DE PERE, Wis. — Cellcom is taking applications for 16 scholarships of $750 each to graduating high school seniors across its service area.

Recipients will be selected on the basis of academic record, potential to succeed, leadership and participation in school and community activities, honors, work experience and an essay on community involvement. Financial need is not considered.

Applicants must live in a Wisconsin or Michigan county where Cellcom operates and plan to enroll full time at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or technical school.

Applications are due March 15; only online applications will be accepted. For more information, go to www.cellcom.com/events.

Cellcom is a regional wireless service provider based in De Pere, Wis. As a subsidiary of Nsight, Cellcom is part of a family of companies offering complete telecommunications services.