The K6GO Gayle Olson and NA6MB Mike Binder Scholarship
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio
Award: $1000 – $1000
Deadline: January
To support licensed amateur radio operators pursuing postsecondary education. Qualifications: Applicants must be a high school senior entering an accredited college, university, junior college or trade technical school in the US this coming fall; applicant must be performing at a high academic level or an at-risk youth with at least two counselor or teacher recommendations as to how and why applicant has turned their lives around; applicant must demonstrate activity and interest in radio service or some technical proficiency by participating in some form of radio related activities such as emergency communications, equipment construction, community radio services, scouting, etc; accredited 4-year college or university, junior college or trade technical school in the U.S; all applicants must be an active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators; active foreign amateur radio operators are eligible for the ARDC Scholarships; GPA: 2.0+; must be holding an amateur radio license for at least 1 year; grade level: H.S. senior, undergrad, graduate; award must go to a California student. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on committee criteria; preference is given to residents of San Diego County (especially Vista Unified School District and Fallbrook Union High School District), followed by Orange and Los Angeles Counties (especially Orange Unified School District, Whittier Union High School District, Huntington Beach Union High School District). How to apply: Applicants must be submit online application form; transcripts and any additional required documents must be submitted WITH the application and not emailed separately; a number of scholarships require additional documents, such as a letter of recommendation from a sitting officer of an ARRL-affiliated club; transcripts must cover applicants entire high school career to date and, if in college, must include all semesters for which grades have been awarded. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.