The development, purpose, and future are reviewed of Nurses' Educational Funds, Inc., an independent organization that grants and administers scholarships to registered nurses for post-RN study. (EA)

Private schools exist to serve other goals than religious ones and these may include unstated discriminatory goals. The author outlines obstacles to minority participation in private schools and points out that federal policy against discrimination in schools will carry over into private schools. (MD)

Describes how colleges and other nonprofit organizations are creating scholarship programs for the families of victims of the recent terrorist attacks. (EV)

In October 1969 the Ontario Council on Graduate Studies appointed a committee to study the operation of the Ontario Graduate Fellowship Program to date with a view to determining whether any changes should be recommended in its objectives, method of operation, scale and relation to other programs. It was found that the program has been strikingly…

The author provides general information on scholarships for students with academic, artistic, and athletic talents. Topics covered include (1) early planning, (2) sources of scholarship information, (3) recruiters, (4) school and other sources of aid, (5) the campus visit, and (6) alternatives to scholarships. A list of references is attached. (CH)

Describes a Bank of America College scholarship program for vocational agriculture graduates from minority groups. (DM)

The National Endowment for the Humanities Planning Project investigated if and how the graduate education and training of archives conservators could provide the nation with the well trained professionals who are urgently needed to care for the mass of paper documents and other artifacts that constitute the records of the nation's past. The…

Contains detailed information on colleges and universities, sources for financial assistance, professional and student societies, and teacher workshops that practicing and prospective journalism educators will find useful. (RB)

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…

The Rhodes Scholarship has traditionally been for males only - this article describes women's battle to open the scholarship to all qualified persons. (PG)

MUCH OF THE BLAME FOR THE CONDITION OF NEGROES AND OTHERS IN LOWER SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES IS LAID UPON THE EDUCATORS IN THE NORTH WHO HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY DEPRIVED NEGROES OF EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES. IF THE CULTURALLY DISADVANTAGED MASSES ARE TO BE KEPT FROM MULTIPLYING BEYOND THE ABILITY OF THE UNITED STATES TO CARE…

THIS CONFERENCE, WHICH WAS ATTENDED BY 102 PERSONS REPRESENTING LOCAL DISTRICTS, UNIVERSITIES, AND GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, WAS TO PROVIDE AN UNDERSTANDING OF--(1) WHAT THE VARIOUS LAWS MEAN, (2) HOW TO PREPARE SPECIFIC PROPOSALS, (3) HOW TO INITIATE ACTIONS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS, AND (4) WHEN AND WHERE PROPOSALS SHOULD BE INTRODUCED. MAJOR…

In response to a legislative resolution, the State Council established a Student Financial Aid Study Advisory Committee composed of public and private college representatives and outside consultants to develop a comprehensive study of student financial aid programs in higher education in Virginia. This study makes available for the first time an…

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…