Engineers Foundation offering scholarships

COLUMBUS -- The Engineers Foundation of Ohio is offering about $525,000 in academic scholarships to qualifying engineering students for the 2005-06 academic year.
"It's programs like EFO scholarships that continue to give Ohio a technological edge in the international marketplace by encouraging our best students and engineers to remain in the state," says EFO Executive Director Tim Schaffer.
Each year EFO offers the scholarships to top engineering students from throughout Ohio. This past year, 12 Ohio students got money from EFO scholarships.
To qualify for most EFO scholarships, applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents of Ohio and be graduating high school seniors admitted to an engineering program approved by the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology at an Ohio engineering college or Notre Dame. In addition, candidates must meet the minimum academic standards of a SAT score of 600 in math and 500 in verbal (or an ACT score of 29 in math and 25 in English) and a 3.0 grade point average on the 4.0 scale.
EFO's scholarship application, which details the specific criteria for the scholarships offered this year, may be obtained in high school guidance and career offices throughout Ohio or by calling EFO at (614) 846-1177 or the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers at (614) 846-1144. The deadline for applications is Dec. 17.