High school seniors can apply for scholarships by March 5 and April 16.
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Arvig is now accepting applications for two different scholarships to be awarded to area high school seniors graduating in 2021.
The first scholarship is with the Foundation for Rural Service and NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. FRS awards graduating high school seniors across rural America with $2,000 scholarships. Arvig contributes an additional $500 for a $2,500 award for scholarship winners who are sponsored by Arvig.
The deadline for FRS scholarship applications is March 5.
To be eligible applicants must:
Be a current senior graduating high school in 2021.
Be accepted by an accredited two or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school.
HIGH COUNTRY â Area high school seniors whose parents are telecommunications customers of SkyLine Membership Corporation and SkyBest Communications may apply for national scholarships available through Foundation for Rural Service (FRS).
In 2021, the FRS will award one-year scholarships in each geographic region of the NTCAâThe Rural Broadband Association membership (including the service area of SkyLine/SkyBest) to graduating high school seniors whose families are served by NTCA member organizations. This year, 30 one-time, $2,500 FRS scholarships will be awarded with FRS funding $2,000 of each scholarship, with the sponsoring local cooperative of each winning student providing a $500 match.
Additional scholarships ranging from $500 to $5,000 in value to be awarded through this program include the following: