Former United States Congressman Doug Ose has announced today his opposition to the University of California Board of Regents’ current proposal to lower admission standards for the UC system. The UC Board of Regents meets on November 18 at UC San Francisco and has indicated the possibility of a vote on the proposal at this [...]
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The Alberta government is using some of its energy revenue windfall to add $227 million to the province’s largest scholarship fund.
Premier Ed Stelmach has announced a 35% increase to the Alberta Heritage Scholarship Fund, bringing its total value to $851 million.
The program provides annual scholarships to high school students as well as undergraduate and graduate [...]
The family of Matt Jones recently released the winners of their scholarship in honor of their son.
Jemison seniors Magenn McGriff, Matthew Sample and Erin Watley each received $2,000 college scholarships from the Matt Jones Golf Tournament held earlier this year.
McGriff will be attending University of Montevallo this fall. She is the daughter of Tammy and [...]
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 [...]
MARION – Friends and co-workers of Cherie G. Wall, a longtime employee of Marion General Hospital, who died from Ehlers Danlos, a rare tissue disorder, created and first-awarded a scholarship in her memory in 1993.
This year, the recipient of the Cherie G. Wall Scholarship is Allison Rowe, a native of Upper Sandusky. Rowe was recently [...]
HARRISBURG – The state’s student loan agency, already the focus of negative publicity for its travel expenses, has a new critic.
The governor.
“It has to have a total housecleaning,” Gov. Rendell said of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. “When the cost of college is more and more challenging to Pennsylvanians and their families, we can’t [...]
UCB, Inc. announced today the national roll out of the 2007 Crohn’s Scholarship Program, which will award 30, one-time scholarships of up to $10,000 to people diagnosed with Crohn’s disease who demonstrate academic ambition and who are reaching beyond the boundaries of their condition. The program is an expansion of UCB’s pilot scholarship program in [...]
For years, as college costs have climbed to back-breaking levels, more families have begun socking money in tax-advantaged 529 savings plans. Now, as these 529 plans mark their 10th anniversary this year, they are fast becoming the principal way for parents and grandparents to save for college.
Why? Costs associated with the plans have dropped. Investment [...]
The Hispanic Metropolitan Chamber (Hispanic Chamber) will announce the establishment of the Oregon Latino Scholarship Fund on Tuesday, January 30 at 10:00 a.m. in the Meadowlark Room, 3rd Floor of the Portland Marriott Waterfront hotel. A result of support from The Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) and the Meyer Memorial Trust, this endowment fund will provide [...]