Tag: financial assistance

Students

Winners of 2018 Cooke Graduate Scholarship and International Award Announced

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) recently announced that 82 students who have started their graduate education at elite institutions in the U.K. and the U.S. were named recipients of the 2018 Cooke Graduate Scholarship and Cooke International Awards. The non-profit foundation has a history of supporting students who need financial assistance to help pay […]

December 19, 2018

Students

Raising Awareness Around the Impact of Year-Round Pell

Recent study and survey findings around the impact of year-round Pell (YRP) signal an opportunity for colleges and universities to increase awareness about the benefits of the grant aid.

November 14, 2018

Military

McDaniel College Announces New Military Legacy Scholarship

On Veteran’s Day, McDaniel College announced a new Military Legacy Scholarship valued at up to $100,000 for over four years for all military veterans, active-duty members and their children applying as first-year and transfer students for fall 2019. The scholarship will offer $25,000 annually, or $20,000 a year to commuter students and is renewable each […]

November 12, 2018

Students

MDC Awarded $10 Million to Grow its American Dream Scholarship

Miami Dade College (MDC) received an anonymous donation of $10 million that will be used to magnify its American Dream Scholarship that benefits Miami Dade high school graduates with a free college education. The American Dream Scholarship was established in 2011 and more than 17,000 students qualified for the scholarship, awarding more than $4 million […]

October 4, 2018

Students

Emory University Announces Increased Stipends for Ph.D. Students

Emory University’s Laney Graduate School has announced it will increase the base stipend for Ph.D. students to $31,000 for the 2019-20 academic year, in efforts of attracting top graduate students and improving its doctoral programs. “Emory’s investment in graduate education is a tangible sign of our dedication to enhancing faculty excellence and graduate program distinction,” […]

October 3, 2018

News Roundup

Ben Jealous Pushes Free Tuition Plan to Include DREAMers

Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland has announced a plan to expand his free tuition community college plan to include DREAMers, or undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children. “This is about every Marylander in every zip code,” Jealous said. “When we first made K-12 education free we unleashed […]

August 22, 2018