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A California produce company just celebrated 38 scholarship winners whose parents work on their farms. For nearly 30 years, Grimmway has invested millions in helping employee families reach college and trade school dreams.
A chemistry professor who grew up with a single mother earning $1,200 a year just gave back $3.65 million to his Michigan hometown. The gift will fund education scholarships for generations in honor of the teacher who raised him.
Alaska's housing agency is opening applications for education scholarships that give low-income renters up to $2,500 for career training and college. The program has already helped residents like Randon from Homer pay for two full semesters of school.
A sisterhood that began 155 years ago has quietly transformed over 122,000 lives through educational grants. One Chicago teacher who paused her career to care for her autistic son just received $4,000 to pursue her midwifery dreams.
A Southern Illinois program is giving low-income students up to $5,000 for college or trade school, with double the funding of previous years. Applications are open through May 7th for seven counties.
APEX Network and AltSchool Africa just launched one of Nigeria's largest crypto literacy programs, offering 1,000 fully funded scholarships to help Nigerians turn speculation into informed financial decisions. Applications open today on a first-come basis.
A Catholic women's group has invested over $400,000 in scholarships for girls facing financial hardship, helping 92 students attend Catholic high schools since 1997. This year alone, seven eighth-graders received $4,000 each to pursue their education dreams.
Ghana's students can now apply for fully-funded scholarships to study in India, covering everything from engineering to traditional dance. The program opens doors to undergraduate through doctoral degrees at Indian universities.
The St. Croix Valley Foundation is giving 30 to 35 Pierce County students $2,500 each to pursue their college dreams. Applications close March 15 for scholarships designed to help high school seniors and adults returning to school overcome financial barriers.
Since 2012, Japan has funded graduate education in Japan for 143 Ghanaian civil servants who now shape policy across their government. The scholarship program is transforming how two nations work together, shifting from aid to equal partnership.
The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce is funding scholarships for high school seniors whose families work at member businesses. Applications are open now through March 27, giving students a path to affordable college or trade school education.
More than 150 Charlotte-area moms have earned college degrees through ANSWER Scholarship, which has awarded nearly $1 million since 2006. Applications for the next round of scholarships close February 28.