How to Get Free Laptops for Students
A laptop computer is the need of the day for many college students. However, the high price tags on these advanced computer gadgets make them highly inaccessible for students who come from low income brackets. If you are a college teacher, school teacher or professor, you must be on the look out for some way in which you could get free laptops for students with disabilities or low income constraints. If you browse on the Internet, you will find many sites offering free laptop computers. If you have visited such a site, you are bound to be skeptical about such claims. The aim of this article is to suggest ways in which you can get laptops, for free, for low income students. We will also investigate the claims made by certain websites about offering laptops for free.
When anything is claimed to be offered for free, it is but natural to be suspicious regarding such offers. More than half of such offers turns out to be scams. Considering the high manufacturing cost of laptop computers, it is not surprising if such claims seem ludicrous. There are ways of purchasing cheap laptops for college students but finding absolutely free laptop computers seems like a pie in the sky.
If you search for 'Free laptop computers for students', you will find many websites in the search results who claim to actually offer them for free. All you have to do is select the laptop configuration you want and it will be on its way to you! My first reaction was, 'Are you kidding me?' and then when I investigated further, I found out that they indeed were kidding. Once you chose your laptop configuration or brand, some of them will redirect you towards gambling sites or other such commercial websites. It is then that you realize that you have been taken for a ride! So do not fall for such websites and their claims of free student laptops as they are simply going to play with you.
How to Actually Find Free Laptop Computers?
There are many ways of actually getting free laptops for low income students or disabilities. Here are some real ways of actually getting free student laptops.
Charitable Institutions
One of the ways in which you can arrange for laptops, free of cost, is by applying for grants from charitable institutions and non governmental organizations. Many wealthy philanthropists and social welfare arms of multinational companies are willing to offer grants which could make distribution of free laptops for college students possible.
Apply for Educational Grants
Another way out to get free laptop for college students is to apply for research based grants from charitable foundations that can cover the cost of buying laptops for students. Such educational grants will indeed make it possible. Look for government grants that may support your cause.
Create a College Fund or Offer Scholarships for Students in Need
Another way is to create a college fund and offer scholarships through it, to meritorious students which also includes provision of laptop computer and a book grant. This will ensure that meritorious students from poor backgrounds, do not lack the facilities that are provided to other students.
So there are some realistic ways in which you could arrange laptops for free, belonging to your educational institution. As mentioned before, be wary of sites offering free laptop computers for high school students or college students, as they are mostly fake. Don't waste your time in going through such websites and their offers. Try out some of the above suggested realistic ways for procuring them.
