Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman will visit Missouri State University this afternoon to announce a new scholarship program aimed at parents who save for college through the state’s 529 College Savings Plan, MOST.
Steelman will make the announcement with MSU President Michael Nietzel at 2 p.m. at the Child Development Center, 609 E. Cherry, on the MSU […]
J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation has awarded Albertson College of Idaho in Caldwell a $5 million per year Evergreen grant, plus an additional one-time $5 million grant to launch a $17 million fundraising campaign to renovate the school’s science facility.
The goal of both grants, according to university spokeswoman Beth Zborowski, is to support initiatives to […]
The University of Kentucky came out relatively well in a gloomy national report yesterday that said when student financial aid is handed out, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer.
UK got an overall grade of “C” in a study by The Education Trust that criticized the nation’s 50 flagship public universities for increasing […]
A $3,000 grant will provide the literal seed money for a conifer garden at the Schneebeli Earth Science Center, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s living laboratory south of the Williamsport main campus.
The college’s School of Natural Resources Management received a $1,500 Jean Iseli Memorial Award grant from the American Conifer Society, honoring the late founder of […]
US education company Kaplan, best known for its preparation courses for standardised tests, is reportedly applying for the right to become Britain’s first for-profit university.
The company will initially want to offer degrees in courses that it already provides within Britain, such as business studies, law and accountancy, the company’s chief executive William Macpherson told the […]
Experience, Inc., the leading provider of career services for students and alumni, today announced the findings from its 2006 “College Life - Finances & Banking” survey. Experience polled more than 4,800 students from colleges and universities nationwide to learn about their use of credit cards and how they choose banks and loans during school.
In addition […]
For the second year in a row, Michigan State University has been named the top public university in the nation for study abroad in a report by the Institute of International Education.
In the 2004-05 academic year, the most recent year for which figures are available, 2,385 MSU students - and more than 6 percent of […]
Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report on National Collegiate Student Loan Trust (NCSLT) 2006-4.
The presale report is available to all investors on Fitch’s corporate site, www.fitchratings.com. For more information about Fitch’s comprehensive subscription service Fitch Research, which includes all presale reports, surveillance, and credit reports on more than 20 asset-backed securities (ABS) asset classes, […]
Local high school students can apply for scholarships to study abroad through the ASSE International Student Exchange Program.
Students can spend an academic year, three-month period or summer holiday in Europe, Asia, South America, New Zealand, Australia or South Africa. Students ages 15 to 18 can qualify based on academic performance, character references and a desire […]
Felicia Walton, a Duke University senior who has already made her mark as a biology researcher, has won a prestigious Marshall Scholarship for two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
Walton, of Asheville, N.C., plans to use her Marshall Scholarship to obtain a master’s degree at the University of Cambridge, and may possibly continue […]
The amount of the scholarship is $500 awarded on a one time per winner basis towards the tuition cost of the estimated 39 week OCB program.The scholarship will be awarded to a student who is a resident of a county within the recognized DMA of the Toledo Market.The selection of the winner will be based […]
An endowed scholarship honoring Christopher Reeve has been established at Cornell University for theater, film, music, and English students.
The scholarship is named for the 1974 Cornell graduate who went on to become a world-famous actor and advocate for spinal cord research. It was formally announced on Saturday at an event attended by Reeve’s mother, Barbara […]