Current Scholarship Offerings
CURRENT OFFERINGS
- CROOMS AoIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
- CROOMS AoIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TECH INNOVATION SCHOLARSHIP
CROOMS AoIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP
Scholarship is defined as the knowledge resulting from study and research in a particular field. There are scholars in various fields of academia, there are scholars in various fields of religion, and there are 'scholars' in various fields entertainment, but should there not also be scholars in civic involvement and community development? As we look into the foreseeable future, local involvement and community building efforts will not only be the cornerstone of our political and civic lives, but also our academic lives. Learning through doing in the local community provides valuable knowledge about how our hometowns function, how individuals interact with each other, and how to critically address the problems society faces.
Our group is proud to support both academic scholarship and 'community scholarship' by providing the Crooms AoIT Alumni Association Community Scholarship. With its focus on academics and local involvement, our scholarship program has some lofty goals. It is our expectation that current and future students will be able to attain these goals and also be able to critically address the existing problems our society faces and provide valuable insight into how to build a stronger, healthier, and happier community.
Student Qualifications
A graduating senior planning to further their education immediately after high school. The application will be released in the fourth quarter with detailed qualifications and instructions.
Short Term Goals
- To provide at least one (1) $1,000.00 scholarship to a worthy Crooms AoIT graduating senior each year in recognition of their academic achievement and dedication to the principle of community service.
- To provide alumni, especially young alumni, the chance to immediately give back to their alma mater by providing a small donation program.
- To publicly promote the ideals of community service and scholarship.
Long Term Goals
- To foster a culture of scholarly and community based livelihood.
- To provide individuals with an achievable goal of bringing change to their community and provide a foundation for future community involvement.
- To bring community attention to the value of local involvement.
- To create a self-sustaining endowment that will be able to provide the Community Scholarship at a dependable and regular increment and amount.
CROOMS AoIT ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TECH INNOVATION SCHOLARSHIP
The Alumni Association is proud to offer this scholarship for the current school year! The Tech Innovation Scholarship will recognize a graduating senior who has used their technical acumen to create or contribute to a technological project or product. Students are asked to submit your best technological accomplishment or project for review. Examples of projects include but are not limited to:
- Open source software you’ve contributed to or created
- Animated or 3D video
- Live video project
- Website you have designed or built
- Video game you have designed or built
- Video game mods, maps, or scenarios
- Robotics project
- Network schematics
- Graphic design artwork
- Infographic
- Data visualization or dashboard
- Hardware design project (Arduino, Raspberry Pie, etc.)
- BPA , SECME, Art Club, Gamers Club, class, etc. technical project
- Any other technological project or product
Student Qualifications
A graduating senior planning to further their education immediately after high school. The application will be released in the fourth quarter with detailed qualifications and instructions.
Short Term Goals
- To provide at least one (1) $750.00 scholarship to a worthy Crooms AoIT graduating senior each year in recognition of their technical acumen.
- To introduce alumni, especially those in the tech industry, to highly talented Croomies with strong STEM skills.
- To allow graduating seniors to gain feedback on the technical skills they have learned during their time at Crooms AoIT.
Long Term Goals
- To foster a culture of technical innovation among Crooms AoIT students.
- To develop an innovation pipeline that allows current alumni in STEM industries to find future talent within Crooms AoIT.
- To create a program that current and future alumni can model and reference for future projects.
