A study shows Indiana leads the nation in the rate of college students being denied federal aid because of a law that bars those with drug convictions from receiving tuition assistance. That’s according to an analysis by the advocacy group Students for Sensible Drug Policy. The study says nearly 9,000 Indiana students have lost their [...]

The Angus Foundation has increased its commitment of available scholarships for 2006 from $25,000 to $100,000.
Eligible Angus youth meeting the qualifications for the Angus Foundation’s 2006 Scholarship Program will be considered by the Angus Foundation’s scholarship selection committee for these general scholarships. This available amount of scholarships for Angus youth is made possible by [...]

Rush County seniors majoring in political science, government, journalism, radio or television have an opportunity to apply by April 4 for a scholarship award of $250. A senior also may apply, regardless of college major, if the applicant was active in a Republican campaign any time during his or her four years of high school. [...]

Today another young soldier was laid to rest. He gave his all defending freedom and democracy in a faraway land. Sadly, too many of our nation’s children have lost a parent in this enduring struggle against evil. These parents shall never have the opportunity to see their children through school and into adulthood.
Regrettably, the casualties [...]

The federal Education Department has agreed to review requests from 20 states to alter significantly the way they measure student progress under the No Child Left Behind Act. The move comes as the number of schools across the country deemed substandard under that law grows by the thousands.
The requests, which Education Secretary Margaret Spellings invited [...]

When it came time for Pam Graves to go back to school, the registered nurse at Saint Joseph East Hospital picked Indiana Wesleyan University.
That was also the choice of Sandi Metzger and Liz Carnal, both nurses at Central Baptist Hospital.
But none of them is driving to Indiana Wesleyan’s main campus in Marion, Ind., an hour [...]

Each year, Indy Pride, Inc. provides scholarships to students who have worked to make Indiana a better place for the GLBT community. Monies for the scholarship are obtained through fundraising events such as Laugh Out Loud and the annual IN Pride Festival.
The scholarship deadline this year is October 1st. Scholarships are awarded in November [...]

White County Sheriff John Roberts announces the Indiana Sheriff’s Association will again be awarding college scholarships to qualified high school seniors or college students who are pursuing a degree in criminal justice studies.
There will be approximately 40, $500 scholarships awarded to qualifying students throughout the state.
The Indiana Sheriff’s Association Scholarship Fund was established for the [...]

Applications are available for Larry Smock Scholarships from the National Kidney Foundation of Indiana. Residents who have chronic kidney disease, are on dialysis or have received a kidney transplant and wish to pursue higher education in an academic or monitored occupational setting may apply.
All applicants must have a high school diploma or its equivalent. Applications [...]

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Five athletic training students, three seniors and two juniors, were named as the 2005-2006 Newell-Combs Scholarship award winners this week.
Seniors Sam Bell III (Weston, Conn.), Kathleen Dingledy (Columbus, Ind.), and Brandon McGaughey (Russellville, Ind.) along with juniors Christopher Melton (Valparaiso, Ind.) and Jessica Rubesch (Monticello, Ind.) were honored with Newell-Combs scholarships.
The [...]