Johannesburg (AND) Quincy Jones will make a guest appearance for the 2006 ACM Computers in Entertainment Scholarship Awards on 4 November in Los Angeles
Quincy Jones will join Prof. Adrian David Cheok, and Editor-in-Chief Newton Lee in the presentation of the 2006 ACM Computers in Entertainment Annual Scholarship Awards to three outstanding students who have […]
The application deadline for the annual Inside Self-Storage Scholarship Program has been extended to Nov. 30th. Interested parties are encouraged to apply for one of five $2,000 grants, good toward tuition at any accredited college or university.
The ISS Scholarship Program, initiated in 2001, encourages the educational pursuits of students closely affiliated with self-storage. Entrants are […]
Monsanto and the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) have teamed up for the third year in a row to offer the Commitment to Agriculture Scholarship Program to high school seniors nationwide.
One hundred $1,500 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors interested in pursuing a career in agriculture who clearly demonstrate excellence in […]
The Royal Society has developed an international fellowship scheme that aims to attract the world’s best scientists to the UK and give the country a business edge.
In a speech at the Royal Society yesterday, the trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling confirmed the plans for the scheme, under which researchers will come to Britain […]
Accomplished graduates can win $1,500 awards
Remke Markets Student Achiever Program has increased the number of scholarships to six at $1,500 each.
The program recognizes outstanding 2006-07 Northern Kentucky High School candidates for graduation.
In 2005, the first year of the program, one scholarship of $1,500 was won by India Robinson of Scott High School. Last year the […]
The Thurgood Marshall Corporate Leadership Award is presented annually to a corporate entity whose record of commitment to public HBCUs, education and diversity has advanced the overall mission of developing a new generation of leaders. This award is the highest annual award presented by the TMSF and serves as a model for others to emulate.
“Microsoft […]
In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 strategically selected, majority black high schools in Tennessee.
The scholarship, called Tennessee Promise, is available to students in the fall of 2007 and pays up to $5,800 a year for tuition.
UT dean […]
Alistair Darling has launched a new international scholarship scheme with the aim of bringing the best foreign students to Britain.
The trade and industry secretary said on Monday that Britain’s universities should follow the example of football’s Premiership and attract the best international talent.
It is hoped that a Royal Society international fellowship scheme will become a […]
LexisNexis Group, a global leading provider of information and services solutions announced today it has established the Louis F. Duffy Scholarship to honor Duffy for his many years of exemplary service to LexisNexis® and the International Bar Association (IBA). LexisNexis is a member of the Reed Elsevier Group plc, a world-leading publisher and information provider.
“One […]
The Design Zentrum Nordrhein Westfalen, located in Essen, Germany, has awarded 10 scholarships to young designers who will come together at the institute for one year to study the topic of the Universal Home (http://www.universal-home.de/) –that is, housing that is flexible and appropriate for all ages. More than 50 people from around the globe applied.
The […]
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Friday issued a legal opinion that appears to put the kibosh on Gov. Blagojevich’s controversial plan to sell the Illinois Student Assistance Commission’s $4 billion student loan portfolio — which could reap the state at least $100 million.
The opinion states the commission can’t sell the entire portfolio and discontinue […]
When world-renowned economist and Stanford professor Dr. Paul Romer launched online educational course company Aplia, Inc. (http://www.aplia.com) in 2000, he did so for the most basic of reasons. “I wanted my students to learn more.” Now six years later and with over 350,000 students at over 450 college and university campuses having submitted over 170 […]