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You've worked hard in your education so far and right now you're a bright, young high school student with ambitions to be a scientist or enter into some other technological profession. Your grades make you a top candidate. At the same time, you'll be in over your head in student loans before graduating. You've heard about college grants and scholarships and state aid, but may be wondering what other sources of financial aid are out there.

The U.S. is indeed suffering from a shortage in just about every aspect of the technological professions. It's been said that the measure of a nation is based on the number of people in technology it can support. Colleges - both online and on campus - are receiving a lot more financial aid to produce more Bachelors of Science. Others, from public corporations to private societies, have also signed up with grants, if only because they realize their own survival is dependent on it.

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A student looking for this financial aid should first and foremost go to the schools of his choice and quickly sit down with a financial aid officer. This person's job is to get the student the cash needed to pay for such things as tuition, fees, text books and even living expenses. This doesn't mean the young acolyte shouldn't do his or her own homework. A quick scan of Google or any other search engine will show there are a number of sources they might never have heard of. These sources include:

(1) Pell Grant - At the moment, this federal grant is capable of supplying up to $5,350, although that might be going up to $5,900 by 2011. All that is required is filling out a FASFA form, and then wait for response. Don't forget the state you reside in. That's what most state lotteries are supposed to finance.

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2) S-STEM Scholarship - This program was created by the Federal government specifically to help students get their Associate's, Bachelors and even their Masters of Science degree. As of 2009, it awards one hundred students anywhere from $100,000 to $600,000, based on both academics and need. To find out more about this program, one should contact the National Science Foundation or the web site Grants.gov

(3) Corporate Scholarships - Many technological and similar corporations find it in their best interest, both for tax reasons and as a source for recruiting, to set up scholarships. This includes companies such as Microsoft, which has its own scholarship/work-study program for computer engineers, to Mobil Oil, where there is a very high demand need for petroleum engineers.

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(4) Professional Societies - No profession doesn't come without its own society. In turn, it's hard to find one that doesn't have some sort of financial aid program. In engineering, some of the most prominent ones include the National Society of Professional Engineers and the American Society of Civil Engineers. The latter has a section of its web site devoted to continuing online education or as they call it, "distance learning".

In total, with a little work, a student can find more than enough leads, such as Pell grants, for financial assistance. With a bit of patience and persistence, getting the needed student loans and grants is obtainable. There are many places to look for scholarships online, as well as talking to financial counselors.

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