Archive for April, 2006

Cambridge Home Health Care of Akron offers nursing scholarships

Four $1,000 nursing scholarships are being offered by Cambridge Home Health Care of Akron.
Applications must be received by May 15.
Eligible applicants are home-health aides, nurse’s aides or licensed practical nurses who have worked for two of the past three years in any of these jobs.

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

SLCH Auxiliary announces scholarships

The Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Auxiliary has awarded five $1,000 scholarships to students from east Linn County pursuing health care education.
The auxiliary has given a total of $60,300 in scholarships since 1988. This year’s recipients were announced at the auxiliary’s annual scholarship dinner April 3. They are:
• Katie Atchley, Oregon Health and Science University, juunior […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Desert Hot Springs Women’s Club scholarships

The Desert Hot Springs Women’s Club will present 17 Desert Hot Springs High School seniors with scholarships of $500 or $1,000 each at a noon luncheon Tuesday at the Vista Montana Mobile Home Park Clubhouse.
The club also will present each of the six Desert Hot Springs schools and the Desert Hot Springs Soroptimist House of […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

MCC Receives Grant For First Generation College Push

A $62,139 grant from the TG Public Benefit Grant Program will help find a program at McLennan Community College that’s aimed at reducing high school dropout rates and encouraging at-risk students to become the first in their families to graduate from college.
TG is a Texas-based nonprofit corporation that guarantees federal student loans.
MCC”s First Generation College […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Education

RMCHCS Scholarships

RMCHCS Auxiliary Scholarships are available for the fall 2006 term. Scholarships are offered to students who have completed at least 12 college credits, have a minimum college GPA of 2.0 are in good academic standing, and intend to pursue a career in a medical or health-related profession. The application deadline is June 16, 2006. Information: […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

Senate declares 2006 ‘The Year of Study Abroad’

The U.S. Senate has designated 2006 as “The Year of Study Abroad,” and the state of Oregon has followed suit.
Senate Resolution 308 was passed Nov. 10, 2005, declaring that studying abroad can help students share U.S. values as well as create good will for the U.S. around the world.
The resolution provides shocking percentages from a […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Study Abroad

Huntsmans donate scholarships

Jon M. Huntsman Sr. wished UVSC graduates well on Friday, and chipped in to help future students reach the same goal in their education.
After speaking to about 1,000 graduates, Huntsman announced that he and his wife, Karen, will donate 20 $5,000 scholarships for each of the next five years. Huntsman said the couple was donating […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

400 scholarships up for grabs (Malaysia)

Scholarships are not necessarily only for high achievers – those with a passion for the hospitality industry can now apply for a scholarship to pursue a hospitality diploma in Singapore.
In line with the increasing demand for qualified workers in the hospitality industry, Guilford Hospitality College, Singapore, together with Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), is […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

196 Pakistanis get Fulbright scholarships

A total of 196 Pakistani students received the Fulbright scholarships for study in American universities in PhD, Masters and undergraduate programmes.
The Fulbright Act was introduced in the US congress in 1946 for the promotion of international goodwill through exchange of students.
Dr Grace Clarke, the executive director of the United States Education Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP), […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

State Approved Online Driver Education Courses for Teens

Teen age driver safety course is the most affordable form of e-learning at Teendriversite.com. The self paced course lays a strong foundation on the concepts of driving safety for the teen drivers. This knowledge inculcation is so smooth that it appears so obvious to happen in an attempt to gain the permit.
This DMV approved teen […]

April 30th, 2006 - Posted in Online Education

Loan changes hit college costs

It’s time to revisit a cardinal rule about paying for college.
The time-honored advice is to plan carefully and years in advance of when the money will be needed.
Federal education loans have long been counted on by many families to finance at least a portion of college expenses, and when other resources such as savings and […]

April 28th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Student Loan

Samsung “Hope for Education” 2006

Samsung Electronics America launched the “Hope for Education” essay contest in 2004. Hope for Education is a distinctive educational philanthropy program designed to better educate U.S. elementary, middle and high school students through the delivery of new digital technologies and software.Teachers, administrators, parents and students may enter the contest by writing a 100-word essay […]

April 28th, 2006 - Posted in Education