Sunday, July 15, 2007

Student Scholarship

So if you're a student you can [and should] apply for the Apple Student Scholarship for WWDC. At the moment there are no other scholarships being awarded by Apple to attend WWDC that I know of, so if you're not a student you're not eligible.

As of now, the Scholarship includes a WWDC e-ticket [transferable], an ADC [Apple Developers Connections] Student Membership and partial travel assistance fund. Though I believe these could change over time so just to be safe you check this at the official source: RULES :: FAQ

Now coming to the fun part, what does an application for student scholarship entail?
You need to fill in a simple form [will upload a sample soon] and send it in with soft copies of your passport, student pass and your resume and you're done ... yes, that's all it takes, it's that easy.

You needn't be a Pro Mac user, or a Mac user at all for being awarded the scholarship! Even Linux and Win-doze users can apply and successfully get the scholarship.

Anyways, after you've submitted the forms, if you're selected, you'll be sent an email detailing the terms and conditions of the scholarship and asking for your confirmation as to proceed with it or not. Once you've said yes to that, if your form says you need a visa to go to the US, a letter will be mailed to you from Apple as a proof of invitation. The Apple orientation kit will also be mailed to the address in your ADC account.

You're one step closer to those 24-inch I-mac and the fun and frolic

Next post on the visa application process ... warning: could be harmful.

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