Posts Tagged “scholarships”
UNCF Special Programs Corporation supports students from across the country to make meaningful contributions around the globe and in their own back yard. This summer, UNCFSP selected five students from various Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to serve as SP Scholars. As part of their experience, Scholars were challenged to contribute to the corporation in various [...]
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that a high priority for the nation is to trim its deficit and reduce the expenditures of the federal government. The question on many minds is what this might mean for some of the education programs that so many of our students and minority-serving institutions (MSIs) [...]
Imagine receiving an email notifying you that your graduate program has selected you as the recipient of their award for Student of the Year. That is exactly what Bettina Gardner experienced last week when she heard she was chosen as the 2011 Georgia Institute of Technology Graduate Student of the Year. As a member of [...]
UNCFSP has always been committed to promoting opportunities for women with programs, fellowships, internships, and career opportunities to connect them to their success. Some have been highlighted through video and others simply through their stories. We take this opportunity to usher in Women’s History Month with our series about the heroines of our time and [...]
UNCF Special Programs fellow, Jonathan Hanna, recently had the opportunity of a lifetime to study abroad in Indonesia. Equipped with a camera, Jonathan explored as much of Indonesia as he could, capturing its exotic beauty and the spirit of a nation that left him with a world of knowledge. Indonesia gave this young man the [...]
Committed to connecting students, faculty and institutions to their success, UNCF Special Programs Corporation collaborates with various organizations to widen the scope of their educational possibilities. One such collaboration is with Boren Scholarships and Fellowships at the Institute for International Education. This program awards students in all disciplines with financial support for meaningful study abroad [...]
The College Board recently issued two reports indicating a large increase in higher education tuition. In response, American Council on Education President, Molly Corbett Broad, noted, “Just when Americans need college the most, many are finding it increasingly difficult to afford.” In this troubled economy, students can suffer significantly and, as a result, the nation’s [...]