SEEGRID FIRST Scholarship Award

About The Scholarship

Class of 2012, congratulations making it through high school! This is an exciting time and being on a FIRST team means you are well on your way to starting your college career. Seegrid realizes that this is not only an exciting time, but a stressful time as well. Getting into college is the easy part, financing your college career is the stressful part. To help offset some of your college costs Seegrid is pleased to offer a scholarship to one high school senior worth $500.

Eligibility Criteria
Applicants should be: A high school senior graduating no later than July 2012 On an FRC Team from Western PA

Application Process & Materials

Applicants must complete the following in order to be considered: Fill out and submit attached application A letter of recommendation A 500 word essay describing how the FIRST experience has affected your career goals

Send application and letters of recommendation to: ATTN: Stephanie Holbrook Seegrid 216 Park West Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275 All materials must be submitted by March 7, 2012. Application and materials will be reviewed by the Seegrid Team. The scholarship winner will be announced March 10th during the awards.

About Seegrid
Founded in 2003, based in Pittsburgh, PA, Seegrid brings robotic vision-guided technology to the material handling industry. With more than thirty years of innovation and research by the leading robotic scientists, engineers, programmers and logistics practitioners worldwide, Seegrids exclusive Robotic Industrial Trucks are revolutionizing the movement of materials in manufacturing and distribution environments. Seegrids technology transforms industrial vehicles into unmanned, automated forklifts, pallet trucks, and tow tractors that operate without the need for wire, tape, laser or other costly automated guided vehicle guidance systems. Seegrid offers solutions that optimize workflow processes by increasing productivity and reducing costs, creating economic and operational advantages.

FIRST Scholarship Application

Personal Information Name_______________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

City_____________________________________ State_________ Zip ______________

Country

Telephone (____)_________________ E-mail _________________________________

FIRST Team Number________ FIRST Team Name _____________________________

FIRST Team Location:______________________________________

FIRST Program: Year(s) of participation _____________

Intended College Major ____________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________ Date: __________________

Additional Materials Be sure to include the following materials in your application package:

A 500 word essay regarding how your FIRST experience has affected your
career goals

A letter of recommendation from one of your FIRST adult mentors.

Application Submission Your FIRST Scholarship Application and materials must be received by March 7. Please send your application package to:

Stephanie Holbrook SEEGRID 216 Park West Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Questions? Call Stephanie Holbrook at 412-379-4500 or send email to sholbrook@seegrid.com