AFCCE Scholarships

The Association of Federal Communications Consulting Engineers (AFCCE) was founded in 1948 as a professional association of communications engineers practicing before the Federal Communications Commission. Engineering for broadcast stations in the AM, FM and TV services, for microwave, cellular radio, PCS, paging systems, cable systems and for satellite facilities are some of the areas in which AFCCE members offer their professional services. Membership is offered to technical personnel and to other professionals sharing an interest in communications engineering.

AFCCE awards cash scholarships each Spring and Fall to junior, senior and graduate engineering students who have an intention to pursue a career in telecommunications engineering.

Through its Scholarship Committee, AFCCE also administers the joint IEEE Broadcast Technology Society/AFCCE Jules Cohen Memorial Scholarship, the E. Noel Luddy Memorial Scholarship sponsored by Dielectric, Inc. as well as the Byron St. Clair Memorial Scholarship.

Applications deadlines are October 31 for the Spring semester and May 31 for the Fall semester.  Applications received after the cut-off dates may be held for consideration for the next semester.

Description

Applicants will be considered for all scholarships for which they are eligible. AFCCE has four scholarships available, each with different qualifications. Three scholarships are available for upper-division (Junior and Senior) students and graduate students; one scholarship is available to lower-division (including community college) students. Only one application needs to be filled out for consideration of all scholarships.

Selection Process

AFCCE Scholarship: (typically $500 to $2,500)

IEEE BTS/AFCCE: Jules Cohen Memorial Scholarship ($5,000 or $10,000 with a cumulative limit of $15,000) (For the IEEE BTS/AFCCE Jules Cohen Memorial Scholarship, an expressed interest in broadcast engineering or technology is required)

E. Noel Luddy Memorial Scholarship: (up to $2,500) To be considered for the above three scholarships, applicants must:

• Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program in a 4-year institution located in the United States or Canada.
• Have junior or senior standing for semester being applied for (undergraduates only).
• Graduate students must be enrolled in an accredited Master’s or Doctorate program.
• Be majoring in a subject related to the telecommunications engineering field (an engineering major is not required).

One scholarship is available for all students, including Community College students and lower-division students:

Byron St. Clair Memorial Scholarship: (up to $1,000) To be considered for the Byron St. Clair Memorial Scholarship, applicants must:

• Be enrolled as either part-time or full-time undergraduate or graduate student in either an associate or 4-year program at an accredited college or university or a community college or applied technical school, located in the United States or Canada.
• Be majoring in or taking courses related to broadcast engineering or technology (an engineering major is not required).