HAGATNA, Guam-Pacific Islanders in Communications, the non-profit organization seeking to raise the profile of Pacific Islanders in national broadcast programming, will be awarding scholarships of up to $5,000 to students pursuing college degrees in media and/or communications.
Applicants must be pursuing certificates or degrees in media and/or communications from accredited two-or four-year schools, colleges, or universities, [...]

The Middletown Area Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People held its 21st annual Louie F. Cox Scholarship fundraising banquet and freedom dinner Friday night at the Manchester Inn.
Several scholarships and other awards were given at the event, which was themed: “Youth, our legacy is their future.”
The Presidents Community Service Award [...]

The application deadline for the Cadet Appointment Program Scholarship is March 15 to receive full tuition for four years at the State University of New York Maritime College in New York City.
State Sen. George H. Winner Jr., R-Elmira, is eligible to nominate one individual for the scholarship award for the 2006-07 academic year.
Applicants must be [...]

One ambitious student from each school, South Gwinnett High and Brookwood High, will be the recipient of a $1000 scholarship this year; compliments of the Snellville Commerce Club. Being a business related group, the club established this scholarship program to assist ambitious student leaders who have demonstrated initiative and business prowess. “At $1000 each, this [...]

Three Boston College student-athletes, Dan Berglund (football), Kristen Madden (field hockey) and Brooke Queenan (women’s basketball), have earned prestigious post-graduate scholarships from the Atlantic Coast Conference, according to an announcement made by commissioner John D. Swofford.
Berglund was one of only three student-athletes from the conference to receive the Jim and Pat Thacker Award, given annually [...]

MITECH+ is offering four $2,000 scholarships toward the chemical process technology associate degree offered at Delta College and Lansing Community College. This scholarship will assist Midland County high school graduates, college students and adults for a career in process technology, both locally and throughout the nation.
MITECH+ also offers four $1,000 scholarships in construction, health, information [...]

Outstanding college bound students have been recognized for their achievements through the AgHeritage Farm Credit Services Scholarship Program for the past five years. Again this year, AgHeritage FCS will award $500 scholarships.
“The Scholarship Program is one of several programs provided by AgHeritage Farm Credit Services in support of the future generation of farmers and ranchers,” [...]

The U.S. Department of the Interior is encouraging top high school student leaders, grades 10-11, to apply for one of three full scholarships being offered by Department of the Interior to attend a Junior Statesmen Summer School session in the States.
The scholarships cover all tuition costs and round trip transportation to the Summer School of [...]

The Otsego Memorial Hospital (OMH) Foundation is accepting applications for healthcare scholarships to be awarded this April by the Foundation Board of Directors.
According to foundation director Deborah Allen, the scholarship program was developed to accomplish two goals.
“First, to enable the foundation to provide valuable assistance to individuals interested in a career in healthcare” said Allen. [...]

The federal Education Department has agreed to review requests from 20 states to alter significantly the way they measure student progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. The move comes as the number of schools across the country deemed substandard under that law grows by the thousands.
The requests, which Education Secretary Margaret Spellings invited [...]

Earn While You Learn. UCLA Extension offers courses in the evenings, weekends and even online so you don’t have to take time out of your career to take a course, complete a certificate program or earn credit toward your degree.
Do the Math
A 12-week course offering college credit costs less than a day of beauty [...]

Two New Scholarships Among AAJA’s 2006 Programs
The Asian American Journalists Association is awarding the largest amount of student scholarships in its history.
“We are grateful that these major media companies and supporters recognize the need to diversify newsrooms by encouraging young people to become journalists,” said AAJA executive director Rene Astudillo. “By increasing the number of [...]