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Explore student loan repayment options

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 […]

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Stow Woman’s Club grants two college scholarships

Stow — Things certainly have changed through the years for the Stow Woman’s Club, which organized in 1902 and is marking its 106th year.
During World War II, members of the Stow Culture Club, as the woman’s club formerly was known, met in homes, said Club President Janet Howard of Stow.
“They met for the whole day, […]

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

Students on scholarships abroad in trouble

Some of the nation’s students on scholarship abroad are on the brink of being thrown out their universities because of government’s woeful failure to pay their fees.
Eleven Ghanaian students at the University of Nottingham, in the UK, might any moment from now be fully suspended by the university following the continuous failure of the government […]

Friday, September 5th, 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

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

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

USD’s Kluth and Smolczyk Receive NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships

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 […]

Thursday, May 1st, 2008