FIRST Scholarships Still Available!

[Ryan Dognaux]

If you really want scholarships, you have to apply for like a million of them to have a good chance. I applied for a decent amount of scholarships and just received one from the robotics team, so apply like crazy if you want a substantial amount of your college paid through scholarships.

[Amanda Morrison]

FIRST has just sent out an email blast:

Frontiers Robotics Course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

This will be the 4th year we have conducted this 2-week residence course on campus at WPI. As usual, the course is structured with WPI’s hands-on, project-based approach in mind. Using the new VEX robots (for the first time modified for pneumatics, programming ease, and autonomy) and some of Team 190’s 14 year’s worth of FIRST robots, students will learn about such topics as DC Motors, Materials, Pneumatics, Power Transmission, Mechanisms, Controls, Sensors, Programming, and Machining Techniques through seminars and integrated lab sessions.

New this year will be an increased emphasis on Sensors (e.g. ultrasonic, infrared, advanced yaw devices, artificial vision), Autonomous Operations, and Vehicle Driveline Dynamics (e.g. holonomic drive, mecanum wheels). The program schedule provides a true college-life experience with many recreational activities and a final head-to-head robot tournament.

More good news this year is that we are offering increased enrollment and will accept applications until May 31, 2005. If you hurry we still have a couple of $500 scholarships available for applicants with FIRST experience. For further info: http://www.admissions.wpi.edu/Frontiers/study.html or just email me, Ken Stafford, at stafford@wpi.edu.

Take advantage of this opportunity!

[AmyPrib]

Forgive me if this is posted elsewhere, but I did search.

2006 scholarships opportunities are up.

http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/scholsh.htm

There are many that are still waiting to be updated for '06, but some are up. Take advantage!

[Amanda Morrison]

We will have this information up on CollegiateFIRST within the week, so you can also learn about the college and the scholarship in one convenient place.

Students, PLEASE take advantage of the FIRST scholarships! I am still willing to proofread any submissions given to me. Every year there are scholarships that go unaccounted for... don't lose on this great opportunity!

[Nimmy]

are this scholarships also available for foreign students?
also are the ones currently up only available for students who compete in the 05 events
or also if I am about to compete in the 06' events?

thank you.

[AmyPrib]

Originally Posted by Nimmy

are this scholarships also available for foreign students?
also are the ones currently up only available for students who compete in the 05 events
or also if I am about to compete in the 06' events?

thank you.

Here's the link to 2006 scholarships.
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/2006...hipsummary.htm

Not all have been updated yet from '05.

If you are interested in a particular school who is offering a scholarship, read the description to see what is required or what is restricted. Some (like the first one listed) aren't for a particular school, persay, but have certain restrictions, like type of degree. Some have restrictions like age, yrs in FIRST, home location, admission to a college, etc. There should be contact information in each scholarship description or application if you have questions that weren't answered in the document.
Good luck!

[Nuttyman54]

Originally Posted by Amanda Morrison

FIRST has just sent out an email blast:

Frontiers Robotics Course at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

I did this program two years ago, and I had a BLAST!!! we did some really crazy stuff (taking apart a CVT and then explaining how it works, etc) and we got to drive some of WPI's old robots! I still keep in touch w/ Ken Stafford and a buch of my other friends (on other teams) that I met there! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

[Greg McCoy]

I just wanted to remind those seeking scholarships that the deadlines may be coming up very soon. In the midst of building your robot, this can be easy to forget. Some scholarships (including the Boilermaker Regional ones) are due by February 1, 2006!

Make sure you give your references enough time to write you a good recommendation. And by all means, please apply! You never know what you might win

Official FIRST Scholarship List

Good luck!

[Kirk]

Does first offer any scholarships to mentors that are in college? I could defiantly use the money.

Thanks
Kirk

[Sgraff_SRHS06]

I wish the schools I applied to had FIRST scholarships, but unfortunately they don't. And one school is actually ticking me off, namely Drexel.