Recognizing the important role immigration plays in Canada’s social, cultural and economic development, RBC is launching a new scholarship program specifically for young people who have been through the immigration experience.
The new scholarships are designed to encourage students to share their views on how immigration has shaped Canada and to provide advice to others going […]

Byrd High School Graduate Torie Prothro will have $500 to go towards her college education.
Prothro is the recipient of the Louisiana Sheriff’s Scholarship Program for the 2007-08 school year. The graduate will use the funds to study pre-medicine at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
The sheriffs’ scholarships are made possible by the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Honorary […]

The Gemological Institute of America’s Board of Governors has released record funding for 2008 scholarships in the amount of $297,000 from the GIA Endowment Fund. This disbursement will fund approximately 49 new scholarships in the GIA Schools of Business, Gemology, and Jewelry Manufacturing Arts (both On Campus and Distance Education). This additional funding will allow […]

Hela Pearson, a master’s degree student and part-time lecturer at the Department of Drama and Film Studies (Drama), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), has been awarded a Commonwealth scholarship to pursue her drama studies in London, later this year. She was selected from eight students countrywide – all with an excellent academic record – who […]

Lake Superior College has received a $400,000 Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Grant to create a “Lean Health” training for SMDC Health System. Over the course of the three-year grant, more than 200 SMDC employees will learn the Lean Health principles and share them across the health system. Lean Health is a system of continuous improvement […]

The key to modernizing student financial assistance in Canada lies in the effective use of resources to minimize the accumulation of debt and to reduce the risks associated with the pursuit of a post-secondary education for those who would not normally consider it, according to two new research reports published today by the Canada Millennium […]

Ada High senior David Scott won a major scholarship and was among 645 outstanding high school and collegiate Native American students honored by The Oklahoma Council for Indian Education (OCIE) recently at the organization’s annual Oklahoma Indian Student Honor Society (OISHS) Induction and Banquet in Oklahoma City. A total of 117 Oklahoma school districts nominated […]

Dennis Murtagh may rate among Salem High’s top-ranking scholar athletes, but he is not without some flaws in the classroom.
He collected A’s or an average of 90-or-better in 33 of 35 subjects over four years. The challenge of AP calculus, principles of engineering, anatomy/hhysiology, pre-calculus, physics and psychology were no problem for the 18-year-old senior.
Nonetheless, […]

SKYLINE COLLEGE student Silvia Cervantes recently won UC Santa Cruz’s 2007 Karl S. Pister Leadership Opportunity Award for $20,000.
The South San Francisco resident is one of 11 community college students who received the prestigious award.
She will receive $10,000 each year for two years as well as a paid or volunteer summer work experience complementing her […]

Adams, Jennifer: Johnson & Wales Presidential Scholarship, Johnson & Wales Pro Start Scholarship, Johnson & Wales Culinary Essentials Scholarship
Adler, Meredith: OCEA Scholarship
Alaniz, Ariana: John Ascuagas Nugget Scholarship, Merry & Jason Bayer Broad Horizons Scholarship, Mom and Pop’s Scholarship
Alemon, Juan: Woodrow Loftin Scholarship
Anderson, Blake: Woodrow Loftin Scholarship
Asp, Sarah:National Restaurant Achievement Scholarship
Beaupre, Bryttny: John & Grace Nauman […]