Versant today announced that it will grant a 2-year scholarship to a talented student pursuing a masters degree in computer science specializing in Databases/Information systems at Hamburg University in Germany. In launching the new “Versant Advanced Database Scholarship”, Versant, with its European Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and Hamburg University will jointly select a talented student [...]

Columbia University will pay $1.1 million into an education fund and a national financial aid organization will crack down on gifts from lenders as part of state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s effort to reform the student loan industry, Cuomo said Thursday.
Under the agreement, both Columbia and the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators will [...]

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 [...]

Grammy winner Roberta Flack will perform a concert to benefit Dillard University’s scholarship program at the New Orleans Convention Center at 8 p.m. on Friday, May 18, 2007.
“We are very excited and extremely honored to host Ms. Flack during her stay in New Orleans and look forward to her sharing her extraordinary talent with our [...]

The Sallie Mae Fund — the philanthropic arm of the nation’s leading saving-and-paying for college company, Sallie Mae — today reminded students and families that several important scholarship application deadlines are right around the corner. For those students looking to apply for The Sallie Mae Fund “First in My Family” or “American Dream” scholarships, applications [...]

This four-year scholarship is available to all students with at least a 2.75 GPA and financial need, who are interested in studying computer science, mathematics, or environmental resources engineering at Humboldt State University in northern California. Priority will be given to American Indian and/or first generation college students.
Applications are available in the counseling office [...]

The Graduate School offers a high-level PhD programme with research opportunities in cellular, molecular, developmental, physiological, neuro-and evolutionary genetics and genomics. Plant, animal and microbial systems are equally well represented.
The three-year programme starts with a six-month rotation and course period, followed by a PhD project in one of the participating groups. Seminars and training courses [...]

The Utrecht Institute of Linguistics OTS (Utrecht University) offers three research grants in its International PhD programme:
3 Grants in the International PhD Programme in Linguistics
Goal
The PhD places involve a research training and aim at the completion of a PhD dissertation within a maximum of three years. As part of their training, PhD students will [...]

MPhil Research Studentship
Designing for Participation in Media Rich Collaborative Communities
Interaction Design Lab (IDL)
£7500 stipend per year for two years. Fees waived
We have an exciting and challenging opportunity in the field of Strategic Interaction Design. Based in the University of Dundee’s School of Design, you will explore new ways of designing, promoting and supporting participation within [...]