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  • Internships and Fellowships
    • The Internship Search Engine: Get work experience through an internship. Useful information and a search engine will help students prepare for and locate internship opportunities. Check the "Get Advice" section for info on internships.
    • America's Learning Exchange: Look for "apprenticeship" programs.
    • AT&T Fellowships: These are AT&T lab fellowships and internships.
    • Krell Institute: Department of Energy fellowships.
    • Rising Star Internships: Lists computer science internships available through many organizations.
    • Apple: Lists internships at Apple Computer.
    • Get Involved: Describes mentoring, internships and job shadowing opportunities at Autodesk in Marin County, California.
  • Scholarships
    • Pathways to College: Discusses how to select the right college, sources for scholarships and loans - including many especially focused on technology students, and other useful information.
    • Ecollege.com: Online education site; offers ecollege scholarships.
    • ScholarAid.com: Links to Student Advantage (below).
    • StudentAdvantage.com: Scholarship database. Search in the "Computer Science" category.
    • Union Bank and Trust Company: Offers a total of $50,000 to high school seniors.
    • Hope Scholarship: Tax relief is offered to help with educational expenses.
    • US Marine Corp: Scholarships offered to children of Marines.
    • Cashe.com: Database containing thousands of private scholarships.
    • CollegeScholarships: Build a personal profile for scholarship applications.
    • FreschInfo: Refers you to EstudentLoan.com. Browse the scholarships there.
    • FastWeb: Register, then search their scholarship pool.
    • GoCollege: Register, then search their scholarship pool.
    • Scholarships.com: Huge database of 600,000 scholarships.
    • CollegeNet: Database of scholarships; you can create filters to search.
    • FastAid: Register; create your own profile; detailed scholarship search.
    • Scholarship Resource Network Express: Database of 150,000 scholarships.
    • College Board: Complete a form and be matched against 2,000 scholarships.
    • Yahoo Scholarship Programs: Directs you to many scholarship sites.
    • National Merit Scholarship: Apply here for a National Merit Scholarship.
    • PLATO Scholarship: Complete an application for small scholarship, e-loans by PLATO.
    • Military.com: Does the GI bill apply to you? Contains useful information about educational opportunities and scholarships.
    • College Funds: For $50, College Funds guarantees that they will find 20 scholarships for you to apply to; they will also prepare a "portfolio" of your qualifications.
    • Pathways to College: Discusses how to select the right college, sources for scholarships and loans - including many especially focused on technology students, and other useful information.
  • Student Loans
    • Pathways to College: Discusses how to select the right college, sources for scholarships and loans - including many especially focused on technology students, and other useful information.
    • ScholarStuff: Contains information on financial aid and test preparation.
    • US News: Provides information, articles on financial aid (rates schools).
    • FreschInfo: Contains information on financial aid.
    • FastWeb: Has great financial aid loan analyzer.
    • GoCollege: Contains information on government work/study programs and on the PLUS Loan (government guaranteed loan).
    • Scholarships.com:Contains detailed information on federal loans.
    • CollegeNet: Contains information on financial aid.
    • FastAid: Contains information on financial aid.
    • Scholarship Resource Network Express: Contains a section on student loan forgiveness programs.
    • AhaPlanet: Contains information on loans, financial aid, and scholarships for minorities.
    • CollegeView: Contains information on loans, financial aid, and scholarships for minorities.
    • Student Loan Funding: Loans for "non-traditional" students, not entering college directly from high school.
    • Education Assistance Foundation: Loans for "non-traditional" students, not entering college directly from high school.
    • IT Skills Loan: Provides financing for Microsoft technical training (at certified training centers or institutions authorized by the loan program).
    • Plato Career Education Loan: Provides loans for students seeking practical career training at approved IT centers (check with your school).