Archive for April, 2007

Student project nets $50,000 scholarship

For his study of the social patterns of drug use among his fellow students at Decatur High School, William Slack shared first-place honors Monday in the national Young Epidemiology Scholars Competition.
The other first-place winner was Megan Blewett from Madison High School in Madison, N.J. Each received a $50,000 scholarship.
Frederic Lu, a student at Joseph Wheeler […]

April 19th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Smith’s Senatorial Scholarship deadline is May 15

State Sen. Preston Smith, R-Rome, is accepting applications for his annual Senatorial Scholarship through May 15. The $500 undergraduate scholarships will go to one male and one female high school senior from his district, which covers Floyd and parts of Bartow and Gordon counties.
The following is a copy of the announcement letter Smith sent to […]

April 19th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Introducing Scholarship 2.0: A Scholarship Where Students Don’t Just Apply… They Pick the Winner

Embracing the democratic spirit of online communities, CollegeToolkit.com (http://www.CollegeToolkit.com) has launched a $10,000 scholarship with a special twist. Students are not only the applicants, they are the judges. The winner of the award will be based solely on the voting of CollegeToolkit.com’s student users.
“For almost every other scholarship, these students are at the mercy of […]

April 16th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

U.S. worried by lenders’ mining of student data

Some lending companies with access to a national database that contains confidential information on 60 million student borrowers have repeatedly searched it in ways that violate federal rules, raising alarms about data mining and abuse of privacy, government and university officials said.
The improper searching has grown so pervasive that officials said the Education Department is […]

April 16th, 2007 - Posted in Education

Tiskilwa Scholarship Association available

The Tiskilwa Scholarship Association will award a $1,000 grant to a high school graduate living within the boundaries of the former Tiskilwa School District 300 for a period of not less than one year. The purpose of the scholarship is to offer encouragement and support to a community member who wishes to pursue advanced training […]

April 15th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

BSSG scholarship deadline near

The application for the Big Sky State Games Character Counts scholarship is Monday, May 14.
The Character Counts scholarship recognizes the importance of sportsmanship and character in athletics. The scholarship is open to high school juniors (during the 2006-2007 school year) who have participated in the Big Sky State Games.
The Games will offer a $500 scholarship […]

April 15th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Scholarship in memory of Indo-Canadian teacher

Toronto: A school in Canada has set up a scholarship fund in memory of an Indo-Canadian female teacher who was murdered last year. The annual scholarship will be provided to graduating students.
North Ridge elementary school in which Manjit Panghali taught announced Thursday that it has established the Manjit Panghali Memorial Fund.
The charred body of 30-year-old […]

April 15th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

$10 million scholarship fund established for Coshocton Co. students

Joe Engle remembers working odd jobs to help pay his way through The Ohio State University.
But a gift from him and his wife will enable some Coshocton County students to not worry about tuition and instead concentrate on their futures. Coshocton County native Joe Engle and his wife, Elizabeth, have established a $10 million scholarship […]

April 15th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Australia announces 2008 scholarship programme

HA NOI - The Australian Ambassador to Viet Nam, Bill Tweddell, announced he will now be accepting applications from Vietnamese students to win a 2008 scholarship sponsored by the Australian government.
Tweddell made the remarks at a ceremony held in Ha Noi on Tuesday.
The initiative’s aim is to promote the sustainable development of education in the […]

April 13th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

ASU offering new accounting scholarship

Dr. Tina Quinn, department chair for Accounting and Law at Arkansas State University, recently announced a new accounting education scholarship, the BKD, LLP Accounting Education Scholarship. BKD, LLP is the largest CPA and advisory firm in Arkansas, one of the 10 largest CPA and advisory firms in the U.S., and the largest independent member firm […]

April 13th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

2007 CYSA college scholarship program

The Chickasha Youth Soccer Association Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce its 1st Annual College Scholarship Program for Academically Achieving High School Students.
Current and former CYSA players who meet our criteria are eligible. The CYSA Board of Directors will be awarding a total of approximately $250 in scholarships. The recipient will receive a $250 scholarship, […]

April 13th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Airport is unique location for Scholarship Gala

Kentucky State University is ready to give its financial supporters a taste of fame.
Saturday the school will host its third annual President’s Scholarship Gala from a hangar at Capital City Airport.
This is the first year the event has left KSU’s campus and the first time the airport has rented out one of its hangars, according […]

April 13th, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship