Scholarships for Incoming Freshman at NVR

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E stands for energy. And those incoming engineering degree freshman to the University of Nevada, Reno can apply for the new E-Scholars Program, which will award engineering scholarships.

Even though all engineering majors are eligible to apply for the engineering scholarship, the most common ones in the energy fields include Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, and Electrical Engineering. Priority will also be given to (more…)

Scholarships for Adults in Ohio

Sinclair Community College is offering scholarships to displaced workers who may otherwise not be able to afford college.

Thanks to a grant given by the Walmart Foundation in the amount of $336,500, Sinclair has been able to higher two full-time career counselors to assist students.

Some of those returning to include include displaced auto workers, who are not able to find a job within their area of expertise. There are also many other professions hit hard by this recession, including those in the computer industry, who are searching to reinvent themselves and change careers or receive more training.

The school has been providing scholarships to adult students, who are attending college for the first time since losing their jobs.

Sinclair believes that they will be able to have an impact on 60 to 100 people thanks to the grant money.