| re many computer science scholarships for students | | | | 5. NFB Computer Science Scholarship: The NVM |
| working towards these exciting careers. The following | | | | provides about 30 scholarships each year at its |
| are considered to be the top 10: | | | | national convention to U.S. blind students who |
| 1. AFCEA Educational Foundation Scholarship: The | | | | participate in the entire NFB convention and are |
| AFCEA’s $2,000 General John A. Wickham | | | | pursuing or planning to pursue full-time, postsecondary |
| Scholarships are awarded to full-time sophomore, | | | | studies (except for one scholarship given to a |
| junior or senior students with GPAs of 3.5 or higher | | | | part-time student working full time). |
| who are enrolled full time in aerospace, computer | | | | 6. ThinkQuest Internet Challenge: $5,000 computer |
| engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, | | | | science scholarships from the Oracle Education |
| math or physics programs at accredited four-year | | | | Foundation are available to teams of students through |
| institutions. | | | | this international website-building competition. |
| 2. $2,000 Alice L. Haltom Educational Fund: These | | | | 7. SWE Scholarship Program: $10,000 scholarships are |
| computer science scholarships are awarded in $2,000 | | | | awarded to female students in accredited |
| increments for students working towards a | | | | bachelor’s or master’s programs |
| bachelor’s degree and $1,000 increments for | | | | preparing for computer science, engineering and |
| students working towards an associate’s | | | | engineering technology careers. |
| degree. | | | | 8. UC/Edison International Scholarship Program: These |
| 3. ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game | | | | $15,000 computer science scholarships are available to |
| Scholarship: The ESA Foundation established these | | | | community college transfer students planning to finish |
| $3,000 scholarships in 2007 for women and minorities | | | | B.S. degrees in computer science, engineering, life |
| attending or planning to attend accredited four-year | | | | science, math, physical science or technology. |
| colleges and universities and working towards degrees | | | | 9. Upsilon Pi Epsilon Student Award for Academic |
| that will lead to careers in the computer and video | | | | Excellence: UPE offers several $500 scholarships to |
| game industries. | | | | computer science students who excel in their national |
| 4. Intel Science Talent Search: These $100,000 | | | | competition. |
| computer science scholarships go to one lucky college | | | | 10. XEROX Technical Minority Scholarship Program: |
| student each year. Applicants must submit applications | | | | $10,000 computer science scholarships are available |
| by November 17 for the following year. | | | | for minority students pursuing technology careers. |