JournalStar.com: "The Ron Brown Scholars Program seeks to identify students who make significant contributions to society

A minimum of 10 students will receive $10,000 annually for four years to attend the four-year college or university of their choice. Applicants must excel academically, show exceptional leadership potential and make an impact on their communities through service to others.

To be eligible, applicants must: be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, black or African-American and current high school senior at the time of application, demonstrate academic achievement, exhibit leadership ability, participate in community service and demonstrate financial need.

Ron Brown Scholarships may be used to supplement benefits from the college or university a student plans to attend and fellowships from other foundations or organizations. Scholars may request that all or a portion of the award be utilized each year of undergraduate study or deferred for graduate study.

For more information, visit www.ronbrown.org or see a high school guidance counselor.


Applications should be postmarked by Nov. 15 to be considered for the Ron Brown Scholars Program and forwarded to a select and limited number of additional scholarship providers. Final postmarked deadline for considerartion only for the Ron Brown Scholars Program is Jan. 9. Application materials must be mailed in one packet."

Midland Daily News - News - 10/23/2005 - Midland chemist triumphs over poverty, discrimination: " Who would have thought a poor black farm girl from Alabama, with an absent father and a mother who left school after fifth grade, would thrive as a Dow Corning Corp. chemist?
Patricia Moore did just that, and now she’s using a new book she’s co-written, 'You Can Be a Chemist,' to tell local children they can fulfill their highest dreams."

The Southern udents attending an Digest Online - Black Web site connects with Timberland for scholarships: "To be eligible for an HBCUconnect.com scholarship, the student must attend or plan to enroll full-time at a historically black college or university and be of African, Native American or Hispanic American decent. Several scholarships will be awarded each semester to minority students attending an HBCU and will cover up to $1,000 of the student’s tuition."

Ways to Finance a College Education -- New Guide From University Administrator Provides Fresh Perspective on Finding Funding: "Tonsil's detailed coverage includes all the most popular forms of financing. She explains in simple, conversational style the benefits of federal and state student aid programs, tuition discounting, merit-based scholarships, 529 plans and more. She advises parents and prospective students that the cost of an education should never be a determining factor in the application process.
'No student should decide not to apply to a college or university because he or she believes it is too expensive and beyond his or her reach,' says Tonsil.
Instead, she says, people need to be aware that knowledge is power in this arena, too, and the information contained in Ways to Finance a College Education is a priceless weapon to yield. "

TownOnline.com - Hudson Sun - Arts & Lifestyle - Automotive tech scholarships available for'06: " GAAS scholarship applications for 2006 are available from the industry associations who sponsor GAAS. Applicants can also call Jobie Dowd of MEMA at 919-549-4800 or jdowd@mema.org for applications.
For more information on the scholarship or to download an application form, applicants can also go to www.automotivescholarships.com. Deadline for 2006 scholarship applications is Friday, March 31, 2006."

Salt Lake Tribune - Salt Lake Tribune Home Page - Bridging the gap: Women in Science
In fields once dominated by men, women are still underrepresented, but their numbers are increasing
By Ronnie Lynn : "Canadian researcher Doreen Kimura, who focuses on the effect of hormones on brains, argues biology accounts for disparities 'across a wide range of occupations and professions.' Gender gaps don't necessarily mean there have been 'either deliberate or systemic obstacles' for either sex,' Kimura wrote in 2001. 'Rather, it appears that self-selection on the basis of talents and interests now largely determines such career choices.'
But whether gender differences in brains also create an intellectual gap is still debated. Recent brain-imaging studies published in the journal NeuroImage revealed men and women achieve similar results on IQ tests, despite using different parts of the brain. "

SouthBendTribune.com: Lessons learned at USTA camp go beyond game of tennis: "'A lot of these kids are inner-city kids,' Boykins said, pausing to catch a wayward tennis ball with one hand and toss it back in the direction from whence it came. 'When people say young minority kids can't get along and do something together, this proves them wrong, big time. It just takes organization, volunteers and parents to make a commitment in terms of bringing the values to kids and teaching them the right way. I've always been proud that as long as we've had this program, we've never had any problems or fights out here or at the hotels or when we take them out to dinner. It's satisfying for me that we've got 67 kids out here and you won't hear one cuss word, you don't see one gang sign, you don't see anybody pushing and fightin"
Editor's Note: YAY TENNIS!!

The Sallie Mae Fund Awards $2.3 Million in College Scholarships to Nearly 1,000 Students Nationwide: "For a complete listing of 2005 scholarship recipients and the schools they are attending, or for 2006 scholarship information, please visit http://www.salliemaefund.org. The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, achieves its mission -- to increase access to a postsecondary education for America's students -- by supporting programs and initiatives that help open doors to higher education, preparing families for their investment, and bridging the gap when no one else can. For more information, visit http://www.thesalliemaefund.org."

: "Contact: Anthony Hutcherson or Arnold Landers, 301-392-6053, both of the Horatio Alger Association

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Members of the Horatio Alger Association will recognize the struggle and hard work of over one hundred students from throughout United States who have faced adversity with a ten thousand hundred dollar scholarship. Students selected for the scholarship also receive an all expense paid trip to Washington to attend the Horatio Alger National Scholars Conference. The scholarships are part of the Horatio Alger Scholarship Program founded 1998.

The deadline for high school seniors to apply for a Horatio Alger Pennsylvania Scholarships is October 15, 2005 at http://www.horatioalger.org/scholarships. At least one student will be selected from every state and the District of Columbia."