[Vince]

News Flash - As of today, there were only 4 applications for the 9 scholarships. The deadline has been extended to March 7 to get more applications.

Lacking any way to politically state the obvious - these scholarships are a GOOD DEAL and EASY MONEY.

On a serious note, if FIRST participants do not apply, the funding agencies lose their interest in offering the scholarships. With $5K in transportable money for FIRST grads interested in Mechanical Engineering, it would be hard to create a more applicable scholarship program.