Apr. 22—Staff report HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Student scholarship recipients were honored Saturday at Marshall University during the 2024 Scholarship Honor Brunch, hosted by the Marshall University Foundation. This annual event recognizes those students who are beneficiaries of privately funded scholarships, as well as the donors and families who made the awards possible. Dr. Ron […]
Duke University’s decision to end a full ride scholarship program for Black students has received both support and criticism from former recipients of the award. The university announced earlier this month that the Reginaldo M. Howard Memorial Scholarship would be replaced by the Reginaldo Howard Leadership Program, which “will be open to all Duke undergraduates.” […]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala (WHNT) — Hundreds of people gathered this evening at Alabama A&M University (AAMU) to help raise money for a good cause. The 24th Annual Black-Tie Scholarship Gala took place at the university’s event center. Alabama wants people to go back to work, here’s how the state plans to help News 19’s Tamika Alexander […]
Women in Beaver County who are pursuing law degrees are being encouraged to apply for a scholarship being offered to applicants in the region. The Beaver Valley Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) is now accepting applications for their Effie M. Solomon Scholarship. The award, which is named after a notable Beaver […]
Apr. 7—When Aaron Philips first opened his laptop to apply for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship in September, the Los Alamos native and Michigan State University student was admittedly overwhelmed by what he saw. “I remember when I started writing my application, and I looked at the 20 pages that I would have to write and […]
Munster Technological University (MTU) has launched a cybersecurity scholarship programme, with applications now open. Successful applicants will be invited to join the 10-month programme where they will receive a tax-free scholarship of €38,000. They will be “provided with the necessary skills to evaluate, select and validate ideas for new cybersecurity products and services which will […]
Apr. 4—Ector County ISD has announced that Odessa High School senior Anika Gundlapalli has earned National Merit Scholarship Finalist status, meaning she ranks among the top 1/2 -percent of the more than 1.3 million high school seniors. This honor is based on her performance on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), in the […]
Apr. 3—ATHENS — Concord University in Mercer County is one of three institutions sharing $2,667,724 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for three West Virginia projects. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin, D-WV, member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced Tuesday that $2,667,724 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will be going to three West Virginia projects. […]
Mar. 28—MIDLAND — Midland College’s Transportation Training Program has received a donation from Midland Development Corporation and Permian Basin Workforce Development Board. The donation provided funds to purchase a Peterbilt Truck and helped pay full scholarships for 20 students enrolling in the Transportation Training program. The demand for large-truck drivers in the West Texas region […]
Mar. 22—NEW LONDON — One of Lawrence + Memorial Hospital’s recent hires represents something of a return on investment, you might say. Tayla Willson, a 24-year-old woman who joined the hospital’s staff as a surgical physician’s assistant in the fall, had won a Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship seven years earlier. L+M has long […]
MEYERSDALE ― Nine young women from Somerset County will compete April 6 for the title of Queen Maple LXXVII. There are 10 maple princesses who will vie for the title of Queen Maple LXXVII during the 77th scholarship pageant at 7 p.m. April 6, at Meyersdale Area High School. They are from left, front: Alana […]
Friends and family members of Shaunkivia “KeKe” Nicole Smith, 17, are planning a scholarship gala to gift money to future nurses. Smith died April 15 at a birthday party in Dadeville where a mass shooting killed four and injured 32. Smith had dreams of becoming a neonatal nurse, said Amy Jackson, Smith’s cousin. “It’s something […]