Archive for the 'Scholarships' Category

First Baptist athletics honored in Community Worship Ceremony

First Baptist Church, 8600 N. College Ave., Indianapolis is hosting a Community Worship Service on Sept. 21, 11 a.m. to commemorate the First Baptist Athletics (FBA) 40th Anniversary year-long celebration. Former and current FBA participants, coaches, supporters, families, and the community are invited to attend. The event will feature Brad Stevens, Butler Basketball Coach speaking […]

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

Realtor group awards scholarships

Eight Central Florida high school students were among the 39 students who received college scholarships from the Florida Association of Realtors.
The students, who wrote essays on how a Realtor helps a community, received $5,000 scholarships for first place, $1,500 for second place and $500 for third place.
Local first place winners were Jennifer Mann of Merritt […]

Saturday, June 7th, 2008

Fulbright scholarships restored to 7 Gaza students

The U.S. has reinstated the Fulbright scholarships of seven Gaza Strip students blocked by Israel from leaving the Hamas-ruled territory, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.
The students were informed Thursday that their scholarships for the upcoming academic year would be deferred because they couldn’t get out of Gaza, which Israel blockaded after […]

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Chamber awards scholarships to six students

The Saipan Chamber of Commerce Tuesday awarded a series of academic scholarships to six deserving local students bound for college.
The six students faced stiff competition for the $1,500 scholarships-awarded based on interviews, essays and a host of academic and other criteria-after the Chamber’s education committee saw a spike in applicants over last year, with 32 […]

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

UW students earn graduate scholarships worth $4.5 million

The University of Waterloo is once again among the top three universities to receive scholarships from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).
NSERC is awarding more than $4.5 million to UW student researchers in departments across the university. The research covers such topics as climate change to advances in wireless technology.
The latest […]

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Dallas Event Raises $60,000 for Student Scholarships

The American Indian College Fund’s (the Fund) event at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, Texas on May 1 raised $60,000 for student scholarships and celebrated 40 years of tribal colleges.
Student scholarship recipient Trivia Afraid of Lightning (a member of the Miniconjou Band of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe) spoke to the gathered business leaders, […]

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

PhD scholarships ‘below poverty line’

The dollar value of PhD scholarships is “in freefall” and projected to drop below the poverty line later this year, the Council of Australian Postgraduate Associations says.
Figures released by the council yesterday show that the weekly stipend rate for Australian Postgraduate Awards projected for the December quarter of this year $385 will fall below the […]

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Ministry offering new scholarships to foreign students

The education ministry is working with several US colleges to attract US students to take part in its three learning programs
The Ministry of Education has set up new scholarship and study programs to attract more US students to study Chinese in Taiwan, the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) in Washington announced yesterday.
Taiwan’s deputy […]

Sunday, June 1st, 2008