Foundation for Rural Service General Scholarship

Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 11/14/2024

Closes: 2/7/2025

Foundation for Rural Service General Scholarship provides financial assistance for college to high school seniors who live in rural areas of the United States.

Award Amount Varies

Essay Required: Yes
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This program is open to graduating high school seniors who receive local telecommunications service from a current member of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association that serves as a sponsor; associate NTCA members (businesses that provide goods and services to the telecommunications industry) may also sponsor a student.

Applicants must live in a rural area and be interested in returning to rural America following graduation.

They must have a GPA of 2.0 or higher and have been accepted by an accredited 2 or 4-year college, university, or vocational/technical school.

Financial need is not considered in the selection process.

U.S. citizenship is required.