The German Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Mr Peter Linder, has handed over scholarship certificates to three Ghanaian students.
They are the first students to have successfully passed the rigorous selection process in 2006 and to be awarded scholarships by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) to pursue various studies in Germany.
According to a press release from [...]
The Edward C. Farrell Memorial Scholarship Foundation is accepting applications for its $1,000 scholarship to be awarded in June.
Eligible applicants must be Ledyard residents and seniors at Ledyard High School, The Williams School, an area technical school or St. Bernard High School.
Applicants will continue their education at a college, university or technical school.
The Edward C. Farrell Memorial Scholarship Foundation is accepting applications for its $1,000 scholarship to be awarded in June.
Eligible applicants must be Ledyard residents and seniors at Ledyard High School, The Williams School, an area technical school or St. Bernard High School.
Applicants will continue their education at a college, university or technical school.
More than 920 students, five working adults and two apprentices were presented with prizes and scholarships under the Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund at the 19th Awards Presentation Ceremony at City Hall today.
Officiating at the ceremony, Lady Youde said the fund has disbursed $169 million since 1987, benefiting directly or indirectly more than 440,000 students [...]
“Barack Obama has a unique ability to inspire us, lift our spirits, and bring people of all backgrounds together to do great things for our country. In Barack, I see not just the audacity of hope, but the possibility of hope for the better America we can be. Libby Hughes captures his extraordinary appeal [...]
For decades Americans have turned to LIFE to see, understand, and remember the most important events and people of our time. Just as LIFE once opened up the glittering Kennedy White House, LIFE now focuses its lens on Barack Obama. The American Journey of Barack Obama covers the candidate from his childhood [...]
Only weeks before the 2008 presidential conventions, political veterans, including Representative John B. Anderson, Alderman Edward Burke, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Senator Richard Lugar, Senator George McGovern and Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III, met today to recall the old presidential nominating system and the profound changes in the way America selects its presidential candidates. The discussion, [...]
Ten outstanding students pursuing careers in the beef industry have each been awarded a $1,500 scholarship provided by the CME Group and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. The CME Group has sponsored this scholarship program for 18 years.
Each scholarship winner wrote a 750-word essay that identified key issues confronting the beef industry, and suggested [...]
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 [...]
Attorney General Charles C. Foti, Jr., joined by 31 Attorneys General, urged the U.S. Senate to enact The Student Loan Sunshine Act, a new federal law to safeguard students and families nationwide from deceptive practices in the college loan industry.
The House of Representatives recently passed this legislation in a virtually unanimous vote of 414-3.
In a [...]