Archive for February, 2006

Health career scholarships available

February 16th, 2006

GALESBURG - The Galesburg Community and Health Foundation and Foundation Service Guild are now accepting health career scholarship applications for enrollment in fall 2006. The scholarships will be available for students who are residents of the Galesburg Community and Health Foundation service area and who are pursuing a health-related career and have been accepted or [...]

Students receive Kiwanis scholarships

February 16th, 2006

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP — Sarah Jerrell of Lawrence Central High School and Brandon M. Scott of Lawrence North High School were among 29 area high school students honored Feb. 10 by the Kiwanis Club of Indianapolis.
The students received awards from the 31st annual Abe Lincoln Scholarship program. The awards, which totaled $37,500, were given to students [...]

Volleyball tournament aids scholarships

February 16th, 2006

The Penn Hills PTA/PTC scholarship committee is sponsoring a district-wide volleyball tournament at 6:30 p.. on Friday, Feb. 24, in the Penn Hills High School gymnasium.
Teams will be comprised of PTA/PTC members, teachers, principals and staff from each of the eight Penn Hills schools, as well as teams of transportation, plant services and administrative staff [...]

Bill to give more scholarships advances

February 16th, 2006

OKLAHOMA CITY A Senate committee today approved a bill to make a college scholarship program available to more Oklahoma students despite the governor’s concerns about its cost.
Students are currently eligible for the Oklahoma Higher Learning Access Program scholarship if their family earns less than 50-thousand dollars a year. The bill by Senate President Pro Tem [...]

FBI Common Knowledge Challenge scholarship

February 15th, 2006

High school and college students looking for easy scholarship money are registering in record numbers to compete in the FBI Common Knowledge Challenge scholarship. For the first time in its five year history, the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation registered over 2,000 students in one day to compete for the $500 scholarship set to begin on [...]

Guides Prepares American Students to be Informed, Respectful Global Citizens

February 15th, 2006

The 501c(3) Glimpse Foundation announced the release of its new PDF Study Abroad Acclimation Series, based on extensive survey responses from hundreds of returned study abroad students across the country.
As 2006 commences, a year designated by the U.S. Senate as the “Year of Study Abroad,” the Glimpse Foundation has released the first three of its [...]

St. Bonaventure students study abroad in Argentina and Uruguay during the winter interim session

February 15th, 2006

During the winter interim session, while many other students were relaxing at home and spending time with their families, nine St. Bonaventure University students, along with three students from George Mason University in Virginia, were busy earning three credits in Spanish in Argentina. While there, they also had plenty of time to enjoy the hot [...]

UVSC offering several study abroad options

February 15th, 2006

Utah Valley State College is accepting applications for summer study-abroad programs in China, France, England and Spain.
The program to China will run May 1-31 and include field study in Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Yannan and Deyang, where students will study Chinese history, politics and culture. Travel to France will take place in May, June or both [...]

Jeanne Rauch Art Scholarship 2006/2007

February 15th, 2006

Students who plan to attend Gaston College for the 2006-07 academic year and major in art are encouraged to apply for the Jeanne Rauch Art Scholarship through the Gaston College Foundation.
Selection for the two $750 awards is based on artistic talent and financial need.
Candidates must complete an application, provide an essay explaining their career plans [...]

UU Students win prized scholarships

February 15th, 2006

Five University of Ulster students from across Ireland have won coveted Garfield Weston Scholarships which gives each £2,000 for every year they study at university.
The successful students are Aoife Ferris from Donegal who is studying architecture; Ivan Drinan from Fermoy, Co Cork, who is studying optometry; Aine McDevitt from Derry who is studying music; Michael [...]