Donald L. Jones Scholarship Fund
Academic Year 2020-2021

About Donald L. Jones

For the 20th year, NLC Mutual is pleased to sponsor the Donald L. Jones Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year. The Board of Directors of NLC Mutual Insurance Company, wishing to commemorate Donald L. Jones’s outstanding service to the Company and to state league pooling, have established in his name.  In honor of the 20th anniversary of the program, available funds have been increased to $20,000 in scholarship aid to individuals who are involved in state league services or risk pooling within the membership of NLC Mutual. Don Jones served as secretary/treasurer of the Company since its inception and retired in December of 1999 as Director of the Center for Member Programs of the National League of Cities.

Eligibility Requirements

Individuals applying for scholarship funds must:
  • Be a full-time employee of a state municipal league or its sponsored pool in a state where the pool is a member of NLC Mutual Insurance Company, or be the child of an individual so employed;
  • Be accepted or currently enrolled in an accredited college or university;
  • Be a student during the academic term for which the scholarship will be received; and, 
  • Be pursuing an academic course of study with emphasis in public administration, insurance, risk management, finance and accounting, information technology, loss control or industrial hygiene.
Board members and officers of NLC Mutual, Executive Directors of state municipal leagues, pool administrators and their children are not eligible for scholarship funds.

Scholarship Award Criteria

The Scholarship Committee, at its discretion, may award all or any part of the funds available in the calendar year. The Committee will determine the amount to be awarded to individual applicants. Any funds awarded will be used for tuition and fees only and payment will be made directly to the recipient’s educational institution.  Scholarship recipients are expected to maintain at a minimum a course grade of “C” or equivalent.

Scholarship awards will be based on:
  • The relevance of applicant’s educational and career goals to state league and or risk pooling work; and
  • The applicant’s academic standing.

Application Procedures 

All applicants for the 2020-2021 academic year commencing with the fall semester should submit a completed application with supporting documents no later than January 31, 2020 for consideration. Applications can be mailed to:

NLC Mutual Insurance Company
660 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 450
Washington, D.C. 20001

Email applications are acceptable, provided all documentation is included. Incomplete or late applications will not be considered. Scholarship recipients will be notified by March 2, 2020.

Application Requirements:
  • Scholarship Application
  • A letter of recommendation from the executive director of the state municipal league or pool administrator where applicant or parent is employed.
  • A copy of the transcript of grades from college where enrolled (secondary school if entering college).
  • A description of your academic and career goals. Please limit to one typed sheet.