LEARNING: SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE

High school students with a grade-point average of B or better and college students with a grade-point of B-plus or better are eligible for a $1,000 college scholarship from the Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation.

To receive an application, send a request by Dec. 16 to Educational Communications Scholarship Foundation, 721 N. McKinley Road, P.O. Box 5012, Lake Forest, Ill., 60045-5012. Requests may also be faxed to (847) 295-3972 or e-mailed to scholar@ecsf.org.

All requests for applications must include the student's name, permanent home address, city, state, zip code, name of high school or college, grade-point, and year in school.

Applications will be mailed on or about Jan. 7. Some 250 winners will be selected on the basis of academic performance, involvement in extracurricular activities and some consideration for financial need. A total of $250,000 will be awarded.