Copeland Scholarships

Austin Amateur Radio Club, Inc. (“AARC”), is continuing to award the Copeland Scholarships, which are granted to graduating high school seniors and college students from the Greater Austin Area, and to family of AARC members.

Applicants must hold a current amateur radio license of any class, and furnish a transcript of grades and courses already taken, along with a copy of the FCC issued license, or a Certificate of FCC examination credit from a recognized Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner group. All documents listed are submitted with the application to Austin Community Foundation.

Application Criteria

Applicants must:

1. Apply by the date published on the Austin Community Foundation website (https://www.austincf.org/apply-for-a-scholarship/) to be considered for the current year. (Opening date for application submission is usually in early February. Application submission deadline is usually early April).
2.  Hold a current amateur radio license of any class, and furnish a copy of the FCC-issued license, or a Certificate of FCC examination credit from a recognized Amateur Radio Volunteer Examiner group,
3. Have a GPA of 3.0 or above and furnish a transcript of grades and courses already taken,
4. Reside in the central Texas area (Travis County and bordering counties of Burnet, Williamson, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, and Blanco). Attending a local college does not establish residency for scholarship purposes. AARC members, their descendants, their siblings and descendants are also eligible,
5. Submit all required documents, along with the completed application, to the Austin Community Foundation (ACF).

Applicants can also apply for a scholarship to attend a recognized vocational institute, but scholarships are not granted to online institutions. Monies are sent by ACF directly to the school for approved expenses (books, tuition, and fees).

The Scholarships can be applied to any term — Fall, Spring or Summer.

Present Scholarship recipients must reapply each year, including a copy of their current amateur radio license and a transcript of all college courses taken.

Scholarship amounts vary each year depending on the number of applicants and the investment earnings. The Copeland Scholarships have totaled over $350,000 since the beginning of the program in 1995. A Scholarship board of AARC administers the selection process after ACF provides the submitted applications.

Login to submit applications at: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=austincfs or check the ACF website at www.austincf.org for more information.