The Board of Trustees of The Franklin Institute is offering a $5,000.00 Franklin Institute Board of Trustee (FIBOT) Scholarship, renewable once, (to total $10,000.00) for outstanding Science Leadership Academy students matriculating college and pursuing a career in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM).

The Board of Trustees anticipates awarding multiple scholarships each year. The requirements for the scholarship are:

• Minimum 3.0 High School GPA
• SAT Score
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Primary Letter of Recommentation from a Teacher/Senior SLA Administrator
• Secondary Letter of Recommendation from a Non-SLA individual
• Declared STEM major for application
• Personal statement addressing the question: -- "What is your career in the STEM field going to look like in the future?".

The deadline to apply is March 15, 2010.

The application is located at http://www.fi.edu/scholarship.

On Saturday, February 13th, 2010 and Saturday, February 27th, 2010, the Free Library of Philadelphia will offer ACT workshops to high school students applying to college. These workshops will introduce students to the ACT and its benefits in the college application process. The students will also receive ACT booklets to prepare for the test. Through generous funding by the Library Services and Technology Act, the Free Library is able to offer these workshops to the public.