The Alamo Region Chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy is offering college scholarships for graduating high school seniors in the 2017-2018 school year. The local chapter will offer a $500 scholarship, with the potential to receive additional regional and national awards of $3,000 and $5,000. To be eligible, students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA, intend to enroll in an accredited college to study in a STEM field, and be an underrepresented minority. Interested students should contact the Alamo Region Chapter AABE Scholarship Committee for more information and the application deadline.

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American Association of Blacks in Energy
From:
AABE Alamo Region Chapter
145 Navarro MD: 110908
San Antonio, TX 78296
SUBJECT: AABE Alamo Region Chapter Scholarship Program Announcement
This letter serves to announce that the Alamo Region Chapter of the American Association of
Blacks in Energy (AABE) is offering college scholarships for students graduating in the 2017‐
2018 school year. The local chapter will offer a $500 scholarship with additional eligibility to
receive a $3,000 regional, and $5,000 national award.
To be eligible for any of the scholarships, all of the following requirements must be met:
 The student must have an unweighted academic average of “B” or better (3.0 on a 4.0
scale).
 The student must be a graduating high school senior who intends to enroll the next
semester following high school graduation in an accredited college or university.
 The student must plan to major in one of the S‐T‐E‐M fields (physical sciences,
technology, engineering or mathematics).
Through its Scholarship Program, AABE seeks to help increase the number of African Americans,
Hispanics and Native Americans (underrepresented minorities) in energy related fields.
Additional information about the scholarship program and application deadlines are included in
the attachments.
If you know of a high school senior interested in applying for this scholarship, please email the
Alamo Region Chapter AABE Scholarship Committee (alamoregion@aabe.org) or contact the
Scholarship Committee Chair, Chris Knox (cbknox@cpsenergy.com).
Attachment: Alamo Chapter ‐ AABE Scholarship Application Template ‐ 2018