Being a good student is tough enough.
Being a good student - and at the same time caring for an ailing parent or sibiling - adds significantly to the burden.
But it’s not a burden put down by three young men from Boca Raton - recipients of the first scholarship awards ever given nationally to recognize students [...]
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 [...]
The BellSouth Foundation today announced that the University of Florida College of Education will receive a $600,000 grant to develop a comprehensive strategy for measuring and assessing the outcomes of the BellSouth 20/20 Vision for Education initiative. The $20M initiative commemorates the Foundation’s 20th anniversary and is designed to bring engaging, rigorous, online instruction to [...]
The Blue Foundation for a Healthy Florida, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida’s (BCBSF) philanthropic affiliate, recently awarded UNIDAD/Miami Beach Hispanic Community Center a two-year grant totaling $80,000 to support children’s oral health. The Miami Beach Children’s Oral Health Initiative, sponsored by the North Beach Health Coalition, will administer the program. Organizers designed the [...]
Helios Education Foundation (Helios) announced today its new corporate headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. The non-profit education foundation supports initiatives that encourage participation, increase access, and enrich the learning experience leading to the successful completion of post-secondary education for Arizona and Florida residents. Helios occupies approximately 6,000 square feet of office space in the Esplanade office [...]
Atlantic City High point guard Frank Turner, Camden Catholic’s Ahmad Nicholson, and former Eastern combination guard Ruben Britt have signed Division I men’s basketball scholarships.
Turner, an Inquirer all-South Jersey basketball selection last season, announced yesterday that he had signed a letter of intent with Canisius College in Buffalo. Britt confirmed that he had signed with [...]
Education Finance, one of the top-10 student-loan providers in the nation today introduced the Federal PLUS Loan for graduate and professional students.
Similar to the existing Federal PLUS Loan for parents of undergraduate students, the new Graduate PLUS program will allow graduate and professional students to cover 100 percent of their total education costs, less other [...]
As part of its ongoing efforts to give back the communities in which its employees work and live, Best Buy has announced the recipients of its 2006 scholarship program. A total of 1,520 graduating high school seniors across the United States will receive more than $2.4 million in scholarships.
Eight seniors will each receive a $25,000 [...]
By HELEN HUNTLEY
If you borrowed money for college and haven’t paid it all back, I have a homework assignment for you:
Take a close look at your options for consolidating federal education loans.
And if you’re in the borrowing stage, be prepared to pay more. On July 1, we officially say goodbye to the era of record [...]
The Aircraft Electronics Association announced the names of 26 students who were awarded $100,000 in scholarships for the 2006/2007 school year during the Opening Ceremonies of the 49th annual AEA International Convention & Trade Show, held in Palm Springs, CA last week.
In addition, the Educational Foundation also announced the addition of a $2,000 annual award [...]