**FIRST EMAIL**/2009 FIRST Scholarship News - April Update

[Mark McLeod]

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2009 FIRST Scholarship News – April Update


Greetings Teams,

We hope you all had a rich and rewarding experience at the Regional Competitions you attended! We will see some of you at the Championship in Atlanta.

Seniors, there are still over 20 FIRST Scholarships for which you can apply (whose application deadlines dates are in the future). But hurry up, some of those deadline dates are approaching very quickly. Be sure to check out the FIRST Scholarship web page (at www.usfirst.org/scholarships) and follow the link to the 2009 FIRST Scholarship Opportunities. You can sort the scholarship list by application deadline date by clicking on the Deadline column header.
New or Changed FIRST Scholarships:

• ITT Technical Institute has updated their scholarship description with an additional participating campus, in Boise, ID. They now have 34 participating ITT Tech campuses throughout the country that are each offering one FIRST scholarship for $9,000/year renewable up to $18,000. Check their scholarship description to see if there is a participating campus in your area. The application deadline is 4/10/09.
• Plymouth State University offers an unlimited number of renewable scholarships for $2,500 - $3,500/year. These scholarships are now available to both FRC and FTC students.
• Westwood College is offering two non-renewable scholarships for $2,500 that can be used at any of their campuses in CA, CO, GA, IL, TX, and VA. These scholarships can be used for any course of study. The application deadline is 7/1/09.

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FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP -- Special Scholarship Messages
Scholarship Row at the FIRST Championship -- For those of you planning your trip to Atlanta for the FIRST Championship, be sure to schedule some time to visit Scholarship Row. There will be representatives from 28 colleges, universities, and organizations there to talk to you about their programs and scholarships. (To see a list of these 28 schools/organizations, visit http://www.usfirst.org/community/frc/content.aspx?id=13000.) There are still some scholarships available to seniors. And this is a great opportunity for juniors, sophomores, and freshman who are planning for college. Bring your parents and mentors, too! Scholarship Row will be located in the Pit, near the student lounge and food area. It will be open on Thursday from 10am - 6pm and on Friday from 8am – 3pm (closed on Saturday).


If you have already been offered a 2009 FIRST Scholarship, congratulations! We would like you to be recognized at the FIRST Championship for your special achievement. This requires contacting you with information about some special activities. If you have not already been contacted by FIRST about these activities, please send an email as soon as possible to Scholarships@usfirst.org to let us know about the scholarship(s) you have won (even if you don’t know if you will accept the scholarship). Please include your full name, team number, email address, and the name of the school/organization that offered you the FIRST Scholarship.
Special Message from WPI for Teams going to the FIRST Championship -- WPI would like to invite FIRST team mentors and interested students to an informal reception to learn more about WPI and our degree programs in Robotics Engineering!


Friday, April 17th, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Georgia World Congress Center, Building C, Room C201
RSVP by April 14th to admissions@wpi.edu.


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DeVry University
DeVry University is pleased to announce 29 scholarships available for seniors of the 2009 graduating class that have participated in any one of the FTC or FRC FIRST Robotics competitions within the 2008-2009 academic year.
There are four scholarships valued at half tuition and 25 valued at $1,500 per semester.
Everything we do at DeVry, from our career-oriented majors and our hands-on approach to learning to our practitioner faculty and accelerated schedules, is focused on your career success. Best of all, we have the stats to prove it. More than 90% of DeVry graduates hold positions in their chosen field within 6 months of graduation. This means you'll earn more than a degree at DeVry. You'll get career education that leads you straight into the professional world.
For more information on eligibility and the application process, visit our website at http://www.devry.edu/tuition/scholarships-high-school-grads.jsp .
Hurry! The deadline for applications is May 1, 2009.


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University of Missouri Kansas City
Explore your future and the future of the earth -- The University of Missouri School of Computing and Engineering (SCE) is part of the 4th largest community of professional engineers in the United States and are able to offer degree programs that prepare students for the challenges of the future with the help of professionals.
Faculty research with undergraduates and graduates are: researching the load on human joints, http://www1.sce.umkc.edu/~guesstr/gaitL.htm; thinking music which is automatically computerized; http://www1.sce.umkc.edu/cibit or researching alternative fuels; http://www.marshallsystem.com.
The biotechnology fields of computational biology, bioinformatics, bioelectronics, biomechanics, and biomaterials via programs with the Schools of Biological Sciences, Dentistry, and Medicine are also included. These areas are growing rapidly and offer you career opportunities in the exciting word of bioengineering.
Become part of the future at UMKC to help better the lives for many individuals. To schedule a visit, get FIRST scholarship information or SCE contact: Anna Simmons, simmonsal@umkc.edu.


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Go teams!