Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) congratulates Timothy Evans, the chief building inspector for the Town of Leland, and Michelyn Alston, the assistant town clerk for the Town of Navassa, who are recipients of a UNC School of Government (SOG) Scholarship award.
Evans, who is one of 11 scholarship winners, will use the $750 scholarship money […]
Federal student loans offer a financial lifeline for many students, who might otherwise have a difficult time paying for a college education. The U.S. Department of Education makes student loan repayment as simple as possible.
A student borrower can repay a Direct Subsidized Loan or Direct Unsubsidized Loan one of four ways, while a Direct PLUS […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Emilie Kluth and Jill Smolczyk of The University of South Dakota women’s swimming and diving team have been awarded postgraduate scholarships by the NCAA. This academic year, three Coyote student-athletes have received the prestigious postgraduate honors. Katie Freeman of the Coyote soccer program also received a postgraduate honor last fall.
Kluth (Sr., Columbus, Neb.) and Smolczyk […]
Julie Livingston, president of the Rotary Club of Marblehead, announced that the club is making $10,000 available for Marblehead children who need financial help to attend summer camp. Students in the schools’ METCO program are also eligible.
“It is an opportunity for our organization to ensure that children in town have the possibility of camp experiences, […]
Several area graduating seniors picked up some big checks today.
Literally.
The students were collecting the first series of awards in Minot State University’s Great Plains Exceptional Scholar program.
Each student was awarded 14-thousand dollars - 35-hundred dollars per year over four years - to attend MSU.
The winners had to have ACT scores of at least 30, and […]
