Wisconsin State Telecommunications Foundation Scholarship 2010

Applications due: Feb. 4, 2010

High school seniors in Wisconsin have until Feb. 4 to apply for scholarships worth up to $1,500 from the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Foundation.

The applications are available from high school guidance counselors.

Each year, local phone companies participate in the WSTF scholarship program, teaming up with high schools in their service areas.

In March, the WSTF panel reviews each application and selects 30 finalists based on applicants’ grades, academic achievements and extra-curricular activities. Scholarships are then presented in late May or early June during high school graduation or awards night programs.

“TDS is honored to be part of this program, proud to help make college a little more accessible and affordable especially as the economy continues to hinder the ability of many Wisconsin families to afford the cost of tuition to help their children attend college,” Andrew Petersen, director of external affairs and communications for TDS, said in a statement. “We’re glad to be members of WSTF and to be part of this project which supports the young people in the community’s we serve.”

In 2009, the Foundation awarded $58,000 to 42 students statewide, including:

* $1,500 scholarships to 35 graduating high school students
* $750 scholarships to six first-year students attending Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College’s Electronics Telecommunications Program.
* $500 scholarships to two technical college students

Since 1966, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.1 million in scholarships to 891 students.

The Foundation is part of the Wisconsin State Telecommunications Association, which is a trade organization representing more than 70 Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, Internet Service Providers, and Wireless Carriers.

source: http://www.americanscholarship.info