{"id":11409,"date":"2024-09-05T12:03:18","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T17:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaaea.org\/il\/?page_id=11409"},"modified":"2026-06-06T09:37:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T14:37:40","slug":"high-school-scholarship","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aaaea.org\/il\/high-school-scholarship\/","title":{"rendered":"High school scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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2026 | AAAEA-IL High school Scholarship<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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PURPOSE<\/b>:The AAAEA-IL high school scholarship\u00a0<\/span>aims to support\u00a0<\/span>high school students who are\u00a0<\/span>passionate about pursuing a career\u00a0<\/span>in Engineering, Architecture, or Computer Science.<\/span><\/p>

\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>AMOUNT:\u00a0<\/strong>The scholarship offers an initial award of $500, with a potential additional $1,000 granted upon successful registration in an accredited Engineering, Architecture, or Computer Science program next year.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0The winners will be announced at the Annual Professional Dinner event.\u00a0 The recipient will receive a certificate and check at this event, and attendance at the event is required to accept this award in person.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:\u00a0
<\/strong><\/span>– <\/b>The applicant must currently be a high school student in the U.S.<\/span><\/p>

– <\/b>The student must plan to apply for and enroll in a college of Engineering, Architecture, or Computer Science.<\/span><\/p>

–\u00a0<\/b><\/span>The applicant must demonstrate a strong interest in these fields through the required essay submission<\/span><\/p>

Note: The \u201cApplication Quality\u201d criterion will be an assessment of the applicant’s submittal for neatness, organization, spelling and proper English language. Note that if the Scholarship Committee deems it necessary, a fifteen (15) minute phone interview may be scheduled with the applicant.<\/span><\/p>

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APPLICATION<\/b> DEADLINE:\u00a0<\/strong>All application materials are due to AAAEA-IL\u00a0no later than 4:00 p.m. on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>Sept 30th<\/span>, 2026<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Incomplete applications or late applications will automatically be discarded.<\/span><\/p>

Applicants will be notified by email of the final decision.<\/span><\/p>

SUBMISSION:\u00a0<\/strong>Entire submission will be handled through the online form below.\u00a0 The application must be completed in its entirety prior to submitting.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Please contact\u00a0secretary@aaaea.org<\/a>\u00a0with any questions or issues.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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