AFCEA Hawaii STEM Scholarships

Scholarship Sponsored by Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

These scholarships are open to high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate, and professional certificate students studying STEM fields to include cyber and intelligence.

A) Donna Russell Distinguished Service STEM Teacher Scholarship - $5,000

Applicants must be an undergraduate or graduate student or a credential/ licensure student in the state of Hawaii for the purpose of teaching a STEM subject at a K-12 school in the state of Hawaii.

B) COL Bill Haney, USA (Ret) Scholarship in Recognition of Leadership Excellence - $4,000

Applicants must demonstrate a significant level of leadership either through their school, extracurricular or outside activities.

C) CAPT Ken Wiecking, USN (Ret) Scholarship in Recognition of Volunteerism Excellence - $4,000

Applicants must demonstrate a continued and dedicated commitment to volunteering throughout their high school years.

D) CAPT Jim Hickerson, USN (Ret) Scholarship in Recognition of Character Excellence - $4,000

Applicants must demonstrate a high level of character in their daily activities.

E) MG Rocky Triantafellu, USAF (Ret) Scholarship in Recognition of Technical Excellence - $4,000

Applicants must demonstrate high level of hands-on technical excellence in Computers, Electrical Engineering or other technical areas of study.

F) MG Eugene Renzi USA (Ret) Scholarship in Recognition of Professional Excellence - $4,000

Applicants must demonstrate a high level of professionalism in their day-to-day interactions at school, extracurricular activities or outside organizations.

G) LTG Thomas Rienzi, USA (Ret) Memorial Scholarship in Recognition of Communications Excellence - $5,000

Applicants must demonstrate practical application of communications related to technology.

H) ADM Richard Macke, USN (Ret) Scholarship in Recognition of Hard Science Technical Excellence - $4,000

Applicants must demonstrate practical application and technical excellence in a hard science - Mathematics, Engineering, Computers/Networks, Physics, Chemistry or Biology.

I) Bob Ventura Cyber Security and Intelligence Memorial Scholarship - $3,000

Applicants must demonstrate practical application and technical excellence in Cybersecurity or Intelligence.

J) Mel Ing Memorial Scholarship - $3,000

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a hard sciences program and be an AFCEA Hawaii Chapter member or relation of an AFCEA Hawaii Chapter member.

K) Honolulu Community College/UH West Oahu Campus Scholarship - $3,000

Applicants must be enrolled or planning to enroll in the Computing, Electronics and Networking Technology (CENT) program at Honolulu Community College or University of Hawaii West Oahu Campus.