Archive for December, 2007

Scholarships available through trust

High school and college students from Rockingham County can now get scholarships established by the new J.T. ? Minnie Maude Charitable Foundation.
The trust, announced publicly in October, is inviting students in Rockingham and Caswell counties in North Carolina and Halifax, Pittsylvania and Henry counties in Virginia.
The charitable trust was established after the death of James […]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Scholarships available for cancer survivors

Since program began in 2000, more than 1,170 scholarships have been awarded
Young cancer survivors preparing for higher education may be eligible for scholarships from the Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society.
The Society’s Mid-South Division will award $1,000 scholarships to eligible individuals who have fought cancer and are attending an accredited university, college or vocational/technical […]

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

Elks offer undergraduate scholarships

For the academic year 2008-09, the California-Hawaii Elks Major Project, Inc. Board of Trustees will offer more than $40,000 in undergraduate educational scholarships.
During the years in which this annual scholarship competition has been in existence, the program has increased from five scholarships of $1,000 each to 20 to 30 scholarships of $1,000 to $2,000 each.
Scholarship […]

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

MCAS High-Achievers Earn State Scholarships

High school seniors and friends Andrew Wilk and Ethan Cohane-Mann, both 17, aren’t sure where they are going to college next year but they do know that their path just got a little less rocky.
At a ceremony on Monday night to honor Berkshire County high school students who have performed exceptionally on the Massachusetts Comprehensive […]

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007

UK Group Offers Scholarships to Aviation Students

The UK’s Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), the world’s only professional body dedicated to the global aerospace community, launched a new branch in Riyadh on Sunday, and announced a scholarship program to help Saudis pursue further education in aviation.
The group’s Riyadh branch was launched in a ceremony that was attended by former British Prime Minister Tony […]

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Scholarships for short courses in the Netherlands

The Dutch government is providing full scholarships for participation in the selected courses to a number of students from the global south.
Students from specific countries can apply for a scholarship to attend the 12th annual Summer Institute on Sexuality, Culture and Society to be held at the International School for Humanities and Social Sciences, Universiteit […]

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

University of Cambridge announces ‘Dr. Manmohan Singh Scholarships’

St. John’s College of the University of Cambridge has announced the `Dr. Manmohan Singh Scholarships’. The Scholarship programme has been set up exclusively for Indian students to study M.Phil. and Ph.D degrees in areas such as science, technology and social sciences. These awards will enable academically outstanding Indian students to go to St. John’s College, […]

Monday, December 10th, 2007

Scholarships available for Roehampton University

The Ministry of Education and Culture is informing the general public that Roehampton University in London is accepting applications for their scholarship programme to pursue Masters Degrees in Special Education Needs and in Human Rights Practice for one year and two years of study, respectively.
Additionally, a three-month scholar/research scholarship for both areas is being offered.
Interested […]

Monday, December 10th, 2007