New grant programs. Higher interest rates for student loans. A permanent tax exemption for 529 savings plans. In the college financing arena, the hottest trend in 2006 seemed to be change itself. A little tinkering here. Some sweeping overhauls there. What it all means depends on your personal circumstances. But no matter where you are [...]
California-based Amgen Inc. has selected MIT as a site for its national scholarship program.
BMIT is scheduled to receive two grants of $1 million each from the Amgen Foundation for its Amgen Scholars program for undergraduate students interested in science and biotechnology.
The money from one grant is earkmarked to fund a 30-student summer [...]
Utah’s college student loan debt is the lowest in the country, according to a study by the Project on Student Debt.
The nonprofit group based in Berkeley, Calif., also found that states with the highest cost of living do not necessarily have the highest levels of student loan debt.
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When Owen Anderson starts his freshman year at Georgia College & State University on Wednesday, he said only one factor will determine whether he decides to drink: himself.
Wilson was in the middle of taking AlcoholEdu, an online alcohol education course that Georgia College requires freshmen to take before moving on campus. This is the first [...]
Michael Watts of Oak Park received a $5,000 scholarship in honor of Teradyne Inc. cofounder, Peter Hashem.
Watts is the son of Leah and David Watts and will be majoring in physics at UC Berkeley.
Teradyne, an electronics testing equipment company in Agoura Hills, established the scholarship to remember Hashem, who was a victim of the terrorist [...]
A plan to create tax credits for individuals and businesses that contribute money to K-12 scholarship organizations was introduced in both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly this spring, where it reached the House floor with a favorable vote from the Education Committee.
The Senate held several hearings on the bill, but it was not brought [...]
Napa Elks Lodge #832, at 2840 Soscol Ave., recently awarded its annual new and recurring student scholarships — totaling $12,000 to 14 students according to Elks Club spokesman Joe Wightman.
Those students receiving new scholarships were:
Hattie Borg, of Vintage High, is going to Santa Rosa Jr. College; Alia D. Carter of St. Helena High is going [...]
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 [...]
I GREW UP in a place known for its crime and violence, and where the homicide rate is higher than the college attendance rate, announced Yien Kwan Saechao as she was being honored at a recent tea hosted by Karlynn van Digglen in Blackhawk.
It was at that point when Carol Lee Bishop, president of the [...]
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 [...]