Archive for July, 2006

Biotransformations of Trace elements in Aquatic Systems

Early-Stage Training (EST) Fellowships, funded by the European Union under the Sixth Framework Marie Curie Actions.
BIOTRACS has funding for 12 PhD studentships (3 year Fellowships) and 6 short visiting Fellowships (3 month Fellowships) for the period 2005 to 2008. All PhD studentship have now been filled and we are considering applications for the three month […]

July 31st, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Lottery Scholarship at Northeast State Community College

Students have until Sept. 1 to process lottery scholarship applications
Students enrolling at Northeast State Community College who have not yet applied for the Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship Program have until Sept. 1 to process their applications to become lottery scholarship eligible for the 2006 fall semester.
The lottery scholarship program is funded by state lottery revenues […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Public Universities Praise Study Abroad Bill

Goal to Increase Participation to 1 Million Students Studying Abroad Per Year
America’s public universities applaud yesterday’s introduction of legislation to establish a national study abroad fellowship program. The Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Act of 2006 (S. 3744) would create a national fellowship program, increasing the numbers of students studying abroad to 1 million per year […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Klein Heads Scholarship Foundation

The Dolphin Scholarship Foundation announced Wednesday that it appointed its first executive director in June.
Randi Klein, who took the job in June, had been volunteering for the foundation for nearly 30 years. She is married to Rear Adm. Mike Klein.

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

2006 Marshall Cavendish Scholarship winner

The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce Kate Napolitano of Ringwood, New Jersey as the 2006 recipient of the Marshall Cavendish Scholarship.
The $3,000 scholarship was established with a donation from the Marshall Cavendish Corporation in Tarrytown, N.Y., publishers of illustrated reference books for libraries. It is awarded to a person pursuing a […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

GC resident receives garden club scholarship

Garden City resident Sarah Rosaen was one of four Henry Ford Community College students that recently received a scholarship from the Garden Club of Dearborn to further her education in environmental studies.
The scholarship fund, which was created and funded by the Garden Club of Dearborn, focuses on helping HFCC students who have developing interests or […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

DLSU-D relaunches scholarship fund

De La Salle University-Dasmariňas (DLSU-D), in cooperation with the Diocese of Imus, has re-launched the Bishop Felix Perez Memorial Scholarship Endowment Fund (BFPMSEF) with an exhibit of the late bishop’s memorabilia at the DLSU-D Aklatang Emilio Aguinaldo. Under the auspices of the Office of the Vice President for Development and External Affairs (VPDEA), the fund […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Laddie Lawrence Scholarship Award

Andrew Klein is the recipient of the Laddie Lawrence Scholarship. Klein was a senior for the Staples High School boys cross-country, indoor track and outdoor track teams and earned this honor in recognition of his dedication and service to the team and for his academic performance.
“I feel really honored,” says Klein. “It feels good […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Minnesota Supplier Awards Annual Scholarship

Continued its 14-year-old tradition by announcing Nicole Christopherson as the recipient of its 2006 Upper Midwest Small Business Scholarship. The $1,500-a-year scholarship, which ID Line began in 1993, is given to children and grandchildren of its full-time and part-time employees, provided they are 18-to-26 years old.
Janet Adams, president of ID Line, says her company has […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Student loan problems cost college

Benedict College has been required to repay more than $658,000 since 2001 for violating rules governing federal student loans, U.S. Department of Education records show.
Benedict President David Swinton dismissed the ordered repayments.
“That’s what auditors do,” he said. “They point out things that need to be fixed.
“That audit covered every year since the [direct] student loan […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in College Loans, Education, Student Loan

Cuyamaca College financial aid officer lauded

South Bay resident relishes helping students obtain millions for higher education
When he’s away from his job running the financial aid office at Cuyamaca College, South Bay resident Ray Reyes is typically with his wife, Deanna, in a venue a far departure from the halls of academia.
What started on a whim – his wife’s fun idea […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in College Grant, Education, Financial Aid

Merit group likes curriculum idea

A committee that helped create the Hathaway Scholarship Program reaffirmed its support Friday for having students take a strong core curriculum to be eligible for the award.
The Education Merit Scholarship Committee had no big complaints about the current recommendations for a success curriculum developed by a task force.
The task force calls for students to meet […]

July 30th, 2006 - Posted in Education, Scholarship