For the Americans who can’t disassociate “Happy New Year” and the start of the college Bowl Championship Series, Online-Education.net recommends that education-minded sports enthusiasts consider a course in sports psychology. Online interest in this industry is strong, with online marketing firm Overture logging over 26,000 searches for information about sports psychology careers in November. Professional-level [...]

Uganda has begun implementing a free universal secondary education (USE) programme in 700 public and 280 private schools in the first phase of a scheme aimed at making education accessible to all, officials said on Monday.
Education Minister Namirembe Bitamazire said her ministry had released 7.3 billion Ugandan shillings (US $4.2 million) for public and private [...]

Logan College of Chiropractic has received a $234,000 grant from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration. The college, located in Chesterfield, Mo., will use the grant to fund the Musculoskeletal and Obstetric Management Study (MOMS).
Since 1998, internal funding has supported the MOMS project, which involves ongoing collaboration between Logan and Washington University School [...]

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded McDaniel College of Westminster, Maryland, a $200,000 grant supporting the College’s commitment to faculty development and curriculum revision. The grant enables the College to establish the Center for Faculty Excellence (CFE) and new programs in two areas critical to the success of a revised curriculum to begin in [...]

College-bound high school seniors will have the opportunity to apply for a national scholarship through the Elks organization.
Five hundred four-year scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $60,000 will be awarded.
Applications are available online or can be picked up from scholarship chairperson Mark Crews.
The application deadline is Friday, and forms should be completed and returned to Crews.

Pennsylvania College of Technology will be able to offer additional financial assistance for a deserving student, thanks to a recent gift from the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Joann Kay, executive director of the Penn College Foundation, recently received a check from Wal-Mart for $500.

Panama City residents are being warned of a scholarship scam involving magazine subscriptions and Gulf Coast Community College.
Reports of a woman selling books and magazines for cash to benefit a Gulf Coast Community College scholarship program began last week. According to college officials, GCCC does not allow door-to-door solicitations for its fundraisers.
Chris Thomas, coordinator of [...]

Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark., announced he is now accepting applications for the Congressman Mike Ross Education Scholarship Program for the 2007-2008 school year.
Students interested in applying for a $2,500 college scholarship may request an application by writing to Congressman Mike Ross Education Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 360, Prescott, AR 71857 or by printing an application [...]

WINCHESTER: The Umpqua Community College Foundation has received a $100,000 donation from Vernon and Rae Neustel to establish the Craig V. Neustel Memorial Scholarship, in honor of their son. The fund will be held, invested and maintained by the foundation as a permanent endowment.
The foundation intends to begin giving scholarships in September to students who [...]

Part of the application process includes writing an essay on which of Osborne’s traits the applicant would most like to emulate in his/her chosen field of study and future career.
A selection committee will review and evaluate applications based on criteria outlined in the scholarship criteria section of the application.
Four scholarships of $5,000 each will be [...]