Archive for April, 2006

University of Wyoming College of Business gets $2.62M grant

The University of Wyoming College of Business, armed with its second Daniels Fund grant in two years, will expand its business ethics program by hiring a professor who will teach classes in the subject in the coming year.
A $2.62 million grant, on top of a $900,000 grant last year, was announced Thursday in Denver. An […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant

Albertson College students to decide on grant distribution

An Albertson College of Idaho student council will decide during the next two weeks how to give away $30,000 in grant funds.
Thirty Treasure Valley organizations are vying for the Albertson College of Idaho Champions Student Philanthropy Council grant funds, donated by the Seagraves Family Foundation.
Youth organizations, reading programs, a gang-prevention initiative and others have made […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Education

Hyperion Grant Helps Launch Business Performance Management Center at Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business

Hyperion (Nasdaq:HYSL), the global leader in Business Performance Management software, and Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University will open the first Center for Business Performance Management in the United States with a grant from Hyperion. The announcement was made at Solutions 2006, Hyperion’s global Business Performance Management conference, taking place in Las […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Education

Locking rates on student loans urged

A year ago, students and parents who borrowed to cover college costs rushed to lock in the lowest interest rates in four decades.
Now those who haven’t consolidated their loans under the federal student-loan program are being urged to do so before July 1.
The reason: The deficit-reduction bill that President Bush signed earlier this year cuts […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Education

$12,000 grants given by Hillmyer-Tremont

One thought ran through Carl Bleich’s mind as he walked toward Estero High School principal George Clover’s office — “What did I do?”
Bleich’s concern turned to puzzlement when he saw his parents, grandfather and three Estero coaches waiting for him.
“I knew something was going on but I had no idea what it was,” he said.

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Education

mtvU and Cisco Launch New Student-Run Digital Development Team With Grants Totaling $250,000

mtvU Greenlights Ten Digital Media Programs Submitted by College Students Pioneering the Future of Broadband Programming Winning ”Digital Incubator” Projects Set to Debut on mtvU, mtvU Uber and mtvU Wireless
mtvU, MTV’s 24-hour college network, and Cisco Systems®(NASDAQ:CSCO - News) today unveiled the first annual mtvU “Digital Incubator” development team — ten student groups funded with […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Scholarship

Juvenile Justice Scholarships Available

Scholarship applications for the Anthony “Tony” Gobar Juvenile Justice Scholarship Fund are still being accepted at the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson for the 2006-2007 academic year. The scholarship is named in honor of Anthony Gobar a long-time juvenile justice specialist. The scholarship will provide a one-time award for a full-time junior or senior at […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

Carl R. Allen Memorial Scholarship

The Buffalo Association of Black Journalists is accepting applications for its fifth annual Carl R. Allen Memorial Scholarship. The deadline is June 30.
The Buffalo News and the Buffalo Newspaper Guild also contribute to the competitive $1,000 scholarship. The scholarship is open to African-American high school seniors, as well as college freshmen, sophomores and juniors who […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

Media group names 9 scholarship winners

Nine high school and college students received scholarships totaling $15,000 at the DFW Network of Hispanic Communicators’ annual scholarship awards brunch Saturday in Fort Worth.
Nine high school students also received a total of $1,650 in cash prizes for their winning essays on immigration reform, the theme of this year’s 24th annual high school writing contest.
The […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

Annelie Johnson Scholarship

Former students of the Mount Logan Middle School teacher who died in February will be able to remember her through a scholarship fund set up for outgoing seniors.
More than a decade worth of scholarships have been already established in memory of Annelie Johnson, the 28-year-old science teacher who died suddenly after routine surgery this year.
Graduating […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship

Scholarships available for international study programs

More than 11,000 high school students from around the world study abroad each year with AFS Intercultural Programs.
To help local students find out more about going abroad with AFS, local volunteers are holding four information nights, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., on Tuesday at Eureka High School, Room 120; Thursday at the McKinleyville High School […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship, Study Abroad

Red Hat, IIT-B Announce Red Hat Scholarships Programme (India)

Red Hat has launched the Red Hat Scholarships 2006-2007 programme, which will operate under the eKALAVYA program set up by the Kanwal Rekhi School of IT, IIT-Bombay. This is the third consecutive year of operation for the Red Hat Scholarships program. The program will help thousands of students looking for guidance on software development projects […]

April 24th, 2006 - Posted in Scholarship