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AFCEA STEM Major Scholarships
| Scholarship Provider: | AFCEA Educational Foundation |
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| Application Deadline: | 05/15/2012 |
| Description: | The application for scholarships supporting undergraduate & technical certification STEM majors has been combined into one STEM Major Application for the 2012 Academic Year. Applicants will complete the STEM Major Application and send in supporting documents only once, but will be considered for all AFCEA STEM Major scholarship opportunities for which they are qualified. Scholarships awarded from the STEM Major Application for undergraduate students include: - General John A. Wickham Undergraduate Scholarship |
| Scholarship Amount: | Amounts vary |
| Scholarship Website: | http://www.afcea.org/education/scholarships/undergraduate/ |
| School Type Requirement: | Four Year College |
| Applicant Class Requirement: | No Restrictions or Under grad & Grad students (see other comments) |
| Citizenship Requirement: | U.S. Citizen |
| Awards Given: | 5-10 |
| Length of Award: | One Time Award |
| Minimum GPA: | An overall GPA of 3.4 or higher on a 4.0 scale |
| Other Comments: | Scholarships will be awarded to traditional students working toward an undergraduate or graduate degree in the following C4I-related fields: Electrical, computer, chemical, systems or aerospace engineering; computer science; physics; mathematics; technology management; or management information systems. Majors directly related to the support of U.S. intelligence enterprises or national security with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible. Students be must be at least second-year college students, enrolled full time as sophomores, juniors, or graduate students at the time of application. Scholarships will be awarded to young professionals (age 40 or under) currently employed in a field related to communications, computer science, or electronics. Applicants must be pursuing an advanced college degree (M.S. or Ph.D.) related to communications, computer science, electronics, electrical or systems engineering in preparation for a career in science or engineering at an accredited university or college in the United States OR pursuing technical certifications including any Cisco Certifications, Microsoft Certifications, Novell Certifications, Java Certification or A+ Certification. The Scholarship can be used for a course leading to certifications, a certification preparation program as in the Cisco week-long Boot Camp Prep Course, laboratory course or certification test fee. Courses taken from Learning Tree or any of their counterparts are considered valid for this scholarship. Distance Learning & Online programs are eligible. |
Scholarship Opportunity Contact Information | |
| Primary Contact: |
Mr. Fred H. Rainbow AFCEA Educational Foundation 4400 Fair Lakes Court Fairfax, VA 22033 Email: Scholarshipsinfo@afcea.org Phone: (703) 631-6138 or (800) 336-4583 ext. 6138 |
| Secondary Contact: |
Norma Corrales AFCEA Educational Foundation 4400 Fair Lakes Court Fairfax, VA 22033 Phone: (703) 631-6149 or (800) 336-4583 ext. 6149 |
