Tennessee’s Graduate Nursing Loan Forgiveness Program has reached its $1.4 million goal to fund nursing education in Tennessee.
The money was raised through public and private contributions by health care organizations across the state.
The program was signed into law in 2006 to counteract a nursing faculty shortage in Tennessee.
The U.S. Department of Labor [...]

SINGAPORE: There were six recipients for this year’s Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship.
Officer cadets from the Army swept four of the six awards.
The other two went to cadets from the Navy.
The scholars have excelled in their academic studies and co-curricular activities in schools.
They are also high-achievers in the officer cadet course.
The scholars will pursue their [...]

Mohamed Bakri endured political strife in Sudan, confronted language barriers in the United States and worked while raising a family on his way to graduating summa cum laude at the University of Minnesota.
Now Bakri, 44, is among 33 out of a pool of more than 970 nominated candidates to receive a slice of the “world’s [...]

The Filipino-American Presidents Club of Guam is sponsoring a scholarship fair from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 18 to 19 at the Agana Shopping Center’s center court. FAPCG Club scholarship applications for the University of Guam and also other available scholarships are for the Navy Collegiate Programs to be presented by Edgar Dimagiba of [...]

A man who helped evacuate a school bus full of children after the deadly interstate bridge collapse has a generous offer to consider.
Jeremy Hernandez, 20, dropped out of Dunwoody College of Technology because he couldn’t afford the $15,000 tuition. Now, he can finish his two-year automotive technician degree for free if he wants to come [...]

Young golfers now have the chance to get the best possible start thanks to the Golf At Goodwood Scholarship Programme’s partnership with Frozen Rope.
Frozen Rope will give every student a set of bespoke custom-fit clubs tailored to their abilities.
In addition the company monitors their development and makes any necessary adjustments as their game progresses.
The scholarship [...]

Kevin Paz, a resident of Kihei and student of the Maui Community College’s Maui Culinary Academy, has been selected to receive the first Alexander & Baldwin Culinary Arts Scholarship award, which pays full tuition — and more — through an endowment funded by the Alexander & Baldwin Foundation.
Paz just completed his second semester at Maui [...]

Over 175 scholarships were awarded at the Battle Creek Community Foundation’s Annual Scholarship Reception, which took place on May 24, 2007, at Kellogg Arena. These scholarships, including annual renewals on those awarded previously, total over $600,000! Scholarship selection criteria vary, depending on the donor’s interest; however, academic performance, financial need, and school/community/church involvement are the [...]

State Board of Education members have approved 115 private schools to participate in the first year of a scholarship program for disabled children —- slightly more than the 100 campuses that participated in the start of a similar program in Florida.
Principal Kim Wigington is thrilled her small, three-year-old campus —- located in the Sunday school [...]

Two nominees of the government of Liberia in the employ of the Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization (BIN) have been awarded three months scholarship by the government of India.
The two employees, Mr. Isaac Nyanplu Teah and Mrs. Mae Angie Brooks are to undergo training in “Advanced Software Technology under the ITEC Programme.
The training is from [...]