ALAMO AFCEA Scholarship Program Guidelines
Academic Scholarships for College Students
Scholarships will be awarded to full-time college students pursuing a degree in a scientific field of study. These fields include, but are not limited to: engineering, computer science, information systems, chemistry, physics, and math.
Each application will be judged on its own merits. Primary consideration will be given to academic excellence. The applicant should provide as much information as possible to assist the scholarship committee in making its selections. Each application must include proof of enrollment and a copy of the applicant’s transcript.
Scholarships may be submitted throughout the year as they are reviewed on an ongoing basis.
Scholarship winners will be notified within 60 days of receipt of all required documentation and will be honored at appropriate presentation opportunities.
UTSA - Alamo Chapter, Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association Annual Scholarship
This scholarship has been set aside exclusively for UTSA students pursuing technical degrees. Students are required to complete the standard scholarship application forms and submit them to UTSA, not the Alamo Chapter of AFCEA. UTSA students are not eligible for the other college scholarship program mentioned at this site. Any applications submitted to the chapter by UTSA students will be returned.
For additional information on this scholarship program contact:
Shirley Banez
Associate Director
Finanacial Aid and Enrollment Services
MS 2.01.10
Phone: 210/458-7160
E-mail: shirley.banez@utsa.edu
Enlisted Education Grants
The Alamo Chapter’s Enlisted Education Grant Program is offering grants to help offset the cost of books and fees not covered by the military tuition assistance program.
These grants will be awarded to enlisted members pursuing a degree in a scientific field of study. These fields include, but are not limited to: engineering, computer science, information systems, chemistry, physics, and math.
Each application will be judged on its own merits. Primary consideration will be given to academic excellence. The applicant should provide as much information as possible to assist the scholarship committee in making its selections. Each application must include proof of enrollment and a copy of the applicant’s transcript.
Click here for a complete program directive.
Applications may be submitted on an ongoing basis.
Scholarship winners will be notified by approx 45 days following the submission of their application and will be honored at appropriate presentation opportunities.
Science Teaching Tools Award
This program is intended to promote effective science teaching and to enhance the abilities of capable teachers in secondary schools in the San Antonio metropolitan area. The awards are to be used by the teacher to purchase consumable supplies for science experiments and activities in the classroom.
Primary consideration is given to teachers working in schools, which are poorly supported, and/or with economically disadvantaged students. Awards are not limited to public schools.
To apply for this award the teacher must include a proposal or concept paper describing how the funds will be used to enhance the learning experience of the students. There is no specific format for the proposal but it should contain paragraphs providing a general description of the project(s) to be funded, the lessons to be learned, and a list of the consumables to be purchased. Recommend this proposal be limited to no more than two pages. In addition, background on the school and the teacher will aid the scholarship committee in making its selections.
The deadline for submission of applications is approx 25 Sept.
Scholarship winners will be notified by approx 16 Oct and will be honored at appropriate presentation opportunities.
San Antonio BEST
The SA BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) competition is a contest held annually to inspire and interest high school students in the fields of science and engineering. With guidance from adult mentors, local teams of students design and build a remote controlled machine to accomplish a specific task. The students are given a box of raw materials from which to build the machine and 6 weeks to design and construct it. The task of the robot is kept secret until Kick-off Day, when all the teams are told what the robot is required to do. On Competition Day, all schools will compete head-on with each other in a thrilling science-fair-turned-sports-event. Several teams advance to the regional Texas BEST competition and compete with the BEST robots from other areas.
The Alamo Chapter of AFCEA offers up to six $500 scholarships annually to the SA BEST competition 1st place winning team graduating seniors. Additionally, the Alamo Chapter offers up to four $500 scholarships annually to graduating seniors of the team receiving 1st place in the Annual BEST Award.
More information on the San Antonio BEST program may be found at www.sabest.org.
AFCEA Education Scholarships for Teaching STEM - New Scholarship Opportunity!
In an effort to better prepare the next generation of America’s teachers, AFCEA International and the AFCEA Educational Foundation are excited to announce the launch of the AFCEA Education Scholarships for Teaching STEM. Beginning in 2010, AFCEA International will grant the AFCEA Educational Foundation an annual award of $200,000 to enable the Foundation to award 35 scholarships of $5,000 each per year.
Students eligible to compete for AFCEA STEM must be U.S. citizens attending an accredited college or university in the U.S. and majoring in Education for the purpose of teaching a STEM subject in a U.S. middle or secondary school. Additionally, nominees must be enrolled full time and hold a minimum grade point average of 3.0.
In addition to the Scholarship, each graduating AFCEA STEM Scholar will receive a $1,000 AFCEA Science Teaching Tool (STT) grant each year for three years, provided they remain teaching a STEM subject. Science Teaching Tool grants are intended to augment the needs of the STEM teacher and enrich the learning experience of his/her students. Past STT grants have been used to fund hardware and software, purchase classroom tools, and enhance extracurricular STEM focused clubs and activities.
Click here for more information about the program. Click here for the Press Release on the STEM Program.