Apple wants to help out your college career

Apple has created a scholarship fund this year that will help students on their way into 2 and 4 year programs. The scholarship gives the chosen students $2,000, an iPod nano, and a MacBook Pro. Any high school senior entering into a 2 or 4 year program in the Fall of 2006 who is a U.S. resident is eligible to enter the competition. Students must demonstrate their innovative use of technology in how they do their school work.

Judging will be performed as follows:

Applications will be judged by a panel of educators selected by Apple Computer, Inc. Judgment will be rendered based upon the following criteria:

• Educational background. Applicant’s achievements in high school, both academic and extracurricular, that illustrate high level of academic integrity and performance.


• Future aspirations. Applicant’s future academic and professional plans and intent to use technology in future pursuits.


• Application of technology to studies. Degree to which Applicant has used and intends to use technology in academics.


• Ability to articulate value of digital media in academic life. Degree to which Applicant can articulate use of technology in studies to the broader student community.

Get busy on those applications, the deadline is May 30, 2006.