MetroPCS Community Scholars Program, sponsored by Kyocera

MetroPCS and Kyocera would like to thank everyone who submitted scholarship applications for the MetroPCS Community Scholarship Program, sponsored by Kyocera.

For candidates who applied for the 2009/2010 program, finalists will be notified by mail by January 29, 2010. Due to the number of applications received, MetroPCS will only be able to notify students who are named as finalists. Award recipients will be notified in the spring.

Award recipients will be notified by mail by March 26, 2010. If selected as a recipient, 83 students will each receive a $2,500 scholarship award. The $25,000 grand prize scholarship award winner will be selected from the 83 recipient winners. Additionally, each of the 83 winners will receive a Kyocera phone with one year of free service.

So what is the MetroPCS Community Scholars Program?

The MetroPCS Community Scholars Program, sponsored by Kyocera, awards scholarships to high school seniors who plan to continue education in college or university programs. In addition, MetroPCS and Kyocera award a grand prize scholarship to one lucky finalist. In the past, individual awards of $2,500 have been given and the grand prize scholarship has been $25,000!

The MetroPCS Community Scholars Program was founded by MetroPCS to encourage high school students to become involved in volunteer activities that give back to their community, and to help young people pay for a college education.

MetroPCS calls the program the Community Scholars Program because in addition to helping young people go to college, we also want to motivate students to become involved in their community. In evaluating applications, our overarching criteria are high school seniors who have demonstrated exceptional involvement in volunteerism and community service, in addition to academics and other criteria. Scholarships are offered for full-time study at an accredited two- or four-year institution of the student's choice.