SCHOLARSHIPS & TEACHING AWARDS

 

AFCEA International (http://www.afcea.org) is a non-profit membership association serving the military, government, industry and academia as an ethical forum for advancing professional knowledge and relationships in the fields of communications, IT, intelligence, and global security.

 

*****NEW*****

Scholarship funds are available for junior enlisted members

Deadline for application is 30 Nov 2008

Download the application Here

 

 

 

July 31, 2008

In 2008, our Tokyo Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Scholarship Program awarded 10 scholarships worth $2,000 each to graduating high school seniors pursuing degrees in one of the following areas: computer science, electrical engineering, software engineering, information technology, math, physics, or a related field of study.   This award was based on academic merit and professional promise, as well as demonstrated leadership. 

 

The winners were all from the Tokyo metropolitan area.  Especially well represented were the high schools that serve the US Military bases at Yokosuka, Yokota and Zama.  Winners from Nile C. Kinnick High School (Yokosuka) were:  Qinxiang Lin Fang;  Alexander Safley; and Ivan Rivera.  Winners from Yokota High School were: Angelica Sanders;  Robert Rodell; John Niescier.   Winners from Zama American High School were: James Wilson; Nadine Abear; and Criselle Olaes.  Yuki Kato, a Tokyoite exchange student at Bishop Miege High School rounded out this group of exemplary individuals. 

 

Special thanks go out to Paula Fielder, Cynthia Sanders and Angela Butler from, respectfully, Kinnick, Yokota and Zama High Schools. They were instrumental in helping us get a wide range of qualified candidates.  They are also helpful in helping us reach the mathematic and science teachers that are eligible for the annual Science Teaching Tools Awards (STTA) that our Tokyo Chapter 171 AFCEA grants in conjunction with the AFCEA Educational Foundation every year.  These STTA grants are awarded directly to local mathematic and science teachers for supplies and equipment in their classrooms. Click here for the STTA application.

In addition to scholarships to graduating seniors and grants for teaching materials, we are also planning to grant scholarships for active duty enlisted personnel.  Please check back here soon for additional information and application. 

For information on other scholarship options, please click here for a list of scholarship websites.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me directly at johnbart@antista.com

Sincerely,
John Antista
VP of Scholarship
AFCEA Tokyo Chapter 171