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