I hope everyone enjoyed their holidays and are excited about the upcoming FRC Kickoff scheduled for this Saturday, January 7. View it on NASA TV from 9am-11am CT.
To followup regarding the last post, I wanted to give some facts regarding 2011′s FIRST scholarship winners. In 2011 there were nearly $15 million in scholarships available from 150 scholarship providers. Of all the scholarships available in 2011 (and there were a TON) 16 students from TX received scholarships. in the following amounts from the following institutions
- ASME Auxiliary ($5,000)
- BAE Systems FIRST Inspiration Award ($1,000)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Florida ($5,000/year)
- ITT Technical Institute ($9,000/year)
- Olin College of Engineering (half tuition-approx. $20,000/yr!)
- Raytheon Company ($1,000)
- Texas A&M ($1,500)
- University of Texas at Arlington ($11,000/year)
- University of Texas ($2,000)
This information and more can be found at FIRST‘s web site of 2011 scholarship winners.
Glancing through the list of scholarship winners I was hoping to see more winners from Texas. I hope this year more students put forth applications! FIRST involvement looks spectacular on a college resume: you’re problem solving, working in teams, creating web sites, business plans, communicating, etc!
On a parting note: FIRST has published this most updated news sheet regarding FIRST scholarships including important notes from specific universities and upcoming deadlines including CHANGES in deadlines. Please print it out and put it at the top of your To Do list.
