Archive for December, 2007

Via Ogrant, Nirvanix Helps Creative Minds Obtain College Grants

Ogrant, a name that sooner brings the weedy horrors of The Handmaid’s Tale to mind than collaboration-oriented student loans, has chosen the Nirvanix Storage Delivery Network to improve its media applications process.
Toronto-based Ogrant is a collective of grant-providing entities that enables students to apply for grants and scholarships by letting them turn in videos and […]

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Osborne offers scholarship

The Kreikemeier phone rang shortly after 5 p.m. on Sunday.
“About 5:13,” according to Jodi Kreikemeier, mother of the house.
Normally, a family would not take note of the exact time of a phone call, but this was different.
This call was from Tom Osborne — the very same Tom Osborne that had just been on the television […]

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Alliant Energy Foundation offers scholarships

The Alliant Energy Foundation is offering scholarships to recognize outstanding community leadership in young people and help first-time college students attain their academic goals.
Up to 25 $1,000 scholarships will be awarded in the spring of 2008 through the Alliant Energy Foundation Community Service Scholarship Program. This is the fourth year for the program.

“Alliant Energy understands […]

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Scholarship in Action brings the power of education

When I read Thursday’s op-ed in The Daily Orange by professor Jeff Stonecash, I admit to being genuinely taken aback by his negative reaction and “worry” regarding the current discourse on Scholarship in Action. The very thing criticized by Stonecash, a 30-year member of the Syracuse University faculty, convinced me earlier this year to leave […]

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Scholarship Competition

On Center Software, a leading provider of electronic plan viewing, takeoff, estimating and production tracking software for the construction industry, wants to help prospective construction industry professionals build their futures. The company today announced timelines for its semi-annual $1,000 scholarship competition for post-secondary school students enrolled in the Construction Management field of study.

The scholarship competition […]

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007