Formerly "Educators Resource Directory," "Educators Resource Guide" is designed to provide educators, administrators, and other education professionals with immediate access to a unique combination of educational resources, along with important educational statistics and rankings. "Educators Resource Guide" includes…

Prepared on behalf of the Emphasis on Excellence (Honors) Program for students interested in transferring from Miami-Dade Community College to a four-year institution, this booklet offers an annotated list of 154 transfer scholarships, based on information received from 103 colleges, universities, and foundations as of October 1987. Introductory…

This booklet is a guide to available financial aid for students majoring or minoring in journalism or communications. It is divided into two sections. Part one lists aid offered through schools and departments of journalism in United States colleges and universities, as well as by newspapers and professional societies. Entries are listed according…

This brochure lists educational opportunities for minorities and women at the postsecondary level. In addition to specific loan, scholarship, and fellowship opportunities, it also provides some general information on how and where to seek out general assistance to prepare oneself to pursue additional education and career goals. The pamphlet was…

Stresses the need for more scholarship monies being made available to Hispanic students to meet the high costs of college tuition and living expenses. Provides information on 39 scholarships available to Hispanics, including name and address of program, contact person, amount of scholarship, and scholarship requirements. (LP)

This resource paper on financial aid for postsecondary education covers various types of financial aid (grants, loans, and employment); the technical words and phrases used to discuss it (such as "financial need,""family contribution," and "financial aid package"); and the process involved in its disbursement. Particular attention is given to…

This directory lists over 1,200 merit and other no-need funding and scholarship programs open to students in college and students returning to college for their higher education in the United States. The programs are classified according to course of study in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, or any subject area. Programs reward…

More than 700 print and online financial aid directories issued since 1980 are listed, described and evaluated in this guide. Listings are divided into the following major headings: scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards and prizes, loans, internships, and databases and search services. Within each heading, general listings are provided…

Five articles describe employment sources in the library and information professions, including joblines; placements and salaries; accredited master's programs in library and information studies, listed by geographic region; library scholarship sources; and scholarship and award recipients from various professional library associations. (LRW)

Prior to the 1970s, research about women was largely limited to the work of individual scholars working in isolation within their own disciplines. Women's studies programs first appeared on campus in 1969, and scholarly research about women began a period of unprecedented growth. Organized centers for research about women also came into being for…

This directory lists more than 1,000 merit and other no-need funding and scholarship programs open to high school students and recent graduates for their undergraduate education in the United States. The programs are classified according to course of study in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, or any subject area. Programs reward…

Because it is a relatively new field and is categorized as an interdisciplinary one, urban studies both suffers and benefits in terms of grants and awards. Undergraduate scholarships do not exist, because urban studies is a graduate field. But, since urban studies involves all of the established social studies and a few natural science and…

Alternative research and scholarly opportunities for scholars outside academe are discussed, including communitites of scholars and university outreach to unaffiliated scholars. A list of organizations of independent scholars is included. (MSE)

A high school student who won $74,000 in scholarships offers her peers five guidelines for finding, competing for, and winning college scholarships, including taking challenging courses; being involved in school and community activities; and having application essays proofread and critiqued. Thirteen scholarship programs in the areas of social…

This directory completely revises and updates a previous edition, and lists 1,735 scholarships, fellowships, loans, grants, awards, internships, state sources of educational benefits, and general financial aid directories for women. The directory is divided into four separate sections. The first section provides 1,567 references to a wide variety…