Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association is accepting nominations for a total of four college scholarships -- Patricia Louise Masotto and Brenda Driscoll Scholarships, the Jack Bauman Scholarship and the Livio D'Arpino Scholarship. The deadline is June 1.

Each recipient will receive $1,000 to help further their college education.

The Masotto-Driscoll scholarship, for high school senior girls, is named after two young women who were killed in a car accident in 1985. The scholarship was established in 1987.

The D'Arpino scholarship, for high school senior boys, is named after Livio D'Arpino, a well respected ENY vice president who died in December, 2002. The scholarship was established in January, 2003.

The Bauman scholarship, for high school senior girls, is named after the former ENY vice president who is considered the father of girls soccer on Long Island and in Eastern New York. Bauman passed away in 2004. The scholarship was established in 2005.

If you are a high school senior, you are eligible for the 2008 scholarship.

The criteria:

* The applicant must be a dedicated soccer player and have played travel club soccer with an ENYYSA affiliated club.

* He or she must have a C plus average or better and graduate by August, 2008.

* He or she must plan on attending a school of higher education and plan to play college soccer.

* He or she must submit a personal resume and a high school transcript.

* He or she must submit a 250-word essay and why they deserve the scholarship. The essay must include the applicants' name, address and phone number at the top of the first page.

* The essay must be submitted by June 1 to:

ENYYSA
53 Park Ave.
Suite 207
Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570
Attention: Scholarship Committee