LIVERMORE – The town of Livermore will again award its annual $1,000 Pollard Scholarship to a Livermore student pursuing higher education.

Livermore began awarding the scholarship in 1980 following the opening of a half-century box containing papers showing that Augustus Pollard had set aside funds, with instructions that the interest be used each year to help a Livermore student with his or her higher education.

Applications are available at the Livermore Town Office and must be returned no later than Monday, Aug. 11.

A committee consisting of the five selectpersons, a member of the SAD 36 board and a citizen-at-large will screen the applications during their annual meeting on Monday, Aug. 11. A random drawing from the pool of qualified applicants will follow. Prior scholarship recipients must wait a full year after before reapplying.