WAWASAN Open University (WOU), which is taking up four booths at the Star Education Fair 2009, is offering some 10 scholarships for those intending to pursue their docto-rate.
Its vice chancellor and chief exe-cutive officer Tan Sri Prof Emeritus Gajaraj Dhanarajan (pic) said the programme would be supervised by academicians from several of its schools. (more…)
The Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation annually provides post-secondary education visual arts scholarships to outstanding students, age 17 or older, who currently have a permanent address within the boundaries of the Edmonds School District.
Those students who reside within the boundaries of the school district but are educated through other programs than the public schools are also welcome to apply. (more…)
The Ankeny Alumni Association will present four scholarships to the class of 2009. There will be two $400 Ankeny High School scholarships and two $600 Legacy scholarships available. Any senior may apply for an AHS scholarship.
Seniors whose parents, grandparents or great-grandparents were graduates of Ankeny High School are eligible for an Legacy scholarship. (more…)
As part of its National campus outreach and Scholarship Program to encourage young students to pursue a viable career in Tax, TaxDiversity has announced the first recipients of its 2008 scholarship awards. These scholarships were made possible in part by PricewaterhouseCoopers, a platinum level sponsor of TaxDiversity.
As part of its National campus outreach and Scholarship Program to encourage young students to pursue a viable career in Tax, TaxDiversity has announced the first recipients of its 2008 scholarship awards. (more…)
The Illinois Sheriff’s Association will award more than $53,000 in college scholarships throughout the state to students pursuing a degree in higher education during the 2009-10 academic year.
Applicants must be enrolled full time at a certified institution of higher learning in Illinois, be an Illinois resident and be enrolled as a full-time student during 2009-10 (excluding summer session). (more…)
Two high school seniors earned the prestigious Laut Scholarship for full tuition to Wheeling Jesuit University and were surprised with $100,000 oversized checks at their schools.
Rebecca Olsavsky, a senior at The Linsly School, and Sara Fowler, a senior at Wheeling Central Catholic High School, received the scholarships from university officials, who delivered the news in person. (more…)
Working with the Washington Apple Education Foundation, Stemilt Growers, Wenatchee, Wash., has established two new scholarships for its employees and their children.
“(This is) part of expanding our donation effort and making it more meaningful,” said Brianna Brue, spokeswoman for the company.
The two scholarships total $6,500, Brue said, and are in addition to an existing $2,500 scholarship awarded annually to a student majoring in accounting. (more…)
It’s Saturday night at the indoor athletic complex, where the games teenagers play have taken on new meaning for many financially stretched families.
During this economic winter of discontent, playing fields have become even more significant as scholarship testing grounds for the soccer player hoping to make a college team, the tennis player bent on catching a coach’s eye, the volleyballer dreaming of small-college fame. (more…)
The Kernersville YMCA wants to raise $142,500 for scholarships.
It’s called the Partner With Youth Campaign and it includes teenagers helping solicit donations.
“I appreciate the values and I think they’ve really as I’ve been growing in my teen years. I think they’ve all really shown among my peers, and I hope I can put those same values on other people. And that’s another reason why I’ve been helping out with the Partnering With Youth Campaign,” explained Campaign Captain, Zach Gignac. (more…)
Gov. Jay Nixon’s plan to slash Access Missouri scholarship aid to students attending private colleges by 38 percent is strongly opposed by Westminster College and William Woods University.
Representatives of Westminster and William Woods attended a meeting Thursday of the Missouri Coordinating Board of Higher Education at the Wildwood campus of St. Louis Community College. (more…)
