Bumpers Drive-In Scholarship Contest Adds an “Early Bird” Award The Bumpers Drive-In Discover Mississippi Scholarship Contest is a staple for Mississippi college-bound students. The annual contest will run from January 18, 2008 to March 31, 2008. As usual, junior and senior high school students from around the state are welcome to compete for scholarships. This […]
Up from $6.4 Million to $8 million for 2008 Texas students—535 of them—will be very happy when they are presented with the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo scholarships next March 2008. The popular program’s stable of scholarships received a significant cash increase following the landslide profits earned from the 2007 show. The show sponsors 8 […]
Iowa Community College Students Receive $50,000 Encouragement to Complete Their Bachelors Degrees The University of Iowa will dole out up to 25 new $1,000 scholarships as part of its renewed incentive to encourage motivated community college students to transfer to UI. The 2 Plus 2 Guaranteed Graduation Plan, as it’s called, is designed exclusively for […]
The Musgrave Atlantic General Scholarship is for sophomore, junior, and senior students at one of the following colleges: Clemson University Duke University Florida State University Georgia Institute of Technology North Carolina State University University of Maryland , College Park University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of Virginia Wake Forest University This looks like […]
Over 750 New Scholarships This Semester New for Fall 2007 are 9 million worth of scholarship awards through the University of Michigan at Dearborn . They are called “Opportunity Scholarships” and are for incoming freshman who come from local school districts with a low income status. Well over 100 students received $8000 awards so far, […]
Social Security Number a Requirement However This is one rich guy, oilman Tim Marquez, who put up $50,000,000 of his own money to help 500 Denver Public School students attend college. The problem is that many very deserving, but illegal, citizens will not be eligible for the scholarships. Marquez and his lawyers are basing their […]
New State Budget Adds Big Scholarship Dollars The recently passed two-year Ohio state budget brings in an extra 100 million dollars to be used as scholarships. Eligibility includes being a resident of Ohio, and pursing a major relating to STEM disciplines, which include: Science Technology Engineering Math Contact a financial aid officer at your Ohio […]
Millions of New Funding Available This Year Gov. Jim Douglas and the state legislature have set aside money with one goal in mind: Keeping young workers inside the state. This is a necessary step since the baby boomer generation in Vermont is going to require extra assistance because of increased health costs, and the burden […]