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AFCEA War Veterans Scholarships

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Eligibility

Applicants must be:

  • U.S. citizen currently enrolled and attending a four-year accredited college or university in the United States as a sophomores or junior at the time of application. Freshman and senior level students are ineligible to apply. You cannot apply the year you are graduating.
  • Enrolled part time or full time in an eligible undergraduate degree program.
  • Have an overall 3.0 GPA.
  •  Candidates must be majoring in the following C4I-related fields related to the mission of AFCEA:
    • astronomy, biometry/biometrics, computer engineering, computer forensics science, computer programming, computer science, computer systems, cybersecurity, electrical engineering, electronics engineering, geospatial science, industrial engineering, information science, information technology, information resource management, intelligence, mathematics, mechanical engineering, network engineering, network security, operations, research, physics, robotics engineering, robotics technology, statistics, strategic intelligence and telecommunications engineering.
  •  Served in Overseas Contigency Operations (from 2003 to present) – provide DD214 or Certificate of Service. Paperwork must verify deployment. Remove SSN.

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Merit-based scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded to:
  • Persons on active duty in the uniformed military services
  • Honorably discharged U.S. military veterans (including Reservists and National Guard personnel) who deployed abroad in support of one of the Overseas Contingency Operations (Operation Enduring Freedom; Operation Iraqi Freedom; Operation New Dawn; Operation Inherent Resolve; Operation Freedom’s Sentinel).
  • Recipients must be currently enrolled and attending classes in an undergraduate program part time or full time in an eligible STEM major degree program at an accredited four-year college or university in the United States (see eligibility section paragraph 4 for list of acceptable STEM majors).
  • Distance learning or online programs affiliated with a major U.S. institution are eligible.
  • Scholarship awards are subject to availability of funding. Scholarship awards are restricted to tuition and course-related expenses, such as fees, books, supplies and equipment that are required for the courses at the university.

Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship

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Eligibility

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:
  • US Citizen
  • Demonstrated Financial Need
  • High School Senior with a GPA of 2.5 or above  OR
  • A freshman or sophomore undergraduate student with a GPA of 2.5 or above
  • Current of planned 4-year degree enrollment in the following majors:
    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Computer Engineering
    • Computer Science
    • Electrical Engineering
    • Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Industrial Engineering
    • Mathematics
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Physics
  • Current or planned full-time attendance at an accredited U.S. four-year college or university.
  • Interest in a paid internship with Lockheed Martin following their freshman, sophomore or junior year of college, (internship not required and scholarship recipients are not guaranteed an internship).

Additional Information

Candidates must submit:
  • A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display student name, school name, grades and credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken.
  • Copy of the first two pages of the most recently filed IRS Form 1040 used for the Financial Information section of the application.
  • As part of your application, one online recommendation must be completed on your behalf no later than April 10, 2024 3:00 pm Central Time. Lockheed Martin employees may not provide recommendations on behalf of the applicant.

AISES Intel Growing The Legacy Scholarship Program

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Eligibility:

  • Must be majoring in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering. Considerations may be made for students pursuing Chemical Engineering, Material Science, and Physics.
  • Students must be a U.S. citizen, enrolled full-time at an accredited college/university, and be pursuing a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree.
  • Must have a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA.
  • All scholarships require that applicants be current AISES members at the time of application.
  • Applicants must be: an enrolled citizen or a decedent of an enrolled citizen of a federal or state recognized American Indian Tribe or Alaska Native Village; or Native Hawaiian or decedent from a Native Hawaiian; or Pacific Islander or decedent from Pacific Islander; or Indigenous person of Canada. Enrollment documents and/or a copy of birth certificate(s) showing descendancy from an enrolled citizen, Indigenous group of Canada, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander are acceptable. Applicant may also, instead, provide a copy of their Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood or Certificate of Degree of Alaska Native Blood (CDIB) card.

How to Apply:

  • Essays: Students are required to submit 2 essays, up to 300 words each. These essays are an important part of the scholarship review process.
    • Essay Prompt 1: Technical Skills: Describe your technical skills (i.e. Hardware, Software, etc.) and associated work, research and/or project experiences that would be relevant in sharing with a technical company.
    • Essay Prompt 2: Leadership Skills: Describe your leadership skills and/or experience(s)?
    • Insights Question 1: Give an example of how you worked effectively on a challenging situation, while dealing with ambiguity, tight deadlines under pressure, etc.
    • Insights Question 2: Give an example of a goal you reached and the key milestones that helped you achieve it.
    • Insights Question 3: Give an example of how you worked on a team where everyone had different options of how to solve a problem.

Scholarship Amount:

  • $10,000 per academic year for Graduate students (Masters and Doctoral students)
  • $5,000 per academic year for Undergraduate students (College sophomores, juniors, and seniors)
  • $5,000 per academic year for Native Next Generation students (College freshman)

Further submission guidelines can be found on the scholarship’s website.

George Duvall Scholarship Fund

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Eligibility

  • Major in Physics

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  • Complete a WSU General Scholarship Application on or before Jan 31st

 

La Rue Family Scholarship in Physics

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Eligibility

  • Undergraduate in their sophomore year or higher
  • Major in Physics

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  • Complete a WSU General Scholarship Application on or before Jan 31st

Miles and Muriel Dresser Fund

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Eligibility

  • Junior level
  • Major in Physics
  • Demonstrates strong academic potential
  • Preference given to students with a broad base of interest and other supporting academic areas will be given priority for consideration.

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  • Complete a WSU General Scholarship Application on or before Jan 31st

Paul A Anderson Prize Endowment

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Eligibility

  • Major in Physics

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  • Complete a WSU General Scholarship Application on or before Jan 31st

Paul A Bender Physics Scholarship

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Eligibility

  • Major in Physics
  • Demonstrates academic excellence and dedication to field of Physics

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  • Complete a WSU General Scholarship Application on or before Jan 31st

 

Physics Scholarship Fund

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Eligibility

  • Major in Physics

More Details

  • Complete a WSU General Scholarship Application on or before Jan 31st