Indiana Lakes Management Society is providing funds for need-based scholarships to assist in building the capacity of the state’s lake leaders to learn about protecting our valuable water resources. The Lake Leaders Scholarship is intended to reduce the cost of registration, meals, and lodging for attendance at the 37th Annual Indiana Lakes Conference.  This year the conference will be held at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Indiana from March 26-27, 2026.

A limited number of scholarships will be awarded to staff, board members, and active volunteers of lake organizations and watershed groups who hold a leadership role.  Scholarships will be provided to cover a portion of the cost of attending the conference to those best-qualified applicants who are in need of assistance to enable their participation.  Preference will be given to those individuals who have not attended an ILMS conference in the last 3 years.

Those interested in receiving a scholarship must:

●        Be affiliated with a lake organization

●        Commit to attend the entire conference

●        Express a financial need

●        Pay for their own costs above and beyond what is reimbursed

Those selected will receive complimentary registration to attend the 2026 ILMS Conference in Plymouth.  Award recipients must complete conference registration to attend the ILMS Conference. (Award recipients will complete the registration; no payment will be required).  The award also includes reimbursement of hotel, food, and travel expenses up to $200 and a complimentary one-year ILMS membership.

Scholarships awarded will be in the form of reimbursement paid after the conference.  Submission of a reimbursement form and receipts are required for the reimbursement to be processed.

To apply for this scholarship, please fill out this form and your conference registration by February 6th.             

Awards will be announced by February 16.

Thank you for your continued interest in protecting and improving Indiana’s lakes!

ILMS Outreach Committee