Since 1 March, at least nine American universities have received anonymous donations totaling over $45 million. The catch is: the school had to promise not to try to find out the benefactor’s identity. It is not clear whether the source is an individual, a group with similar interest or an organization. Some of the schools even went so far as to contact the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Department of Homeland Security to verify that the money was not ill-gotten.
The unknown supporter also stipulated that the majority of the money should go to student scholarships, while the rest can fund research, equipment and operating expenses. Read more… continue reading...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwire - March 3, 2008) - Business school candidates worldwide are invited to enter the Beat The GMAT (www.beatthegmat.com) 2008 competition that awards scholarship packages, valued at more than $15,000, to applicants who demonstrate need. Sponsored by Stacy Blackman Consulting (www.stacyblackman.com) and ManhattanGMAT (www.manhattangmat.com), the Beat The GMAT competition is designed to provide business school candidates with assistance to help them achieve their full potential on the GMAT and in the business school application process. This scholarship competition is now accepting applications, with submissions due on May 1.
“It is the hope of ‘Beat The GMAT’ and our sponsors that the scholarships will be awarded to people upon whom this assistance in applying to business school will have a profound impact,” said Eric Bahn, Founder of Beat The GMAT. continue reading...
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ — Next Step Publishing, creators of the national college-planning publication Next Step Magazine (nextSTEPmag.com), announced today a scholarship contest through which students can win one year of free tuition at the college of their choice.
The scholarship will pay for one year of the winner’s tuition, up to $20,000. continue reading...
