Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial Scholarship

NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 11/14/2024

Closes: 2/7/2025

Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial Scholarship provide financial assistance for college to high school seniors who live in rural areas of the Northwest and plan to return there after graduation.

Win up to

$5,000

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 in the Northwest 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.