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Scholarships
Seniors of 2019
Scholarship Opportunities
2019 Gene H. Fuhrman Scholarship
Nortex is committed to the local communities that we serve and is proud to announce two scholarship awards of $1,500 and $1,000 to be presented to graduating High School Seniors in our service area.
Eligibility:
- Be a graduating High School Senior
- Have at least a C grade point average
- Receive at least one of their local services from Nortex Communications:
Internet, Cable TV, Landline Phone, Security Systems - Show proof of registration in an accredited Two- year, Four- year College or Vocational Technical School
Deadline:
- Postmark no later than Monday, April 1, 2019
Click here to download the 2019 Gene H. Fuhrman Scholarship Application
2019 Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) Scholarship
The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS), in cooperation with NTCA- The Rural Broadband Association, seeks to sustain and enhance the quality of life in America by advancing an understanding of rural issues. Through its various programs and initiatives, FRS strongly supports the continuing education of rural youth.
Each year, the foundation gives out $2,500 scholarships to an exceptional group of rural students for their first year of college or vocational school. All applicants require sponsorship by Nortex Communications, an NTCA—The Rural Broadband Association member company to be eligible.
Additionally, this one scholarship application automatically applies the student for the following opportunities as well:
Staurulakis Family Scholarships, TMS Scholarships, Everett Kneece Scholarship, Roger Alan Cox Memorial Scholarships
Eligibility:
- Receive at least one of their local services from Nortex Communications: Internet, Cable TV, Landline Phone, Security Systems
- Be accepted by an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school
- Have at least a C grade point average (GPA)
- Express an interest to return to a rural community following graduation
Deadline:
Postmark no later than Friday, March 1, 2019
Click here to download the 2019 FRS Scholarship Application
2019 Texas Telephone Association Foundation (TTAF) Scholarship
The Texas Telephone Association Foundation (TTAF), a non-profit, philanthropic organization founded to help further the understanding of telephony and advance telecommunications as a career choice, will award six, four-year scholarships, in the amount of $2,000 per year to students entering college for the 2019-2020 school year.
TTA Foundation will only accept a maximum of two qualified applications per high school counselor. (For example, if your school has three counselors, you may submit a total of six applications.) The Scholarship Committee will make its selections from those applications which meet the criteria and include the required materials.
Eligibility:
- Student graduating from a Texas high school no later than June 2019;
- Student achieving a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher (out of a possible 4.0);
- Student planning to attend a Texas college or university by the Fall of 2019;
- Receive at least one of their local services from Nortex Communications: Internet, Cable TV, Landline Phone, Security Systems
- Copy of current transcript
- A letter of acceptance from a Texas college or university where the student has been accepted.
- Copy of student’s SAR (Student Aid Report)
Deadline:
Postmark no later than Friday, March 29, 2019