Well I've got a few sides to this thread.
Let me start by (restating) that FIRST offers LOADS of excellent scholarships, and in fact, they've had trouble getting rid of some of them!
You can find out more info on the scholarships here:
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/scholsh.htm
And a list of the current scholarships here:
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2005...hipsummary.htm
Now, I would like this thread to serve a few purposes.
1. If you wish, and
have applied for a FIRST Scholarship, let us know! Tell us who you are, where you've applied for a FIRST Scholarship. Maybe even post some of the essays/stories you've shared in the process.
2. Now, I know FIRST is very very busy, but I still wish they would assign someone to update the website with the list of recipients during Nat's.
For those of you who
are biting your nails right now to hear if you've received a FIRST Scholarship, that's probably because you know they're only showing them at Championship within the next few days, and if you miss the feed, you have to wait a few more weeks to find out!
So, what I'd like to ask of the CD Community is, if possible, everyone could try to post scholarship recipients they see either over the web cast, or in person at Championships. The big issue here is that FIRST announces the scholarships at Nat's (and I remember from the past that it wasn't
too easy to catch). It takes them a few weeks from there to post them on their website (and seeing as how they took a while to get the first week of regional results up... I'm starting to get worried. Neat little flash intro though.)
Anyway the big point of this thread is to introduce the people who have applied for scholarships, wish everyone good luck in the Spirit of Gracious Professionalism, and post results of recipients as the information flows.
Oh, and of course, about me
(almost forgot)
I've applied for the VCU FIRST Scholarship. I was accepted into the VCU School of Engineering in early February (right before a build meeting I got an acceptance letter! I'm not sure how to describe the mood, but it was very encouraging!)
I'm graduating this year, actually in a month, from being homeschooled my entire highschool "career".
I'm eagerly waiting to hear the scholarship results, and wish everyone else Good Luck on the Scholarships!