Archive for December, 2005

2006 KSTF Teaching Fellowships

During 2005-2006, the Knowles Science Teaching Foundation is recruiting men and women to begin their fellowships in June, 2006. The foundation is supporting men and women who have degrees in a physical science (for example, physics, chemistry or astronomy) or engineering and who want to teach high school physics, physical science and/or chemistry.
In addition, the [...]

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

Marathon Oil Corporation/UNCF Corporate Scholars Program

The Program provides educational opportunities for African Americans, American Indians/Alaskan Natives, Asian Pacific Islander Americans, Hispanic Americans through scholarships of up to $10,000 & 8 to 10 week summer internships at Marathon operations in various U.S. locations. Marathon Oil Corporation shall provide $2,500 for those interns who do not live near internship sites. Marathon is [...]

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

Gates Millennium Scholarship (GMS)

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS), funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was established in 1999 to provide outstanding low income African American, American Indian/Alaska Natives, Asian Pacific Islander American*, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of interest.
Continuing GMS Scholars [...]

Sunday, December 4th, 2005

Germany Provides Scholarships to Tsunami Victims

(ANTARA News) - Germany has provided scholarships to victims of tsunami studying at the Bogor-based Institute of Agriculture (IPB), said a spokesperson of IPB Vet. Agus Lelana here Thursday.
The scholarships were handed over to the students from Aceh and North Sumatra who are studying at IPB by Dr. Dorothea Ruland, deputy head of the German [...]

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

The Gates Cambridge Scholarship

In October 2000, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation of Seattle, Washington, USA announced a donation to the University of Cambridge of $210 million to establish the Gates Cambridge Trust.
This benefaction creates in perpetuity an international scholarship programme to enable outstanding graduate students from outside the United Kingdom to study at the University of Cambridge. [...]

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

Scholarships for students from Central and Eastern Europe

The Hertie Foundation offers scholarships for study and research stays at the Universities of Chemnitz and Bamberg. The programme is aimed at students from Central and Eastern Europe in the fields of German, political science, law, business administration and economics. All scholarships provide funding for two semesters; study stays are remunerated with 650 Euro per [...]

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

$70 million gift boosts IU scholarships

By Staci Hupp
staci.hupp@indystar.com
Indiana University officials will use $70 million, the largest individual donation in the school’s history, to keep college costs affordable for Hoosier students.
The donation, from an individual who asked to remain anonymous, will be announced by IU President Adam Herbert this morning in Indianapolis along with a separate $15 million donation from Indianapolis [...]

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

The Rasmussen Award in the Performing Arts Scholarship

The Award: The one-year Rasmussen Theatre Awards provide qualified students with the equivalent of up to 15 credit hours of in-state tuition and fees. These awards, which are also available in music, are renewable. Applicants need not be Indiana state residents; however, the tuition and fee waiver cannot exceed that of 15 [...]

Friday, December 2nd, 2005

IGDA invites for GDC 2006 student scholarships

25 scholarships on offer for successful applicants
The Independent Game Developers Association has announced that submissions are now being accepted for the 2006 Game Developers Conference student scholarships.
Scheduled to run over five days from the 20th-24th March 2006 in San Jose, California, student scholarship recipients will be granted full access to the conference, including all sessions, [...]

Thursday, December 1st, 2005