Archive for August, 2006

RMIT University International Scholarship 2007

August 11th, 2006

RMIT University is committed to world-class research that is practical, applied and valuable. The University is committed to attracting top research students into its key areas of expertise. Priority for scholarships will be given to students conducting their research in one of these concentrations.
RUIS 2007 awards are awarded to international postgraduate research students with excellent [...]

PhD Studentship in Psychological Child Development - Imperial College London

August 11th, 2006

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship in the Institute of Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Imperial College London, funded by the National Institutes of Health.
The research will be carried out in collaboration with the Children of the Nineties population study (ALSPAC) in Bristol, and the University of Rochester, USA, but will be based in [...]

Singing for a scholarship

August 10th, 2006

The Chorus of the Dunes stopped singing long enough this summer to award a music scholarship to Ashley Lear of Hobart.
Lear, from Hobart High School, was selected for her academic achievements, having achieved a grade point average of 4.1 on a 4.0 scale, and her participation in a wide range of musical endeavors.
She has been [...]

Scholarship helps student shoot for the stars

August 10th, 2006

Gildersleeve Middle School student Isaiah Pope of Hampton was awarded a $1,900 scholarship from Start Something, a free nationwide character education, volunteer service and career exploration program created by Target Stores and the Tiger Woods Foundation.
To earn the award, the 11-year-old completed several Start Something activities designed to help him consider his goals, focus on [...]

Indiaa Homeland Security Foundation announces new scholarship

August 10th, 2006

The Indiana Homeland Security Foundation has announced the creation of a new scholarship program for students interested in pursuing careers in public safety.
The Hoosier Safety Scholarship Program is for Indiana residents who are interested in a higher education degree and who currently volunteer with a local public safety organization. Incoming and continuing students [...]

Scholarship fund established in memory of late Lewes mayor

August 10th, 2006

Education was what the Hon. George H.P. Smith was all about – and providing scholarships to needy students who wish to pursue careers as teachers will be the purpose of a new scholarship fund, created in his name by Mr. Smith’s family.
“I wanted to do something appropriate for Dad,” said Barbara Smith-Shelton, and everyone agreed [...]

Private Student Loans Help Families Find Financial Aid for College Tuition

August 9th, 2006

A recent article in the New York Times highlighted what many students already knew — that not only was college getting more expensive, but the amount of federal aid available to students is not keeping up with rising education costs.
A revision and update to the EFC, or Expected Family Contribution, formula for the 2005-2006 school [...]

USC Education Savings Plans Inc. Awards RESP Scholarship Valued At $40,000

August 9th, 2006

Thoughts of on-campus residences, essays and mid-terms may still be years away, but for four young Canadians their post-secondary education got a significant boost today as USC Education
Savings Plan Inc. (USCI) announced the winners of its 2006 National RESPScholarship Contest.
The annual contest, now in its 15th year, provides families across Canadaa [...]

PennWell Acquires Dental Continuing Education Business

August 9th, 2006

PennWell Corporation, a diversified global media and information company, announced today that it has acquired the publishing and continuing education business of the Academy of Dental Therapeutics and Stomatology and Odontos World Media from the Company’s founder and president, Michael Florman, DDS. Financial terms of the sale were not disclosed.
Established in 1998 by Florman, an [...]

Dade Behring Announces Extension of Global Scholarship Program: the U.S. Legacy Scholarship

August 9th, 2006

Dade Behring Inc., the world’s largest company solely dedicated to clinical diagnostics, today announced that they are expanding their current $1,250,000 scholarship program to include the new U.S. Legacy Scholarship. The U.S. Legacy Scholarship recognizes the clinical laboratory profession by funding laboratory science education for the children, grandchildren and siblings of clinical laboratory professionals.
Through the [...]