FYI

Erasmus Mundus Masters Course – SUTROFOR – Sustainable Tropical Forestry, Call for student applications

March 12th, 2007

The MSc Course in Sustainable Tropical Forestry (SUTROFOR) is a two-year world-class integrated programme aimed at qualifying graduates to deal with the huge challenges in contemporary tropical forestry. 
The SUTROFOR Course is offered by a consortium of five European universities: (i) The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Centre for Forest, Landscape and Planning, Copenhagen, Denmark, (ii) University of Wales, School [...]

New Scholarship Offered for KILE Junior Beef Exhibitors

March 11th, 2007

HARRISBURG – A new scholarship is available for junior beef exhibitors of the Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE). The KILE Beef Committee is offering two scholarships to college students, one for $1,000 and one for $500.
“It is very gratifying when so many young people are active participants in the success and growth of our state’s [...]

Scholarship Recipients From 2006 Pilot Program Announced

March 1st, 2007

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 [...]

Bumper Entry For Formula BMW Asia 2007 Scholarship Trials

February 28th, 2007

More than 20 fledgling racing drivers will meet at the BMW Performance Centre in Bahrain this weekend for one of the first major contests of their motorsport careers, and a chance to earn one of five coveted Formula BMW Asia Scholarships.
The youngsters are all aged between 15 and 20, and hail from every corner of [...]

Family working to create scholarship fund to honor son’s memory

February 25th, 2007

Thursday marked an important anniversary for the Boston family. It wasn’t a wedding date or a birth date. Rather, Feb. 22 marked the one-year anniversary of Jarrett Boston’s lost battle with cancer.
In 2002, when Jarrett was 13 years old, a black, strange-looking mole was discovered on his back. After the mole was diagnosed as a [...]

City Hopes for Boost to Atkinson Scholarship Fund

February 22nd, 2007

City leaders want Matt Atkinson’s name to live on in Green Bay for generations, but in order for that to happen they need to raise more money.
On September 14 last year, Atkinson told school staff at Green Bay East High School about an attack three of his peers were planning.
Police arrested East students William Cornell [...]

Lonngren scholarship fund started at Grays Harbor College

February 18th, 2007

After hard work in a local lumber mill as a youth in the Depression years, George Lonngren quickly realized the value of education. He enrolled at Grays Harbor College, then transferred to the University of Washington. From there, he served in the Army and then launched a successful career on the Harbor with Rayonier Inc. [...]

Philippine: TESDA announces start of PESFA scholarship exam

February 13th, 2007

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Southern Leyte Provincial Office announced the conduct of the Private Education Student Financial Assistance (PESFA) Scholarship Aptitude Examination in designated testing centers throughout the province.
TESDA Provincial Director Rolando Juanillo based here reported to PIA that their office had already begun the PESFA exam for deserving students. The [...]

Scholarship group sues for ethics clarity

February 6th, 2007

A Denver-based scholarship foundation said Monday that it has asked a judge to rule that Amendment 41 — the “Ethics in Government” ballot measure passed in November — does not apply to scholarships.
Tim Schultz, president of the Boettcher Foundation, said that his foundation decided to file suit because it did not want the employment status [...]

Saudi Arabian Scholarship Success Speaks Volumes

February 1st, 2007

‘New Zealand’s success in securing over 300 Saudi Arabian Scholarship students speaks volumes for the quality of our education offering and the way in which Universities and stakeholders have been able to work together to attract students’ says Robert Stevens, Chief Executive of Education New Zealand, responding to today’s announcement by Tertiary Education Minister Michael [...]