UND officials Wednesday announced a new scholarship available this fall for entering freshmen who scored 24 or higher on the ACT.
That’s the average score for admitted students under the school’s stricter admissions standards implemented two years ago.
The scholarship will give $1,000 per year to students who meet ACT and other requirements, including:
– At least a [...]

It’s been 10 years since SilkAir flight MI 185 crashed in Palembang on December 19, on its route from Jakarta to Singapore.
All 104 passengers and crew members died. However, the memory of one victim - Kathryn Worth - lives on, through a scholarship set up by her husband.
Kathryn loved to travel; she was equally at [...]

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust has donated $25,000 to Winston-Salem State University to establish a scholarship in the name of WSSU Board of Trustees chair Nigel Alston and his wife, Sarah.
The gift recognizes Alston’s long-standing involvement with the Kate B. Reynolds Poor and Needy Division’s advisory board, according to an announcement from the [...]

Medtronic Spinal and Biologics today awarded the first annual Alan Olsen Leadership Scholarship to a student at Memphis Academy of Science and Engineering.
The $4,000 scholarship went to Chrystal Hayes, a MASE 11th grader. Hayes’ essay was chosen from a field of 32 other students vying for the scholarship. She says she plans to study [...]

Popular for her music, clothing line and perfume, singer Gwen Stefani is adding college scholarships to her repertoire.
The Gwen Stefani After-the-Fires Scholarship will be open to graduating high school seniors and college students who lost their homes and/or source of income in the October wildfires. Stefani donated $166,000 in proceeds from her Oct. 30 San [...]

The University of Hawai‘i Foundation is proud to announce the establishment the Candes Mejide Gentry Endowed Scholarship at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa Shidler College of Business. The initial $25,000 gift from Gentry will be matched with funds from Jay Shidler’s $25 million gift, increasing the total value to $50,000. The endowed scholarship is [...]

High school seniors and college students alike who are interested in pursuing a career in natural resources are encouraged to apply for the Snake River Soil and Water Conservation District Natural Resources Scholarship is intended for students pursuing a career in natural resources or agriculture.
The scholarship will be awarded based on interest in natural resources.
The [...]

Several Indian-origin students have found a pride of place among the 32 named last week to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship for 2008.
Six students of Indian or South Asian origin are among the recipients of the scholarship, the oldest international study awards available to American students.
Each will receive scholarships to study at the University of [...]

Agents for Western Union Money Transfer in Sierra Leone have concluded a joint end-of-year back-to-school raffle draw that offers thirty scholarships to primary school pupils.
Pupils whose parents have been collecting or sending money through Union Trust Bank (UTB) and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) courtesy of Western Union qualified for the draws for transactions done between [...]

Rosie Lopez, an educator and community advocacy leader, will be honored with the establishment of the Rosie Lopez Student Advocate Scholarship.
The Arizona Association of Chicanos in Higher Education created the scholarship to honor Lopez during the 20th anniversary of the Arizona Hispanic Community Forum, a volunteer-based advocacy group she formed in 1987. Thus far, more [...]

The Oshkosh Garden Club will present their annual Home For the Holidays Luncheon on Saturday, Nov. 17 at the Oshkosh Country Club.
The entertainment will be Ron Reynolds who will perform his tribute to Frank Sinatra.
Cocktails begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by a gourmet luncheon at noon. There are basket raffles in numerous themes and also [...]

The new Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has received first endowed student scholarship fund.
Janet Beachler Day of Lincoln, an alumna of the UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, established the endowed fund with a gift to the University of Nebraska Foundation. Annual income from the fund will be [...]