Wireless History Foundation Scholarship
To support the next generation of industry leaders, the Wireless History Foundation Scholarship is providing $7,500 awards for graduate-level study.
Wireless History Foundation Scholarship
Wireless products and services are continually and dramatically changing the way people worldwide live, work and play. The Wireless History Foundation is a nonprofit organization formed by wireless pioneers to preserve the lessons of wireless for the benefit of future entrepreneurs and innovators.
To support the next generation of industry leaders who plan to move into a career in or supporting the Wireless Industry directly, the Wireless History Foundation Scholarship is providing $7,500 awards for graduate-level study.
The program is administered by Scholarship America®, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarships and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations, and individuals. Eligibility for individual programs is determined at the sole discretion of the sponsor and eligible applications are reviewed by Scholarship America’s evaluation team.
Eligibility
Applicants to the Wireless History Foundation Scholarship Program must:
- Be current college undergraduates in their final year of college or current graduate level students
- Be enrolled or plan to enroll in full-time graduate study at an accredited four-year college or university for the entire upcoming academic year in the United States
- Have a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent)
- Be pursuing a degree aligning with a career in the wireless industry (including but not limited to technology, law, policy, communications, or engineering) with plans to enter the wireless industry in one of these or other wireless industry relevant career pathways
- Demonstrate Financial Need, as calculated by Scholarship America
Wireless History Foundation employees, and their immediate family members (spouses, dependents, and grandchildren) are ineligible.
Awards
Provided qualified applications are received, up to four (4) awards of $7,500 each may be granted.
Recipients must demonstrate financial need, as calculated by Scholarship America.
Awards are not renewable; however, students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements.
Awards are for graduate study only and can be used for any education-related expense.
Notification
All applicants will be notified in June.
Notifications are sent via email. When setting up your account, avoid using a school or work email. Instead, use an active, personal email address that you will continue to have access to.
Please make sure to add studentsupport@scholarshipamerica.org as well as the program email address as safe senders in your email contact list.
Payment of Scholarships
Scholarship America processes scholarship payments on behalf of Wireless History Foundation. Payment is August.
Finalist Selection Criteria
Scholarship finalists are selected on the basis of:
- Academic performance
- Demonstrated leadership and participation in school and community activities
- Work experience
- A statement of educational and career goals and objectives
- Unusual personal or family circumstances
- An additional, required essay regarding the Wireless Industry
Selection of finalists is made by Scholarship America, and Wireless History Foundation determines the recipients. Not all applicants to the program will be selected as recipients. Students may reapply to the program each year they meet eligibility requirements. All applicants agree to accept the decision as final.
Requirements
As part of your application, you must upload the following:
- A current, complete transcript of grades. Grade reports are not accepted. Transcripts must display:
- Student name
- School name
- Grades
- Credit hours for each course and term in which each course was taken
NOTE: If you are providing SAT or ACT test scores, and those scores are not listed on your high school transcript, you will need to upload a copy of your test score report(s) separately. If you are uploading a college transcript, those scores are not required.
Your application is not complete unless all required documents are submitted electronically through the Scholarship America Student Hub.
