FVC Scholarships Now Available!

[KathieK]

Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 17:26:35 -0500
Subject: FVC Scholarships Now Available!


Greetings FVC Teams:

Don't forget - your tournaments are coming up fast! Make sure you have read the Q&A on the FIRST Forums ( http://forums.usfirst.org/forumdisplay.php?f=26), as all answers by the Game Design Committee are legal for this year's competition and must be observed.

In addition, make sure you have paid your registration fee to FIRST.
You will not be able to participate in an FVC competition until you are fully registered!
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It is that time of year for seniors! Our 2007 FIRST Scholarships are now posted on our website at:
http://www.usfirst.org/robotics/scholsh.htm . Many of these scholarships are available to students on FVC Teams.

Over 22 schools throughout the country are offering from $1,000 to full tuition scholarships to FIRST Vex Challenge students. Over $4 million in scholarship funding is offered from schools like Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Drexel University, Ohio State University, and the University of Denver.

There are scholarships specifically for engineering, computer science, technology, science, or math, and many others that can be applied to any course of study. Some scholarships are for academic achievements and others are for participating on a FIRST team. There are plenty of scholarship opportunities for all students to consider.

We are waiting for some schools to update their 2007 Scholarship offerings. Their application deadlines should be similar to last year. As new scholarships are offered, they will be added to the website listings. Soon, we will be making it easier for you to see which scholarships are available to FVC students. Please check the Scholarship website frequently!

The Scholarship offerings available to FVC students include:

College for Creative Studies
Colorado State University - Pueblo
Daniel Webster College
Drexel University
Eastern Michigan University
Farleigh Dickinson University
Hofstra University
Lake Superior State University
Lawrence Technological University
Michigan State University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Ohio State University
Olin College of Engineering
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Society of Women Engineers
University of Delaware
University of Denver
University of Hartford
University of Kansas School of Engineering University of New Hampshire University of Rochester University of South Carolina Washtenaw Community College Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Seniors: Note that the following schools have deadlines in December and January:
University of Rochester (Dec 1)
Olin College of Engineering (Jan 1)
Farleigh Dickinson University (Jan 15)

Juniors: Note that the following schools offer scholarships to Juniors:
Colorado State University
Drexel University
Lawrence Technological University

Mentors: Please encourage and assist students in applying for scholarships. And please help get this information into the hands of parents. They will definitely want to know about FIRST scholarships!

- FVC Team Support