The Point Foundation announced today that it has granted scholarships to 30 outstanding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. The Point Foundation provides financial support, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
“Our newest Point Scholars represent the best and brightest in our community, coming [...]

The Point Foundation announced May 24 that it has granted scholarships to 30 outstanding gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students. The Point Foundation provides financial support, mentoring and hope to meritorious students who are marginalized because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. “Our newest Point Scholars represent the best and brightest in our [...]

Hazelwood Christian Church has awarded 14 C. Darrell and Edith L. Jones Scholarships to local students for the 2006-07 academic year.
The scholarship is named for C. Darrell Jones, a longtime local insurance agent and well-known high school and collegiate athlete who died in 1981, and Edith L. Jones, his wife and longtime local teacher who [...]

HAGATNA, Guam-Pacific Islanders in Communications, the non-profit organization seeking to raise the profile of Pacific Islanders in national broadcast programming, will be awarding scholarships of up to $5,000 to students pursuing college degrees in media and/or communications.
Applicants must be pursuing certificates or degrees in media and/or communications from accredited two-or four-year schools, colleges, or universities, [...]

U.S. and Caribbean nationals interested in pursuing studies in media, broadcasting or public speaking are being offered scholarship awards in the memory of Christian communications professional and former CNN news anchor Andria Hall.
The SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A. Foundation opened the application process for two grants which will be awarded to a high school student from the United [...]

Journalists in Zambia can apply for a “Francis Peter Kasoma Journalism and Mass Communication Scholarship” to further their education at a regional or overseas institution.
The scholarships, sponsored by the Professor Francis Peter Kasoma Memorial Media Foundation, are divided into two categories and have a rolling deadline. Applicants will be selected on a [...]

To his readers, Bob Betcher was a teddy bear, figuratively at least.
Now, he’s one literally.
As part of a rummage sale Nov. 11 and 12 at the B&A Flea Market in Stuart to benefit the Bob Betcher Media Scholarship, the Stuart chapter of the Telephone Pioneers will raffle a teddy bear depicting Betcher as a [...]

Junior scholarship shoot-out in Valencia, Spain to be held Sept. 18-19
Woodcliff Lake, NJ – September 13, 2006– There is no slowing Formula BMW USA. With Robert Wickens’ name in the record books as 2006 Formula BMW USA champion, the series is already preparing for the 2007 season by searching for the next group of BMW [...]

The Gemological Institute of America’s (GIA) Board of Governors announced the release of $65,000 from the GIA Endowment Fund to go toward academic scholarships for 2007, according to a media release.
“We are grateful for the continuing support of our donors, without which the GIA Endowment Fund scholarships would not be possible,” said Helene Fortunoff, chairman [...]

More than 50 recent Kentucky graduates of high schools are among 2,100 winners of college-sponsored National Merit Scholarships announced earlier this week.
They will receive $500 to $2,000 annually for up to four years of undergraduate study at the institution financing the scholarship.
Previously announced college-sponsored winners were listed in the Courier-Journal on May 25.