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ALERT!!!
New England Fiberoptic Council
2008-2009 Scholarship Opportunity

Since the mid-1990s, the New England Fiberoptic Council (NEFC) has awarded $1000 merit-based scholarships to New England community college students entering their second year. The Council invites students from New England community colleges to apply for the 2008-2009 scholarships. Awards will be made at the June 10, 2008 NEFC dinner meeting.


Scholarship benefits:

• Merit-based $1000 cash award to cover academic year 2008-2009 college enrollment expenses.

• Free attendance for scholarship winners and one guest at the monthly New England Fiber Optic Council dinner meetings. Meetings include presentations by industry experts about state-of-the-art technologies and are an excellent place to network with engineers and technicians working in the industry.

• Free attendance to NEFC workshops at the annual FiberFest Trade Show May 12, 2008.


Student Qualifications:

• Be enrolled in an associate degree that includes at least one required course in fiber optics.

• Be a returning student in Fall 2008.

• Have completed at least 12 credits in the degree program or related curriculum by Fall 2008.

• Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 is recommended.

Application Package:

• Completed application
download NEFC 08-09 application.pdf / download NEFC 08-08 application MS Word file

• List of courses in which student is currently registered.

• Copy of student’s college transcript (s).

• One letter of recommendation from an instructor familiar with student’s work. Instruct the writer to place the letter in a sealed envelope and to sign across the flap.

• One page statement, indicating student’s education and career goals, how they relate to photonics/fiber optics and why student should be considered for this scholarship award.

• Return application no later than April 4, 2008 to college faculty member in charge of the NEFC scholarship. If you do not know who that is, contact the NEFC Education chair, see below.

For information about how your community college can participate in the scholarship program, contact NEFC Board Education Chair Fenna Hanes at fhanes@nebhe.org or 617-357-9620 x129

NEFC is committed to the promotion of the regional fiber optic industry and the dissemination of information about fiber optics to the general public.