2024 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Jan. 19, 2024

WHEATLAND (IOWA) F&B Communications is pleased to announce several college scholarship opportunities for graduating seniors in the service area.

In the twenty-second year of the program, F&B Communications will award one $1,000 local scholarship to a student based on scholastic achievement, citizenship and school and community activities.

F&B Communications will also partner with the Foundation for Rural Service (FRS) to support all eligible entries in a national scholarship program that will award several $2,500 scholarships and other named awards.

Any graduating high school senior that lives in a household that receives services from F&B Communications in the service areas of Bennett, Calamus, Delmar, Lowden or Wheatland is eligible to apply.

An online application and program guidelines are available at http://www.fbc-tele.com/scholarship/. The completed application and accompanying materials must be submitted by Feb. 16, 2024.

The application includes a brief essay, two letters of recommendation and a copy of grade transcripts.

An additional scholarship opportunity is available for eligible students through F&B Communications’ association with Aureon.

The Aureon scholarship is available to students pursuing a STEM-related course of study. The Aureon program will award over $10,000. Individual scholarships will range from $1,000 to $3,000. The application deadline for this scholarship is March 1, 2024.

Information and applications for the Aureon scholarships are also available at http://www.fbc-tele.com/scholarship/.

F&B Communications is the premiere local telecommunications provider offering telephone, long distance, Absolute Cable TV video, high-speed fiber Internet, and home security services to customers in the Bennett, Calamus, Delmar, Lowden and Wheatland exchanges and surrounding areas. The company also provides computer sales and service through their Technology Solutions retail division.

To learn more about F&B Communications, visit http://www.fbc-tele.com.

For more information, contact:
Aaron Horman, General Manager, 563-374-1236