Xerox Grants Technical Minority Scholarships to 150 Students.STAMFORD, Conn. -- Xerox Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : XRX XRX Xerox Corporation (stock symbol) ) has awarded its annual Xerox Technical Minority Scholarships to 150 graduate and undergraduate students from across the country, for high academic achievement in the fields of science Fields of science are widely-recognized categories of specialized expertise within science, and typically embody their own terminology and nomenclature. Natural sciences
"By investing in the colleges, universities, and students of today, we aim to help build the strong, diverse work force of tomorrow that high-tech global enterprises like Xerox rely on for ongoing business success," said Joseph Cahalan, vice president, The Xerox Foundation, which funds the scholarship program. The 150 winners are from more than 30 states as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and attend one of about 100 colleges and universities, including Rochester Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology, at Cambridge; coeducational; chartered 1861, opened 1865 in Boston, moved 1916. It has long been recognized as an outstanding technological institute and its Sloan School of Management has notable programs in business, , University of Rochester The University of Rochester (UR) is a private, coeducational and nonsectarian research university located in Rochester, New York. The university is one of 62 elected members of the Association of American Universities. , University of Texas and Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University, at Pittsburgh, Pa.; est. 1967 through the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology (founded 1900, opened 1905) and the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research (founded 1913). . Each scholarship winner, chosen from 727 qualified applicants, will receive $1,000 toward college tuition costs for the 2004-2005 school year. The scholarship program began in 1987; since then, more than 1,300 students have benefited from almost $2 million in funding. Scholarships are made available to minority students enrolled in technical degree programs at the bachelor's degree level or above. Eligible students must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher and show financial need. Recipients of the scholarship were notified by letter in December. Students are allowed to reapply for the scholarship on an annual basis, and several dozen students are multiple recipients. To access the full list of this year's scholarship winners, visit www.xerox.com/technicalminoritywinners. For more information on the Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship and how to apply, visit www.xerox.com/careers and click on "university." NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information on Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/news. XEROX(R) is a trademark of XEROX CORPORATION. |
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