Proceeds from all AFCEA Belvoir chapter events and sponsorships go directly to our scholarship and grant programs. Last year alone, we donated over $180,000 to students and schools in Fairfax and Prince George’s Counties.

HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: May 21st, 2010

College scholarships of at least $2,000 each will be awarded to Fairfax County and Prince William County students majoring in the following fields of electrical, computer, chemical, systems or aerospace engineering; electronics; communications, computer science; physics; mathematics; science or mathematics education; technology management; or other technical fields at accredited degree-granting four-year colleges or universities in the United States. Majors directly related to the support of U.S. intelligence or national security enterprises with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible. Candidates must be a High School Senior in good standing at time of application submission.

Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in a Fairfax or Prince William County public high school, have good moral character, demonstrate academic awareness, exhibit the potential to complete a 4 year degree.

Important: For consideration, applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from a non-relative community member in their school district, an acceptance letter to the college they are planning to attend, and must also complete a maximum 500 word essay on one of the following three topics:

“What a College Education Means to Me”
“The Impact of Social Networking on my life”
“My Life, My Future”

CONTINUING EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP
Deadline: May 21st, 2010

Continuing education undergraduate scholarships of $2,500 will be awarded to current college students majoring in the following C4I-related fields of electrical, communications, computer, chemical, systems or aerospace engineering; electronics; computer science; physics; mathematics; science or mathematics education; technology
management; or other technical fields at accredited degree-granting two year or four-year colleges or universities in the United States. Majors directly related to the support of U.S. intelligence or national security enterprises with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible. Candidates must at least be part time college students at time of submission.

Eligibility: Applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled full-time in a 2 or 4 year accredited college, have good moral character, demonstrate academic awareness, exhibit
the potential to complete a 4 year degree, and be aligned to earn a degree in one of the C4i related fields.

Important: For consideration, applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from a non-relative community member and complete a maximum 500 word essay on one of the following three topics:

“The Value of a College Education”
“My College Experience”
“My Life, My Future”

Please send all scholarship applications to:
Reginald Vaughn
VP Education, AFCEA Belvoir Chapter
(703) 220-0854
vpeducation@belvoirchapter.com

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2009 AFCEA BELVOIR EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP & SCIENCE TOOL AWARDEES

AFCEA Belvoir President’s/Leadership Scholarship ($5,000)
Bryce Wingate – Sherando High School

Fairfax County High School Scholarships ($2,000)
Adolphus Johnson – Chantilly High School             
Elizabeth Gray – George C. Marshall High School
Maria Bowman – Bishop Irenton High School
Christian Vaughn – Chantilly High School

Prince William County High School Scholarships ($2,000)
Sharon Acquah – Osbourn Park High School
Kiara Roundtree – Garfield High School
Randya Allen – Garfield High School
Jonathan Dunn – Forest Park High School
Kristina Johnson – Osbourn Park High School
Desiree Coleman – Garfield High School

Continuing Education Scholarships ($2,500)
Jameka Jones – Longwood University
Ashlee Owens – Hampton University
Kevin Jackson – Northern Virginia Community College
Drew Blackburn – Georgia Tech University
Clifton Diaz – University of Virginia
Morgan Dynes – Langston University  
Raleigh Davis – University of Pennsylvania
Geoffrey Seitz – Christopher Newport University

Fairfax County High School Science Tool Awards ($5,000)
Edison High School – Caryn Galatis
Vernier Labquest Equipment

Lee High School - Mary Schaefer
SPARK Science Learning System

Prince William County High School Science Tool Awards ($5,000)
Osbourn Park High School - Karen Dalfrey
Vernier Labquest Equipment

Potomac High School – Lesley Johnson
PASCO Probeware

Fairfax County Middle School Science Tool Awards ($2,500)
Key Middle School –. Patricia Waters
Science Net Books

South County Middle School - Jane Lipp
Smartboard Interactive Whiteboards

Prince William County Middle School Science Tool Awards ($2,500)
Gainesville Middle School – Jason Maneno
VEX Classroom lab Kit

Rippon Middle School – Nancy Johnson
Laptops and Science Equipment

Ft. Belvoir Elementary School Grant ($2,500)