Rural Telecommunications Industry Collaborates to Provide
New Scholarship Opportunities to Students From Rural Communities
Arlington, Va., (January 10, 2011) – The Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) announces the FRS Staurulakis Family Scholarships. The four new scholarships are fully funded by Manny and Leo Staurulakis of John Staurulakis, Inc. (JSI) in honor of their parents, John and Chresanthe Staurulakis, and to celebrate 50 years of service to the rural telecommunications industry.
The FRS Staurulakis Family Scholarships will provide four $5,000 awards and will give preference to students in rural communities with an interest in science, math, medicine or engineering.
These new scholarships will build on the existing FRS College Scholarship Program, which currently provides 30 $2,500 scholarships to students from rural communities —$2,000 from FRS and $500 from the local telecom company sponsor.
“The FRS College Scholarship Program has helped to advance educational opportunities of nearly 300 rural students annually. With the generous addition of the FRS Staurulakis Family Scholarships will be able to offer nearly $100,000 annually to help rural students obtain a higher education,” said FRS Executive Director Elizabeth Crocker.
FRS sent the 2012 FRS College Scholarship Program applications to telcos in October. Students with a focus in science, math, medicine or engineering will be automatically considered for the new FRS Staurulakis Family Scholarships. All scholarship recipients will be selected by independent reviewers who judge the applications on merit. The postmark deadline for the scholarship program is March 1, 2012. Recipients will be announced on May 1, 2012.
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