A record number of 223 students from the Indian diaspora will vie for the Scholarship Programme for Diaspora Children (SPDC) 2007-08 awarded by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) in an examination to be held in 15 countries Sunday.
The Common Written Examination (CWE) for SPDC will be held in Bahrain, Fiji, Guyana, Indonesia, [...]

Eight Van Buren High School graduating seniors have been awarded Harry O. Hamm scholarships providing them a college education. Stephen Chapman, Lauren Clark, Leanne Cushman, Natasha Harris, B.J. Huffstetler, Caitlin McBride, Meredith McCabe and Daniel Sharp join 61 other recipients of the prestigious scholarship.
Hamm, who attended Sophia Meyer School, valued his education and the influence [...]

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced that Brittany Ruttman of Grand Island has been awarded a $500 Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship. Recipients of this scholarship must be a member of Phi Theta Kappa, the transfer student honorary, and meet transfer scholarship criteria.

THIS nurse has scooped a national award in a glitzy ceremony at the House of Commons.
Staff nurse Nicky Barber, who lives in Bishopthorpe, York, and works on Ward 11 at York Hospital, won the £1,500 scholarship from the Journal Of Wound Care.
The 30-year-old is the first nurse at the hospital to win the scholarship, which [...]

The Orangeburg Civic Ballet Company is accepting applications for its Arabesque and Grande Jete scholarships.
The Arabesque scholarship is open to dancers who were 8 years old or older by Dec. 31, 2007, and have studied dance for at least one year. It is for dancers who live in Bamberg, Calhoun or Orangeburg counties.
The Grande Jete [...]

Cumberland County College’s foundation office announced on Thursday the establishment of the DeEdwin Hursey Higher Education Scholarship.
Hursey’s family will fund the memorial scholarship, created in honor of the late community leader and former member of the college’s board of trustees.
Hursey served on the CCC board from 1998 through 2004.
The $500 scholarship will be awarded annually [...]

Seven Northwest Arkansas high school seniors are among 24 students statewide who have been awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship.
They are:
* Bentonville — Emily A. Prebil, Michele L. Carter and Jessica M. Craig
* Fayetteville — Kaia M. Mattioli and Robin S. Okimoto
* Rogers — Anna E. Alderson and Natassia D. Taylor
Craig attends the Arkansas School [...]

The University of Rhode Island has received a $100,000 endowment from a longtime supporter, the Rhode Island Nursery and Landscape Association, to establish a four-year scholarship for students studying the plant sciences, horticulture, turf science and related fields.
“We sponsor a golf tournament every year to raise money for this scholarship, and we hope to keep [...]

Yerington High School is currently accepting applications for the John Crow Memorial Scholarship.
This scholarship is open to this year’s Yerington High School graduating seniors, former graduates of Yerington High School and graduates of the Yerington Adult Diploma Program. Several scholarships will be offered.

An art scholarship will honor a Madeira graduate who died in a house fire April 21 near the University of Cincinnati.
Matt Simpson, 20, was a 2005 graduate of Madeira High School.
The scholarship will be awarded to a 2007 Madeira graduate who is attending a two- or four- year art program.

The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has announced the names of several students who have signed acceptance contracts for scholarships for the fall 2007 semester.
Included in the group are:
Alma:
Daniel Hight of Alma has accepted a University Scholarship at UA Fort Smith. He is the son of Danny and Carla Hight and will be a [...]

American Water, the largest water services provider in North America, today announced recipients of the 16th annual James V. LaFrankie Scholarship Awards. The awards were distributed across the nation to college-bound children of full-time American Water employees who demonstrate an interest in water-related industry occupational fields.
Out of 69 applicants, American Water chose seven high school [...]