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Home \| Education & Reference \| Financial Aid Garmin to give away $10 million in scholarships By: Rachna Mehra Min H. Kao, the chief executive of Garmin Ltd. will give away $10 million in scholarships to electrical and computer engineering students through six universities. Garmin is the largest manufacturer of navigation gear in America and currently holds about 50% of the US Market share. Kao, the co-founder and an electrical engineer himself, is concerned the U.S. was loosing its engineering edge. He said, “Compared to Asian countries the career of engineer is somewhat overlooked, in the United States”. The Kao Family Foundation gift will be used to fund 100 scholarships every year, offering students $5,000 annually. The endowment will tie in with Garmin's internship program, which will offer 75 or more summer jobs that include a furnished apartment and health and dental benefits. The two-step program is being named the Garmin Electrical and Computer Engineering Education Initiative and universities that will promote this program include University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Rolla, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Oklahoma State University. Various other groups and business leaders have also expressed concern about Asian countries putting more emphasis on high-tech education than the United States The National Academies maintains that for every 2.5 engineers/computer scientists graduating in China there is only one graduating is U.S. Garmin currently has more than 1000 engineers on staff. The company added more than 250 engineers in 2006 alone. Article Source: PrimeScrolls \| FREE ARTICLES and WEB CONTENT Rachna Mehra is a freelance writer from NY. For more information on scholarships & financial aid, please visit www.Freescholarshipguide.com Receive Financial Aid Articles Via RSS! Click this XML Icon: More Related Articles on Financial Aid Baltimore City Community College to offer 41 Scholarships - By : Rachna Mehra Toyota Motor Sales to give away $1.12 million in college scholarships. - By : Rachna Mehra Engelstad family gifts $20 million to the University of North Dakota. - By : Rachna Mehra Scholarship Cuts from the National Collegiate Athletic Association - By : Rachna Mehra Lower GPA proposed to retain lottery scholarship. - By : Rachna Mehra Scholarships for Math & Science Teachers - By : Rachna Mehra Full Scholarships for the students of University of Wyoming. - By : Rachna Mehra $400 Million in Student Aid for Students of Columbia University. - By : Rachna Mehra Scholarships from the Farm Credit Services of Mid-America - By : Rachna Mehra Rotary Foundation Scholarship Applications Available for 2008-2009. - By : Rachna Mehra .................................................................................................	SIGN UP for a FREE ACCOUNT or Learn More. Submit Articles Member Login Top Authors Most Popular Articles Submission Guidelines Ezine Notifications Article RSS Feeds HubPrime Your Hub on the Web! Free Web Content MadTomatoe MykleidoscopeWorld LinkChannels Web Directory Pinoy Jokes & Text Quotes Love Quotes & Sweet Text SMS GIO's Blog Top Hits Funny Videos Top RnB Music Videos CulturedShock StarSurface Friendster Master myspacelimbo euworx

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