The Port of Long Beach scholarship is an annual award for Long Beach high school seniors who plan to pursue careers in international trade, goods movement or other port-related industries. To be eligible to apply, students must:

• Graduate from the Long Beach Unified School District
• Have a minimum grade point average of 3.0
• Enroll full-time at an accredited college, university, community or junior college or vocational/technical program in the fall of 2008
• Demonstrate financial need
• Plan to major in a field related to international trade, goods movement or other port-related industries.These industries include, but may not be limited to, international business, maritime law, global logistics, engineering, environmental science, and security

The application deadline for the 2008 Scholarship Program is March 17, 2008. Click here for more information and the application.