by direct contributions by Masters racers and other supporters including family and friends. There are no overhead expenses in our program - all administrative costs to manage the program are donated by volunteers, so every dollar raised by the scholarship program goes to participating athletes.
The Far West Masters Scholarship Program is incorporated as a 501(c) (3) public charity tax exempt organization, so all donations are tax-deductible. Contact program chairman Eddie Mozen at scholarshipprogram@farwestmasters.org if you have questions or would like to learn more.
About the Scholarship Program
The General Scholarship program awards athlete scholarships for race-related expenses based on a combination of citizenship, exemplary work ethic, academic scholarship, financial need, and race results. Additionally, we have run a preseason race camp for the past 35 years that invites members of our Scholarship Program to participate and train alongside Far West Masters athletes. Junior Athletes's fees are subsidized so that they are able to participate at a greatly reduced cost. It gives an opportunity for Far West Masters Racers to pass on their lifelong love of skiing to the next generation. This experience also allows for interaction between our Masters racers and Junior athletes that has led to internships and life long relationships between the two groups. Our program is also able to provide help with getting sponsorship through ski companies for reduced price equipment as well as getting US Ski Team race suits, jackets and other clothing to Juniors at a minimal cost.
Far West Masters College Scholarship
2018 was the 10th and final year of the Jeff Wattenmaker Scholarship program. Jeff initiated his namesake scholarship prior to his death from melanoma, arranging to donate funds to expand the Far West Masters Scholarship program by making funding available for college education expenses to recipients of his scholarship. His funding supported 13 of our Far West student athletes to attend college in the amount of $10,000 per athlete.
Given the success of the Wattenmaker Scholarship program, the Far West Masters are now offering an annual Far West Masters College Scholarship through our organization. Donations to the program can be directed towards the goal of keeping this college scholarship going. This has been extremely successful resulting in College Scholarship awards ranging from $10,000 to $80,000 to athletes that have been in the program to finance their college education
How to Contribute
Tax-deductible contributions can be made to the Far West Masters Scholarship Program to support scholarship awards for race-related expenses of our Far West athletes. We also accept donations directed to the Far West Masters College Scholarship fund for college education expenses, which builds on the successful foundation of 10 years of the Jeff Wattenmaker Scholarship.
There is no overhead in our program. All administrative costs are donated so every dollar goes directly to participating athletes.
Write a check to "Far West Masters Scholarship Program" and send to:
Masters Scholarship Program
c/o Eddie Mozen
PO Box 3718
Olympic Valley, CA 96146
We also accept donations online by credit card or through a Paypal account.