Co-Op Scholarships for 2010:APPLY NOW!!!

Hey World Family,
Falcon here with important information for high school seniors planning on applying (or about to apply) to Co-Op Universities in the U.S.: Scholarship applications are now available online:

www.co-op.edu

The National Commission of Cooperative Education (NCCE) have released their new apps and the materials package hit our snail mail this morning.
Here’s what you need to know:

NCCE Universities

Drexel University
www.drexel.edu

Johnson and Wales University
www.jwu.edu

Kettering University
www.kettering.edu

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
www.rit.edu
University of Cincinnati
www.uc.edu

University of Toledo
www.eng.utoledo.edu

Wentworth Institute of Technology
www.wit.edu

These are institutions that provide cooperative job training programs 6 months long as an integral part of their undergraduate education. Students graduating from these institutions are prepared for the real work world in ways that sometimes others are not, and have a clear advantage when it comes to getting a job in a variety of progressive fields.

QUALIFICATIONS

Any high school senior-public, private, charter, cyber, or home school student

3.5 GPA or better on a 4.0 scale

Complete the application materials at the website listed for the partner school you are interested in-yes, you will have to be accepted to the school of your choice in order to receive the scholarship

One page, 500 word essay on why you have chosen to pursue a college cooperative education.

Mail materials to:

National Commission for Cooperative Education
360 Huntington Avenue, 384 CP
Boston, MA 02115-5096

For general questions, please contact:
617-373-3406
f.schettino@neu.edu
NOTE: We do NOT require transcripts or recommendations.

EARLY APPLICATIONS ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!!!

Scholarship winners are determined by each partner institution. Notification will be between March and May, 2010.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: February 15, 2010

Scholarship amounts average around $6,000/yr. with a maximum of $30,000 over the span of the undergraduate education (so those with 5 year majors like engineering and architecture will be covered for the full term of their education, provided they can stay on that track).