Guide to Education Grants

The prize is awarded annually to one young scientist for the most outstanding neurobiological research based on methods of molecular and cell biology conducted by him/her during the past 3 years, as described in a 1000 word entrance essay.

Another Scholarship Opportunity:
The Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University (LDEO) is offering undergraduate students an opportunity to experience scientific research in the earth and ocean sciences. This year, for the first time ever, interns will be able to participate in a research project in geoscience education…
Palisades, New York, United States
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Another Scholarship Opportunity:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Astrobiology Institute Minority Institution Research Support project provides opportunities for researchers from qualified minority institutions to initiate joint partnerships with researchers in the field of astrobiology. Applications are currently being accepted for summer sabbatical opportunities…
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Another Student Loan Resource:On Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 I wrote about the new STAR Act, whose proponents claim that with all the potential savings to be won by colleges switching from the FFELP (Federal Family Education Loan Program) to the FDLP (Federal Direct Lending Program), approximately $10 billion dollars would “show up as scholarships, grants [...]

Another Student Loan Resource:In the midst of the plethora of democratic legislation being in limbo (STAR Act, Sunshine Act, Student Debt Relief Act, H.R. 5, still pending), the U.S. Department of Education appears to be doing something fresh and original. Instead of devising ways of transferring funding from one program to another or making increases [...]

Another Student Loan Resource:With all the talk about the ever-increasing costs of college tuition these days, it shouldn’t be surprising that the “The median salary of college administrators increased by 4 percent in the 2006-7 academic year, according to an annual survey released this week by the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources,” [...]

Another Student Loan Resource:In November 2006 the state of Arizona passed Proposition 300 that rendered “undocumented Arizona students ineligible for in-state tuition rates or state scholarships,” according to an article written by Elizabeth Redden titled “An In-State Tuition Debate,” that appeared in the Feb. 28, 2007 edition of Inside Higher Ed.
 
In her article, Redden follows [...]