Technology Grants

A pillar of the WakeWare program is ensuring every student has a great laptop. In what can be thought of as a “laptop voucher,” the tech grant covers the full cost of one of our two powerful WakeWare standard models.

Eligibility

Technology Grants are awarded to incoming undergraduate students who receive need-based, merit, or athletic scholarship funds from Wake Forest during their first two years of enrollment. Students are notified of their eligibility to redeem a Technology Grant from the WakeWare Program Manager in late May, or whenever they become eligible thereafter. You are able to redeem your grant at any time within your first two years at Wake Forest.

Purchasing

You can redeem your laptop in-store or online. Students will receive online purchasing instructions to their WFU email when they are eligible. If upgrading, grant recipients can use any major debit or credit card to cover the remaining balance.

Value

The Technology Grant covers the one-time full cost of a Standard WakeWare laptop, which includes four years of bundled repair coverage (provided by our friendly tech team at The Bridge IT service desk) and Winston-Salem sales tax. Students also have the option to apply the Technology Grant to other WakeWare laptops and cover the remaining cost themselves.

Ready to redeem your tech grant?

Find step-by-step instructions in our Technology Grant solution article in our AskDeac knowledge base.