Scholarships

Tuesday, Feburary 26, 2008, INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA has awarded 58 postgraduate scholarships of $7,500 each to 29 male student-athletes and 29 female student-athletes who participated in fall sports, which included men's and women's cross country, football, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball and men's water polo.    » read more »

Feb 13, 2008 -- LITTLE ROCK (February 13, 2008) -- The Arkansas AFL-CIO on Wednesday announced its support for the HOPE for Arkansas Scholarship Lottery Amendment.

“We’re proud to do this on behalf of Arkansas’s workers,” Alan B. Hughes, the labor organization's president, said during a morning news conference with Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter at the state Capitol.    » read more »

August 22, 2007 -- (Des Moines) Today, Iowa Governor Chet Culver announced the launch of the “All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship.” Working with the legislature last session, the Governor signed into law a budget providing $1.5 million for the creation of the “All Iowa Opportunity Scholarship” to increase need-based access to higher education.    » read more »

8.21.07 - Columbus, Ohio - Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced the approval of a $122 million partnership between the Ohio Third Frontier Project and the University System of Ohio to significantly increase the state’s investment in cutting-edge scholarship and centers of excellence at Ohio’s colleges and universities.    » read more »

August 15, 2007 -- LANSING - More than 94 percent of Michigan 11th graders participating in the new Michigan Merit Exam (MME) this spring qualified to receive the $4,000 Michigan Promise Scholarship for their post-secondary education, the Michigan Department of Education reported today.    » read more »