Scholarships for Dads and Students – Chance to Win $10,000

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Up to five New Jersey students will be rewarded for their acts of heroism if selected to receive a Dana Christmas Scholarship for Heroism. This New Jersey Scholarship is named for a heroic young woman, Dana Christmas, who is credited with saving the lives of Seton Hall University students when a fire broke out in the Boland Hall dormitory in 2000. It was her selfless efforts that prompted the Legislature to create the scholarship program honoring students who perform exceptional acts of heroism.

Candidates for the scholarship must be nominated and an application must be submitted on their behalf describing the act. Students must have been 21 years or younger at the time of the act and at the time of the application. The applications will be reviewed to determine which applicants meet the spirit of the scholarship through having acted in an extraordinary way at great risk to their own personal safety to benefit the lives of others. Students must meet citizenship and selected service requirements in order to be considered.

The scholarships are intended to assist the students to meet higher education costs.Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 awards; the deadline is Oct. 15.

Application and nomination forms can be obtained at www.hesaa.org.

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The John A. Burns School of Medicine will provide one medical school scholarship for Hawaii student, who plans to practice medicine within the state.

This medical school scholarship, called the Elizabeth and Richard Grossman Scholarship will provide full tuition for four years, which equals $120,000. The purpose of this scholarship is entice a future physician, who may otherwise move to the mainlands where the cost of living is cheaper, to remain in Hawaii after graduation, thus improving the medical care found in the islands

As many of us know, medical school is quite expensive and many students will be in some serious debt after graduating. This is why it is very important to search out scholarships even medical school scholarships to help ease the burden of the cost of a college education.

Elizabeth and Richard Grossman became part-time residents of Kailua three years ago. Elizabeth is a retired managing director with Soros Fund Management Co and Richard is a plastic surgeon, who is also the founder of the Grossman Burn Centers.

To find out more information about this medical school scholarship, visit http://jabsom.hawaii.edu/JABSOM/.

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Free Grant Money for Scholarships

A college education has become downright expensive, so many people are unable to afford to go back to school right now. Plus most education budgets are also feeling the pinch and are not financially able to award as many scholarships as they once were.

However, a college in Kentucky has just been awarded some free grant money that is to be used for college scholarships. (more…)

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Tallahassee Community College Offering Scholarships for Computer Students

The new school year is right around the corner, however, if you are a student at Tallahassee Community College you can still apply for the Scholarships for Computer Students. The deadline for this computer scholarship in Florida is August 11th, so you had better hurry. (more…)

Fallen Soldiers Scholarships in Missouri

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Under a new state scholarship program in Missouri, 25 students will receive scholarships for Families of Fallen Soldiers.

In order to qualify for this fallen soldier scholarship, you must be a child or spouse of a Missouri injured or fallen soldier (soldier either killed or injured in combat after 09/11/2001)  and under the age of 25. The Wartime Veterans’ Survivors Grants was created by Missouri lawmakers in 2008. (more…)

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Apply for the Scholarship for Composers

The Scholarships for Composers is from the Morton Gould Young Composer Scholarship Program and is provided by the ASCAP Foundation. The purpose of this scholarship is to encourage talented young composers. The winning composers share over (more…)