The Ennes Educational Foundation Trust, the non-profit and charitable arm of the SBE, provides scholarships to deserving candidates who aspire to a career in the technical aspects of broadcasting.
Scholarship awards may be used for tuition, room and board or textbook costs at post-secondary educational institutions, or for other technical training programs approved by the Ennes Trust Scholarship Committee.
Preference is given to applicants who are members of the SBE. However, any individual otherwise eligible is encouraged to apply. Scholarships available in 2013 include:
Harold E. Ennes Scholarship – $1500
John H. Battison SBE Founder’s Scholarship – $1500
Robert D. Greenberg Scholarship – $1000
Youth Scholarship – $1500
The Youth Scholarship is specifically for graduating high school seniors. The other scholarships are open to others, as well as graduating high school seniors.
Applications for all of this year’s Ennes Scholarships must be submitted by July 1. Announcement of the recipients will be made by August 1, with grants available for the fall semester of 2013. Know someone who could benefit from a scholarship? Then tell him or her about this great opportunity from the Society of Broadcast engineers.