Archive for January, 2007

Illaya Ragam Carnatic scholarship

Five students were selected for the Rs.36,000 `Illaya Ragam Carnatic’ scholarship offered by Reliance Communications recently.
N.C. Bharadwaj (class IX), Sunil R. Gargyan (class VI), G. Abilash (class VI), S. Anjani (class VI) and R. Shyam (class VI) were selected by a panel of judges such as vocalist Ravi Kiran, veena artiste Revathy Krishna, violin artiste […]

January 22nd, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Alicia Keys Sets Up Scholarship For Atlanta Students

Alicia Keys wants to help talented youngsters go to college, so the Grammy award winner is offering $5,000 scholarships to students from Atlanta and three other cities.
The four scholarship winners will be selected from Atlanta; Jacksonville, Florida; New Orleans and New York City’s Harlem neighborhood.
The Open Doors Scholars Program is part of Frum Tha Ground […]

January 22nd, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Siloam Springs’ JBU fills $10 million scholarship fund

John Brown University completed a $ 10 million campaign to raise scholarship money 18 months early, school officials announced Friday.
The $ 10 Million Challenge started in July 2005 with an anonymous $ 5 million pledge. To receive the money, the donor stipulated the Christian university in Siloam Springs had three years to raise an additional […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Energy Laboratories gives $7,000 to scholarship fund

The Elko and Casper, Wyo., branches of Energy Laboratories Inc. presented the Northeastern Nevada Section of the Society of Mining Engineers Scholarship Fund a check for $7,000 at the monthly SME section meeting Friday at the Red Lion Hotel & Casino.
Funding for the donation is derived from a percentage of the overall corporate profits.
These funds […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Hudson foundation doubles funds, scholarship totals

HUDSON — A recent surge in donors and one especially generous estate gift has doubled the money available to the Hudson Educational Fund in less than nine months.
The Hudson Educational Fund was established in 1997 to provide community support for the school, students and teachers. Since then the volunteer foundation board has awarded 61 scholarships […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

The Better Business Bureau Nebraska launches annual scholarship

The Better Business Bureau that serves Nebraska, southwest Iowa and South Dakota, has announced its foundation will begin offering an annual scholarship.
The BBB will offer three high school students from its service areas a $2,000 scholarship with its newly minted annual Scott Mecham BBB Student of Integrity Awards, according to a statement from the BBB.
Students […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Scholarship

In September last year, U.K.’s Total Guitar magazine teamed up with Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE and the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) to offer one lucky reader the chance of a lifetime… the opportunity to have his/her fees paid by the band for a year’s study at the U.K.’s leading school of […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Scholarship available for Dutchess seniors

Dutchess County Remove Intoxicated Drivers announced its fourth annual scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship is open to all seniors attending any Dutchess County high school. Participants may submit entries using any medium to instill the message, “Don’t drink and drive.”

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

India: `Illaya Ragam Carnatic’ scholarship

CHENNAI: Five students were selected for the Rs.36,000 `Illaya Ragam Carnatic’ scholarship offered by Reliance Communications on Thursday.
N.C. Bharadwaj (class IX), Sunil R. Gargyan (class VI), G. Abilash (class VI), S. Anjani (class VI) and R. Shyam (class VI) were selected by a panel of judges such as vocalist Ravi Kiran, veena artiste Revathy […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Winners of 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Contest announced

ADC Michigan has announced the winners of its 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Contest, which was open to all Arab and Chaldean American high school seniors in Michigan. This year, entries reached record numbers and were received from all parts of the state, a sign of the successful expansion of this program and […]

January 20th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Culture shock affects study abroad students

It’s not easy studying abroad in another country but, for some students, coming home might be the hardest part.
Chris Klein, publications and marketing coordinator in the Office of Programs for Study Abroad, said reverse culture shock occurs when people return from studying abroad and find some of the things about their home culture to be […]

January 19th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad

Eastern Kentucky University offers new exchange program

Eastern Kentucky University recently became one of only 12 North American institutions to participate in an exchange program that allows students to study abroad.
The Magellan Exchange allows students to pay their usual tuition and fees at their home institution, but have an educational and cultural experience in a foreign country for a semester or full […]

January 19th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Study Abroad