The University of Georgia Arch Foundation has established a scholarship fund to help UGA students study in other countries in honor of university President Michael Adams and his wife, Mary, both strong proponents of international education.
The foundation created the fund in recognition of the 10-year anniversary of Michael Adams appointment as UGA president.

Stacy Maciuk, a 24-year-old who went through Tennessee’s foster care system, lobbied the state’s General Assembly as a college student in support of a foster child tuition grant program.
The Nashville resident said her argument to lawmakers was simple: Invest in these youths now or pay for them later to be in prison, on welfare or [...]

Thousands of California college students are keeping a close eye on state budget negotiations. They’re worried that a lack of a state budget will mean they won’t have enough money to pay their tuition.
Monte Stilmon, 22, who just finished his classes at Sacramento City College, is supposed to leave for University of California, Riverside in [...]

The decision contained in the 2006 Budget to fully exempt scholarships was one that has been greatly appreciated among students, parents and the academic world.
But as is always the case with a potential tax-free source of income, there are those who want to use the scheme in ways not contemplated by the government.
For example, we [...]

UNC-Greensboro has received a $1 million gift from 1943 graduate Carolyn Bason Long of Washington, D.C., which is creating a new scholarship that allows undergraduates to pursue studies in any of UNCG’s academic departments.
“Carolyn’s gift represents a dramatic step forward in our ability to provide scholarships for deserving students,” said UNCG Chancellor Patricia A. Sullivan. [...]

The Rotary Club of Somerville and Bridgewater recently held its annual scholarship awards luncheon at the Bridgewater Manor.
Eight students from local schools were awarded scholarships totaling $15,000.
One student from each of the four high schools in the area received a scholarship based on scholastic ability, service to school, service to community and need.
The Rotary Creed [...]

Mohamed Bakri endured political strife in Sudan, confronted language barriers in the United States and worked while raising a family on his way to graduating summa cum laude at the University of Minnesota.
Now Bakri, 44, is among 33 out of a pool of more than 970 nominated candidates to receive a slice of the “world’s [...]

Grant County young people bound for college are better prepared than many in the state, according to a recently released study.
The Ready for College 2007 study conducted by the state’s Higher Education Department, reported the number of high school graduates attending in-state universities that needed remedial classes before enrolling in college level studies.
The report focused [...]

The Embassy of the United States in Brunei Darussalam is pleased to announce that Zul-Fakhri bin Maidy has been selected to receive the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship for 2007.
Zul-Fakhri - the fourth Fulbright Scholar from Brunei to pursue graduate education in the US since the reactivation of the programme in 2004 - will be leaving at [...]

Versant today announced that it will grant a 2-year scholarship to a talented student pursuing a masters degree in computer science specializing in Databases/Information systems at Hamburg University in Germany. In launching the new “Versant Advanced Database Scholarship”, Versant, with its European Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany, and Hamburg University will jointly select a talented student [...]