The Fritz Nitsch, W4NTO, Memorial Scholarship
ARRL The National Association for Amateur Radio
Award: $5000 – $5000
Deadline: January
To support licensed amateur radio operators pursuing postsecondary education in engineering or technology. Qualifications: Applicants must be an active, FCC-licensed amateur radio operators; must have GPA: 2.0+; must have citizenship in United States or all other countries; must have grade level: H.S. senior, undergraduate, graduate; must have general class or higher amateur radio license; must be licensed for at least one year prior to applying to scholarship; preference given to applicants from South Carolina; if no qualified applicant is identified, preference will be given to an applicant from the Roanoke division; must enroll in engineering or other 4-year technical degree. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on the Committee criteria. How to apply: Applicants must submit online application; should include: transcripts and any additional required documents must be submitted with the application and not emailed separately; a number of scholarships require additional documents, such as a letter of recommendation from a sitting officer of an ARRL-affiliated club; applications without accompanying transcripts and additional required documents (if applicable) will not be considered; for letters of recommendation, an email will be sent to them when applicants enter their information on the application; if applicants are currently in high school applicants are required to upload a copy of the FAFSA (if available) with applicants scholarship application. Focus: Engineering; Technology.