scholarship
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The letter continued: "Our staff of colour are highly valued, for their scholarship, their achievements, and the contributions they make to the institution and the wider academic community."
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
A pre-med graduate, who also asked not to be named, told AFP she was accepted to an Italian master's program in June 2025 without asking for a scholarship.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In 2018, Cambridge said it needed help to attract more talented black students, and unexpectedly the rapper Stormzy answered the call by setting up a scholarship to encourage students to apply.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Strouse wanted to re-establish the scholarship at another institution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
What Farmer didn’t know, Jeff added, was that the Warden bragged about PJ. constantly—his test scores, his full scholarship to Duke—but only when PJ. wasn’t around.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Although grades won’t be recorded on student transcripts or affect grade-point averages, professors will still assign them internally to track eligibility for scholarships and academic awards.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Dozens of Gaza students who won scholarships to universities in Italy are still waiting to be evacuated due to bureaucratic red tape, leaving qualified students in a deadly conflict zone, AFP has found.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Prior to that, money earmarked for scholarships was often expressed in correspondence between benefactors and college presidents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Almost all draft prospects come through the American college system, which is why the academy was designed to help international players earn scholarships and prepare them for the NFL, mentally and physically.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
My parents would be there to help—my mom bought a giant book about college scholarships for me—but the work of earning that scholarship would fall to me.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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