Scholarships

Joins Hundreds at Schools across Illinois to Rally for Scholarship Funds

October 7, 2009 - Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today joined hundreds of Illinois college students in an effort to rescue the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). Those attending the Governor’s Rallies to Save College Scholarships called on the Illinois General Assembly to restore critical second-semester MAP funding for nearly 138,000 eligible students.

“Today I stand with students, teachers, administrators, lawmakers and everyday people to challenge the General Assembly to fully fund MAP grants,” said Governor Quinn. “When it comes to this important education funding issue, we will not accept a grade of ‘incomplete’ from the Legislature.”    » read more »

October 6, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska – Alaska Governor Sean Parnell today unveiled a proposal that would allow all Alaska high school students to earn tuition scholarships for use after high school at qualifying Alaska schools. The Governor’s Performance Scholarship, or GPS, is a merit-based scholarship for Alaska high school students. To qualify, students will have to take four years of math, language arts and science, in addition to three years of social studies.

“We’ve seen too many young people leave high school without graduating and too many young people need remedial help after graduating high school,” Governor Parnell said. “I want to set the bar higher for our high school students to promote preparedness.”    » read more »

Joins Hundreds at UIC to Rally for More Scholarship Funds

CHICAGO – September 29, 2009 -- Illinois Governor Pat Quinn today joined hundreds of Illinois college students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Student Center in an effort to rescue the Illinois Monetary Award Program (MAP). Those attending the Governor’s Town Hall Meeting to Save College Scholarships rally called on the Illinois General Assembly to restore critical second-semester MAP funding for nearly 138,000 eligible students.    » read more »

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 »