The Lincoln City Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) contributed $4,000 to the Oregon Coast Community College Foundation for four $1,000 scholarships for female students at OCCC. Tabitha Arnold of Lincoln City is the fourth receipt to be awarded for the 2005 -06 school term. The previous AAUW recipients, Karla Schafer, Melissa [...]

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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 [...]

College students will be able to borrow more from Uncle Sam and pay less in fees to lenders under a federal law that takes effect this week.
It will be the first time that the annual limits on federal Stafford Loans have increased since 1992. Over the same time period, tuition rates have more than doubled.
The [...]

A federal law that takes effect this week spells more money in the pockets of college undergraduates who borrow from Uncle Sam.
The new law changes the annual Stafford loan limits for students who qualify for financial aid. The change provides an additional $875 per year for freshmen and $1,000 per year for sophomores. The $5,500 [...]

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:
Brett Hubbard of Alma has accepted an Engineering Scholarship at UA Fort Smith. He is the son of David Hubbard and is a 2007 Alma High [...]

Lawmakers from all corners of Oregon are backing a new approach to college financial aid as the elixir to the state’s college-affordability woes.
But the plan is running into an affordability gap of its own, after fiscal analysts found that the costs could be 30 percent higher than originally thought.
On Friday, the House Education Committee unanimously [...]

The largest-ever study abroad scholarship donation could help drastically increase the number of graduates who studied abroad at the University of Kansas.
The donation could potentially raise the number of students who have studied abroad from one-in-four to one-in-two within the next five years.
Larry D. Horner and his wife, Donna Manning Horner, endowed half a million [...]

The Horner Study Abroad Scholarship Fund will provide scholarships based on academic merit and financial need. The scholarships, which may be awarded to undergraduate or graduate students, will be open to students studying in any academic discipline at KU. Initially, there will be an emphasis on scholarships for the study abroad activities of the KU [...]