Monday, December 28, 2009

Go after it! There are many ways toward balancing the college budget

More resources are listed here to help you pay for school.  Visit the federal governments student aid page and click on the various links.  The direct link to the grants is long so I created this using tinyurl.com: http://tinyurl.com/collegegrants. Shortly after I learned how to just reference a link for you.  At times I'll just lay it out.

This part of the post highlights 6 grant categories including institutional grants

Also http://www.fastweb.com/ is a commercial resource that sends information to your email when you register.  Below is an adaptation of just one lead they sent for my daughter that is in her 3rd yr in college.

 Look at National SMART Grant

Provided By: Department of Education They even have blogs http://www.ed.gov/index.html

For other info on grants http://www.ed.gov/fund/grants-college.html
Deadline:
Varies
Amount:
Up to $4000
Website:
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/SmartGrants.jsp?tab=funding
Description:
The National SMART Grant is available to full-time undergraduate students in their third or fourth year of study who have received the Federal Pell Grant. You must be majoring in physical, life or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering or a foreign language determined critical to national security. You must also have a minimum 3.0 GPA and be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for this award.  I know how it feels sometimes looking for money for college. 
If you want to get information without giving your email or personal information I have found http://www.scholarsite.com to be useful.  When I have one there I have seen an ad on the first page and had no problem skipping it. Thnik of the process of finding funding to be like the movie National Treasure. See the trailer on youtube.com  Enjoy the process.  Have fun with it.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Great Opportunity for college transfers GW University

Attend George Washington University – For Free!

The George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Science is currently seeking student applications for its 2010-2011 computer security and information assurance scholarship.

Transfer students receive an award that covers the costs for their full tuition, fees, books, and course materials. Students also earn an annual (9-month) stipend.


In return for those outstanding benefits, a student needs to participate in two years of study in information assurance and computer security and complete a paid internship with a federal agency. Upon graduation, students are also required to serve in a two-year paid employment position with the federal government. While at GW, students must also maintain a 3.2 gpa to retain their scholarship and continue in the program.

So students get free tuition, a monthly stipend, and a guaranteed job after graduation, just for participating!

This scholarship is only available to students who will be completing their studies at MC in May and are looking to enroll at a four-year school beginning in fall 2010.

Transfer students are eligible to apply if they have a 3.0 gpa and plan to major at GW in either Mathematics, Biometrics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Programming, Computer Support, Database Administration, Computer Systems Analysis, Operations Research, Information Security (Assurance), Forensic Science, Business Management, Business Administration, Public Policy, Public Administration, or another area related to computer security and information assurance.

Faculty and staff, please share this information with interested students.

The deadline for applications is Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5:00 p.m.

Since 2002, 43 students have graduated with help from this program and have worked, as of August 2009, at these government organizations:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Agency for International Development
Institute for Defense Analyses
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Justice
National Security Agency
Department of the Army
Department of Defense
Defense Information Systems Agency
Naval Research Laboratory
Holocaust Museum
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Commerce
Government Printing Office
Federal Reserve
MITRE Government Accountability Office
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Department of Transportation
Department of Energy
Central Intelligence Agency
National Park Service
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
Naval Criminal Investigative Service

For more information and for an application, see www.seas.gwu.edu/cybercorps.