Scholarships

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.

In 2020, FRS will award scholarships in each geographic region of the NTCA membership. For each FRS general scholarship, FRS provides $2,000 and Nortex Communications provides $500. In additional to the FRS general scholarships, FRS has the following named scholarships*

• Staurulakis Family Scholarships
• TMS Scholarships
• Everett Kneece Scholarship
• Roger Alan Cox Memorial Scholarships
• Good Neighbor Scholarship
• Herbert and Isabel Bitz Memorial Scholarship

*Submitting one application is sufficient for eligibility of all available scholarships.

ELIGIBILITY
Each applicant must:
• Be a graduating high school senior
• Be a United States citizen
• Receive at least one service- Internet, TV or Phone- from Nortex Communications
• 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.

Click here for the FRS Scholarship Program Guidelines

Click here for the FRS Scholarship Application

**Note: On the FRS Scholarship Application, when you get to this part- “Finding your NTCA member sponsor as your employer”, you will search for NORTEX COMMUNICATIONS. Nortex is the NTCA member sponsoring your scholarship application.