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 [...]

Aabcor Inc. is calling for applications for its inaugural scholarship program. The program offers two scholarships to people whose lives have been impacted by Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and who seek further education.
The Aabcor scholarships:
* Are open to any adult or child in the Chicagoland area (Cook, DuPage, Lake, McHenry, Kane, [...]

Eight Van Buren High School graduating seniors have been awarded Harry O. Hamm scholarships providing them a college education. Stephen Chapman, Lauren Clark, Leanne Cushman, Natasha Harris, B.J. Huffstetler, Caitlin McBride, Meredith McCabe and Daniel Sharp join 61 other recipients of the prestigious scholarship.
Hamm, who attended Sophia Meyer School, valued his education and the influence [...]

The Medical Interpreting and Translating Institute Online (Mitio), an industry leader in online delivery of medical interpreting and translating education, today announced the launch of it’s new scholarship program available to students who are working in facilities with predominantly Hispanic patients.
The program consist of three courses that cover the interpreters professional code of ethics, interpreting [...]

The Utah Association of Educational Office Professionals (UAEOP) announced recipients of this year’s awards and scholarship. Cynthia Kinsman, a Delta High School student, has been selected as the UAEOP Student Scholar. Kinsman plans to attend Southern Utah University in Cedar City, majoring in accounting. Her goal is to become a Certified Public Accountant. Sandy Foy, [...]

The ministry of overseas Indian affairs has introduced a scholarship programme for diaspora children to study at higher and technical institutions in India.
The Educational Consultants India Limited (Ed.CIL), a government of India enterprise, is designated as the nodal agency for implementation of the scholarship programme.
Ed.CIL will provide all assistance required before and after the admission. [...]

Chemeketa Community College announced that the deadline for scholarship applications for the 2007-08 academic year is April 6.
Application packets are available in Chemeketa’s Financial Aid office, Building 2, Room 200; the Foundation Office, Building 2, Room 208; and at Chemeketa’s campuses and centers in Dallas, McMinnville, Santiam and Woodburn. Additional scholarship information is available at [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]