Foundations providing scholarships to Philippine students

Scholarship helps nursing students achieve dreams

February 25th, 2007

Hollie Braband remembers when she made the decision to be a nurse. She was all of 5. She’ll shortly graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington and begin a career specializing in neonatal intensive-care nursing.
“I’ve always known I wanted to work with children,” Braband said.
Then there’s Jackline Opollo, originally of Kenya, a brilliant UT-Arlington [...]

Pakistan: PEC’s scholarship programme benefitting poor students

February 18th, 2007

Pakistan Education Foundation’s (PEF) scholarship assistance programme under “Ik Imdadi Wazifa Ka Agaz Keijai” has provided financial assistance to the poor students in continuation of their education in the country.
Chairman Pakistan Education Foundation, Dr.Shaukat Ali Siddiqi told APP here that his organization is providing 223 scholarship per annum to the most [...]

Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s scholarship

February 13th, 2007

The Grand Haven Area Community Foundation’s scholarship application is available online at the foundation’s Web site: www.ghacf.org.
Instructions for completing the on-line application are detailed on the site’s Scholarship Page, and instruction sheets are available at local high school guidance departments and at the foundation office, 1 S. Harbor Ave. in Grand Haven.
High school seniors interested [...]

Ethics amendment limits private scholarship providers

February 1st, 2007

Hundreds of college-bound students whose parents draw state salaries could find themselves disqualified from receiving private financial aid this year because of the recently passed “Ethics in Government” initiative.
Amendment 41, approved by voters in November, bars state employees and their dependents from receiving “gifts” of $50 of more.
Curt Martin, director of financial aid at Mesa [...]

Study abroad scholarships sail students overseas

January 19th, 2007

The opportunity to study abroad can be elusive to students with meager financial means, but the Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship helped two university students spend this semester overseas.
Blake Bohanan, a senior in psychology, and Holly Dye, fourth-year in animal science/pre-veterinary medicine, both received the scholarship for this spring semester. Bohanan is currently studying in [...]

CHS Foundation Expands Two-Year College Scholarship Program

January 8th, 2007

First-year agricultural students at two-year colleges are invited to apply for 50 $750 scholarships from the CHS Foundation, which recently expanded its Two-Year College Scholarship Program to provide greater financial assistance to more students. The CHS Foundation is the major giving entity of CHS Inc., a leading energy and grain- based foods company with a [...]

Program helps get students on track to college

January 7th, 2007

Rebecca Walton is an actress, an Old Town Playhouse volunteer and a top theater student at Northwestern Michigan College.
She’s also the first generation in her family to go to college _ a fact that helped the Bellaire High School graduate earn a free ride as an Northwestern Michigan College commitment scholar.
Since it began in 1993, [...]

UK: The Harold and Olga Fox Scholarships in Biology for for International Students

October 6th, 2006

The Harold and Olga Fox Fund has been established with a recent bequest to the Biology Department. We shall award one Scholarship per year to overseas (full fee-paying) students applying for the BSc degree programme in Biology, Zoology, Genetics or Human Genetics. The Harold and Olga Fox Scholarships will pay £5000 towards overseas fees in [...]

Germany: Degussa Foundation Scholarship Awards

October 6th, 2006

The award of scholarships for the upcoming generation of scientists represents a key area of the financial assistance provided by the Degussa Foundation: Financial assistance will be given to applicants studying for a master’s degree at universities, colleges and technical colleges, and for doctoral and postdoctoral projects. Postgraduate studies and internships abroad can also be [...]

Latin Rap and Reggaeton music Ezine announces Hip Hop scholarship for college students during National Hispanic Heritage Month.

October 2nd, 2006

LatinRapper.com, the most comprehensive Latin Hip Hop and Reggaeton music site online, has recently established an annual Hip Hop scholarship. Announced during National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sep. 15 – Oct 15), the $500 scholarship is eligible to Latino undergraduate students who submit an essay through the website.
Since 2004, Latin Rapper has provided news on Latino [...]