NEMR/FRS Scholarship Program
2023 Scholarship Winners


NEMR will award 2 scholarships in the following amount:
- 2 - $500 Scholarships
Applicants must meet the following guidelines to be eligible for the NEMR Scholarship:
- Applicant's field of study must be geared towards Telecommunications, Computer Science, or a Trade Related Field in Telecommunications.
- Applicant must be a graduating high school senior.
- Be a United States Citizen.
- Be accepted by an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school.
- Have at least a C grade point average- 2.0 or higher (GPA).
- Applicant and parents must live in a NEMR exchange.
- Parents must have NEMR service.
- Families of NEMR employees & board members are not eligible.
Terms and Conditions:
- All applications will be reviewed, and awardees will be selected by our NEMR education Committee.
- Scholarships will be awarded on a one-time basis and will not be renewable. Student must be enrolled by the Fall Semester of when awardees are announced.
- Awards will be paid upon proof of registration at an institution of higher education and will be paid by Aug 2023.
- Scholarships will be awarded without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender or disability.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- All NEMR Scholarship applications are due back by March 31, 2023.
- Awardees will be posted on NEMR website by May 1, 2023.
- If a student has already filled out an application with Foundation for Rural Service, that application may be submitted to NEMR as well for eligibility.
Application Instructions:
- Type or print all required information. You must completely fill out all of the application or your submission may be rejected.
- Prepare a 500-word essay on one of the following topics:
- Describe your most significant accomplishment and explain why you believe it to be your most outstanding.
- Describe the community in which you live and indicate how it has influenced you to be the person you are.
- What industry or opportunity would entice you to return to a rural community after completing your education, and why?
- Make sure to use spell check and grammar before submitting your essay.
- Submit 2 letters of recommendation that are not family related. Can be from an educator or employer.
- Include two copies of your transcripts, including, the most recent semester. Transcripts do not have to be an official copy.
- All signatures must be provided where indicated on the application.
- All materials, including recommendation letters, must be submitted together.
**If a student has filled out and submitted an application for the FRS Scholarship online, it will automatically fall into NEMR's scholarship program and wont have to be resubmitted.
Our Mission
NEMR's mission is to provide high quality telecommunications services delivered by our friendly, local staff, to our members at reasonable and competitive rates.
Main Office
718 S. West. St
Green City, MO 63545
660.874.4111
helpmail@nemr.net
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