R&B star Alicia Keys is offering four scholarships to students who need financial help to attend university.
The Grammy Award winner is offering $5,000 (€3,900) scholarships to students from four cities in the US.
She explains: “We’re just looking for standout students who are definitely college-bound and need a little bit of help financially to really achieve […]

The Madeira Woman’s Club is taking applications for three school scholarships.
Two $2,000 scholarships will be awarded to high school seniors who are Madeira residents and will graduate from a public or private school in 2007.
Applications are in the guidance offices of Madeira High School, St. Xavier, Moeller, Mount Notre Dame, Ursuline and St. Ursula in […]

Cultural barriers were nonexistent when the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) Michigan held its 8th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Awards Dinner at the Bint Jebail Cultural Center here on January 26. The reception hosted over 500 guests, including award recipients and their families, officials and local educators.
This annual event is the only one […]

Dominique Torres and Kaela Mattson were among nine students Saturday who received a 9Kids Who Care Award for outstanding community service.
But until Amendment 41 is clarified, the two girls won’t know whether they can accept a $900 scholarship.
Both have a parent or legal guardian who works for the state or a local government. Amendment 41, […]

The Indian government has offered 14 full post-graduate scholarships for Vietnamese students for the academic year 2007-08.
This batch of scholarships is part of a Cultural Exchange Programme (CEP) and a General Cultural Scholarship Scheme (GCSS) between Vietnam and India.
Vietnamese lecturers, cadres and researchers, who are working for agencies and state-owned businesses, are considered as eligible […]

Tickets still available for February 3 banquet
Tickets are still available for the Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet on Sat., Feb. 3 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Springfield, benefitting youth hunting, fishing, safety education and scholarship programs.
The Illinois Outdoor Hall of Fame event opens with a social hour at 5 p.m. and dinner at […]

Applications for scholarships to be awarded to Ventura County students by the Ventura County Community Foundation are now available. The deadline to submit applications is Fri., Feb. 16.
Students may apply for a maximum of five scholarships. There is no application fee. A separate, complete application package must be submitted for each scholarship opportunity. For guidelines […]

As the Feb. 1 deadline for scholarship applications approaches, students are racing to the proverbial couch cushions to find that extra nickel or dime - or rather that extra $500 or $1,000 - to fund their educations.
With a maximum tuition increase of nine percent due in the fall, some students are already searching for new […]