As an undergraduate student at Smith College, Catherine Dignam got her first taste of the thrill of conducting scientific research.
She participated in two projects, including one in which she helped study samples of the varnish covering an African mask and determined that the wax was original.
“I really […]
Students in the Ogden School District will get a boost on their road to college, courtesy of a $1.1 million federal grant.
Weber State University teamed up with the district to gain the Federal TRIO Grant from the U.S. Department of Education.
The grant will fund a program called Talent Search, which is designed to motivate and […]
The YMCA of the USA has received a grant of $518,720 to initiate a YMCA Collegiate Achievers pilot program to improve college success rates for minority, low-income and first-generation college students by cultivating student leadership and strengthening connections among families, colleges and community-based organizations.
The grant was awarded by Lumina Foundation for Education, an Indianapolis- based, […]
Comcast is making a $150,000 grant to a scholarship fund created by the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators (NHCSL) to foster Hispanic leaders. The money will go toward a pilot program in five states, including New Mexico.
The John S. Martinez Scholarship Fund focuses on developing future Hispanic leaders through work experience and learning opportunities […]
Freshman Jennifer Tejada, a first-generation college student of Dominican decent, has been named the first recipient of Connecticut College’s Cornel West Scholarship. Tejada hails from the Bronx, N.Y.
The scholarship is awarded to one or more underrepresented students who demonstrate a commitment to the exploration of issues of racial injustice, democracy and diversity and dialogue in […]
The Idaho Board of Education wants the Legislature to create need-based scholarships as early as 2008 so that more of the state’s students can get a college degree.
Similar scholarship proposals failed during the 2006 Legislature, but backers want to try again in the 2007 session, which starts in January.
The Board of Education created a financial […]
Young Jeezy and his label Corporate Thugz Entertainment are putting local Atlanta high school students to the test by offering a $1,000 scholarship to one lucky winner of an essay contest.
The rapper announced the “What Inspires You” Essay contest, in honor of his upcoming sophomore release The Inspiration. High School students in the metro Atlanta […]
The National Federation of Independent Business Young Entrepreneur Foundation is accepting applications from high school seniors for its 2007 Young Entrepreneur Awards.
The fifth annual scholarship program for high-school seniors is designed to set teenage small-business owners on the path to entrepreneurship.
Award recipients attend the university, college, community college or vocational/technical institute of their choice with […]
Musicians and singers will perform for a worthy cause during the Holiday Scholarship Concert Dec. 1 at Appalachian State University.
The annual event raises money to fund scholarships for outstanding musicians in the Mariam Cannon Hayes School of Music.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in Farthing Auditorium. Admission is $5. Tickets are available from the Farthing […]
The 1946 class of the former Huntington East High School has established an endowed scholarship at Marshall University with priority given to students who have family ties to the 1946 graduates.
The group, which has been meeting annually in Huntington for the past several years, began discussing the possibility of offering a scholarship during its 50-year […]
OKLAHOMA CITY The widow of a state legislator who attended Panhandle State University has established a scholarship at his alma mater.
Christene Begley set up the scholarship and named it after Jack Begley, who served in the state House of Representatives for 14 years.
Jack Begley was employed for 20 years at the school in a variety […]
The Boston University chapter of the College Republicans wanted to start a dialogue about racial preferences when members created a $250 Caucasian Achievement and Recognition Scholarship, the group president told ABC News.
Applicants, who must have a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher, must be at least one-quarter White.
“We believe that racial preferences in […]