The eighth-grade students from St. Agnes School in Arlington received scholarship notices from area Catholic and private high schools this week.
Forty-three percent of the Class of 2006 was awarded academic scholarships. The scholarships are based on both the results of the high school entrance examination and the academic achievement of the [...]

This unique rural alcohol and drug abuse conference provides participants the opportunity to personally interact with other rural alcohol and drug abuse professionals, federal agency representatives, and nationally known institute faculty and resource persons.
Key resource persons from throughout the United States will present 12 hour in-depth tracks, 4 1/2 hour mini-workshops and 1 1/2 hour [...]

Scholarships worth $70,000 will be awarded this year to students attending the Farm and Industry Short Course at the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Applications for the awards are due April 1, according to Short Course director Richard Daluge. Applications are available from high school agriculture instructors, ag extension agents or from [...]

Normandale Community College is offering approximately $165,000 in scholarships for new, current and returning students, ranging in amount from $750 to $2,000.
The scholarship program recognizes students who have demonstrated outstanding academic, leadership, service and extracurricular achievements. Scholarships also recognize financial need, programs of study and other accomplishments. Applicants must be planning to enroll at [...]

APANA stands for Asian Pacific American Network in Agriculture, a department-wide employee organization in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Federal Asian Pacific American Conference (FAPAC) awards 10 scholarships annually of $1,000 to each eligible candidate in the month of May (Asian Pacific Heritage Month) at its National Leadership Conference.
Any undergraduate student pursuing a [...]

Hispanic Business magazine announced this week that four (4) Winner’s Circle scholarships will be awarded to Hispanic women between the ages of 18 and 25 who are pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in business, law, engineering, or healthcare. Scholarship recipients will receive $1,500 for education-related expenses, as well as free travel, lodging, and one [...]

The Nebraska Bankers Association (NBA) is pleased to announce the 2006 recipients of the Nebraska Bankers Educational Foundation (NBEF) General Scholarship Fund and the William B. Brandt Memorial Scholarship Fund. The eight, $1,000 scholarships have been awarded through a statewide scholarship program to assist students pursuing business-related degrees.
The scholarship winners and nominating bankers are as [...]

The Port Townsend Arts Guild offers art scholarships of up to $500 to high school seniors based on their originality, leadership and merit.
Applications must be postmarked by March 31 and must include a written letter from the applicant explaining why he or she is applying, a written plan for the future year of study, an [...]

The Dunkin’ Donuts franchise is now accepting applications for the 11th annual Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship Program.
“It is an honor to once again offer the Dunkin’ Donuts Scholarship Program to local students,” said Joe Prazeres, a Dunkin’ Donuts franchisee and the chairman of the Dunkin’ Donuts advertising committee for the Providence market.
“Over the past 11 years, [...]

University of Melbourne Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis, has welcomed the Australian Government’s allocation of $25 million over the next five years to support bilateral research collaboration and exchange scholarships for India.
This funding was announced in India by Prime Minister John Howard.
Professor Davis who is also Chair of the Group of Eight universities, is currently in [...]