The Circle of Concern is accepting applications for its 2008 scholarship competition.
Completed applications are due by Friday, March 28, at the Circle of Concern, P O Box 444, Valley Park, Mo., 63088. Awards will be announced May 1.
The competition is open to graduating high school seniors who live or attend school in the Parkway, Rockwood [...]

Applications for the Virginia Walker Memorial Scholarship are available for individuals who have been served by Regional Youth Services, a private, non-profit agency.
Anyone who has received foster-care-related services through any RYS program, regardless of age, and wants to take college or trade-school courses may apply for the scholarship, which will be a minimum of $500.

SpinLife.com, the country’s largest internet retailer of mobility equipment, announced today the development of the SpinLife Innovation in Motion Scholarship program designed to aid college students in their academic endeavors. The annual scholarship is open to students who are manual or electric wheelchair users enrolled at an accredited 4-year institution and applications will be accepted [...]

Student Funding Group, LLC (StuFund) announced that it will be offering a number of new private student loan products. Some of these loans will feature no fees and are designed for students looking to finance their college education or consolidate private loan debt.
The StuFund Solutions Loan will have zero fees and offer competitive rates. “Our [...]

There are more than $2 million in scholarship and internship opportunities for Hispanic college students pursuing degrees in math, science, engineering or technology through Advancing Hispanic Excellence in Technology, Engineering, Math and Science (AHETEMS), the educational foundation of the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE).
Deadlines to apply range from Feb. 1 to April 1, although [...]

The application deadline for music student scholarships from the Battle Creek Morning Musical Club is Feb. 1. The club is offering summer camp scholarships of up to $400 as well as the Gif and Connie Richards scholarship in the amount of $500.
The summer music camp awards are for students in seventh through 12th grades who [...]

Pinnacle Cos. is donating $160,000 to the University of Central Florida’s College of Medicine scholarship drive.
The donation will fund one full scholarship, which includes tuition and living expenses for four years.
UCF so far has received funding for 22 scholarships, with a goal of bringing in 40 totaling $6.4 million to fund education costs for its [...]

Gov. Martin O’Malley wants to increase by $150,000 a state scholarship fund for veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to help eliminate a waiting list.
The Maryland Higher Education Commission launched the $500,000 fund last February to assist veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq enroll in undergraduate programs at state colleges and [...]

Study abroad in Cusco, Peru, this spring with Lake Tahoe Community College. Considered the archaeological capital of the Americas, Cusco is the largest tourist destination in Peru.
Program dates are May 1 through June 29, and the price is $3,995, not including airfare. The price includes single-room accommodations with a host family plus three meals per [...]

Delta Dental of Illinois has made a $250,000, five-year grant to the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry to modernize the existing pre-doctoral dentistry clinic. When the renovations are complete, the clinic will be named the Delta Dental of Illinois Pre-doctoral Pediatric Dentistry Clinic.
The contribution will help the UIC Department of Pediatric Dentistry [...]