subject: Top Computer Manufacturers Help Finance Education! [print this page] Many future computer professionals are hearing rumors of how there are not going to be enough degreed members of their profession in the very near future. At the same time, they see a number of advertisements promising financial aid for a service fee. One lesson that is quickly being learned is if the service asks for such a fee, the best thing to do is look elsewhere.
The truth is there is financial aid in the form of grants and scholarships out there. What many students don't realize is a lot of it does lie untapped because they didn't do all their homework. For instance, one of the biggest sources of these monies is private corporations. Many computer companies offer assistance and internship programs, worth thousands upon thousands of dollars, with the long term goal of finding quality personnel for employment. If you need more information about distance learning degrees, look on the internet.
If you haven't heard of these, here are just four of them, just to get you started:
(1) Apple Computer Scholarship - The creator of the Mac, iTunes and the iPad likes to keep its apps and software in house, and they recruit personnel who agree with them. Thus they also created the Apple Scholars Program, which gives high school students $2,000, an iPod and a brand new - bet it's an Apple product - laptop. All the high school applicant has to do is develop a "senior project" that is applicable to already existing Apple tech. Admittedly, the tech stays within Apple's, but this is a great boost for the student.
(2) Dell Computer Scholars - Dell developed a more egalitarian program for future freshmen. It requires the student have a 2.4 or higher point average, plan to go to school the Fall after graduating high school, have a real financial need and be a U.S. citizen. In return, they award $20,000 to students to take up to a six year program at an accredited college, online or not. They also give a new computer, mentoring services and more.
(3) Intel Computer Clubhouse - The processor maker gave out 26 scholarships - ranging from $2,500 to $10,000 - last year. Assistance recipients are determined by both academic excellence and need. The program is also for undergraduate and post-graduate studies in the electrical engineering, computer science, and manufacturing fields, worldwide. Intel customizes these packages to each country or region they have branches, ensuring each program benefits its local communities. There is an abundance of information about science bachelor degree on the web.
(4) Microsoft - Not to be outdone by Apple, long time nemesis Microsoft offers not one, but four different programs: General Scholarships, Women's Scholarships, Minority Scholarships, and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities. Applicants must be budding computer scientists out to excel in their chosen specialty. Microsoft gives these awards so the recipients have an advantage in pursuing studies in computer science and related technical disciplines.
