The Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship are made to juniors and seniors in college and gives a maximum of $7,500 a year for students to cover tuition, books, fees and room and board. The trustees of the scholarship seek to award up to 300 scholarships for the 2008-2009 school year!

Eligibility:

• Must be nominated by school.
• Be a full-time sophomore or junior pursuing a degree at an accredited institution of higher education during the 2008–2009 academic year.  Sophomore nominees can expect to receive a maximum of two years of support. Students in two-year colleges who plan to transfer to a baccalaureate program at another institution may be nominated.  Junior nominees can expect to receive a maximum of one year of support.
• At least a "B" GPA
• US resident, permanent resident or US national
• Pursuing a career in Mathmatics, Natural Sciences or Engineering.
• Deadline January 30, 2009

Here are some great grants just established by the 2005 Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005. Remember, grants do not need to be repaid. Whoo hoo!

Higher Education Reconciliation Act of 2005

Two new student aid grant programs were created by a federal law that went into effect on July 1, 2006. They are the Academic Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant). See below for more information about each grant program.

Academic Competitiveness Grant is available for first year undergrads up to $750 and second year undergrads up to $1,300.

Eligibility:

• U.S. citizen;
• Federal Pell Grant eligible;
• Enrolled full-time in a degree program;
• Enrolled in the first or second academic year of your program of study at a two-year or four-year degree-granting institution;
• Have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale for the first academic year (if you are a second-year student).

National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant
The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant (National SMART Grant) is for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students who are eligible to receive up to $ 4,000 each year.

Eligibility:

• U.S. citizen;
• Federal Pell Grant eligible;
• Enrolled full-time pursuing a major in physical, life or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering, or a critical foreign language; and
• Have at least a cumulative 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

While Memorial Day was the official day to recognize the contributions Veterans have made to the society, however any day is a great day to recognize those who place their lives on the line for us each day. So for veterans and their families we have a great load of scholarships for you!

Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program

ELIGIBILITY

You must be the son, daughter, or spouse of:

• A veteran who died or is permanently and totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability. The disability must arise out of active service in the Armed Forces.
• A veteran who died from any cause while such service-connected disability was in existence.
• A servicemember missing in action or captured in line of duty by a hostile force.
• A servicemember forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign government or power.
• A servicemember who is hospitalized or receiving outpatient treatment for a service connected permanent and total disability and is likely to be discharged for that disability. This change is effective December 23, 2006.

Veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq Conflicts Scholarship Program

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

• Uniformed Services Members of the United States who served in Afghanistan, or contiguous air space as defined in federal regulations, on or after October 24, 2001, and before a terminal date to be prescribed by the United States Secretary of Defense; or in Iraq, or contiguous waters or air space as defined in federal regulations, on or after March 19, 2003, and before a terminal date to be prescribed by the United States Secretary of Defense, may apply for a scholarship if they are:
• A veteran who served at least 60 days in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts
• An active duty member of the Armed Forces who served at least 60 days in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts
• A member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States or the Maryland National Guard who was activated as a result of the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts and served at least 60 days, as defined above; or
  • a son, daughter, or spouse of:
  • a veteran or active duty member of the Armed Forces who is serving or has served in the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts at least 60 days, as defined above; or
  • a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces or Maryland National Guard who was activated as a result of the Afghanistan or Iraq Conflicts and served at least 60 days, as defined above.
  • Applicants must be residents of Maryland, must be accepted for admission or enrolled in a regular undergraduate program at an eligible Maryland institution, or be accepted for admission or enrolled in a 2-year terminal certificate program in which the course work is acceptable for transfer credit for an accredited baccalaureate program at an eligible Maryland institution. Students must be enrolled as either a full-time (12+ credits per semester) or part-time (6-11 credits per semester) undergraduate student.

AFCEA Educational Foundation Disabled War Veteran Scholarship

ELIGIBILITY:

• Currently enrolled and attending either a two-year or four-year accredited college or university in the United States.
• Students may also be enrolled in an accredited distance-learning or online degree-granting program affiliated with a major, accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the United States.
• Freshmen, sophomore, junior and senior undergraduate students enrolled at the time of application either part time or full time in an eligible degree program as stated below.
• Candidates must be major in the following or C4I-related fields of electrical, aerospace, systems or computer engineering; computer engineering technology; computer network systems; information systems security; computer information systems; information systems management; technology management; electronics engineering technology; computer science; physics; mathematics; or science or mathematics education. Majors directly related to the support of U.S. intelligence or national security enterprises with relevance to the mission of AFCEA will also be eligible.