Fortune Foundation Scholarship

The Fortune Foundation is a nonprofit organization committed to increasing the number of minority youth who excel both academically and professionally, and are equipped with the essential tools to become effective leaders in their communities. Each year, the Fortune Leadership and Academic Excellence Scholarship is awarded to several well deserving high school seniors. The purpose of the scholarship is to support minority students who are proactive in their community and show exemplary leadership and significant improvement in their grades and test scores. The application and more information may be found at www.fortune-foundation.org.

Deadline: April 30, 2018
Amount: $1000
Requirements: Online application; transcript; recommendation letter
Eligibility: High school senior; 2.5 minimum GPA; acceptance letter to community college or university; resident of Washington, D.C., Maryland, or Virginia

AFCEA DC STEM Scholarships

Scholarships applications are now open for the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA)—DC STEM scholarships for graduating high school seniors. This program promotes higher education in the STEM fields of computer science, engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry and management information systems, through financial scholarship awards.

Since May 1989, AFCEA Washington, DC has awarded 373 scholarships totaling more than $2,400,000 to students from 112 area high schools going to 71 U.S. colleges.

To apply for an AFCEA Washington, DC Chapter scholarship, applicants must meet the following requirements:

1. U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident
2. Resident within Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (see area of selection below)
3. High school senior or second year student in a two year community college
4. Acceptance to a U.S. accredited college or university in a four-year, full-time STEM curriculum for computer science, engineering [all], mathematics, physics, chemistry, cybersecurity and management information systems; and Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I)-related fields of study including electrical, computer, chemical, aerospace or systems engineering or electronics
5. Winners of full tuition scholarships are not eligible

Applicants must submit the following items with their application:

1. Two (2) single-page letters of recommendations attesting to student’s qualifications regarding this scholarship.
2. Copy of student’s Expected Family Contribution (EFC) from the Department of Education. Please only provide the one-page FAFSA summary report.
3. Summary and statement from guidance counselor. Please download, fill out and submit.

Selection of applicants will be based on achievements or qualifications in the following areas:

1. Academics
2. School activities
3. Financial need
4. Letters of recommendation

Students residing in the Metro D.C. area, including D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, are eligible to apply. The deadline for applications is April 24, 2018.

For additional information, email scholarship@dc.afceachapters.org or visit the scholarship page on the AFCEA DC website.

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