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“Too good to be true” – the young Africans receiving international scholarships

The PIE News

So when he received a fully-funded scholarship to study over 3,000 miles away at the University of Edinburgh, he couldn’t believe it – and, at first, his family didn’t. “My Ngwambe is one of the nearly 45,000 young Africans who has received a scholarship from the Mastercard Foundation. My mum thought it was a scam,” he laughs. “It

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NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade Gifts $3M for Literacy, Scholarships

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My hope is to continue to transform lives through higher education.” Funds to establish the program will support two students per year with full room and board scholarships for their first two years on campus. It means a great deal to me and my family to be able to give back to take the university to the next level.

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A Record-Setting Year for Tennessee Promise

Inside Higher Ed

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission announced Monday that the Tennessee Promise program saw a record number of applicants—more than 670,000—from the Class of 2025. The program, launched in 2015, is a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for the state’s community college students.

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Tennessee College-Going Rate on the Rise

Inside Higher Ed

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission recently reported the largest year-over-year increase in the state’s college-going rate since the 2015 launch of Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar free tuition scholarship for community college students.

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Point Foundation Increases Support as LGBTQ+ Scholarship Applications Continue to Rise

Insight Into Diversity

Since its inception 21 years ago, the Point Foundation has become the largest scholarship-granting organization for LGBTQ+ college students in the country. In the 2018-2019 academic year, the organization awarded scholarships to 98 students. At one time, the organization received over 1,500 applications for only 20 scholarships.

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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The United Negro College Fund comprises 37 member colleges and universities in support of students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs. It follows a $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment in 2015 that enabled UNCF to launch the Career Pathways Initiative to help enhance career outcomes for students.

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One free tuition program is shattering enrollment records

University Business

Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar scholarship program that kicks in after a graduating high school student receives aid through the Pell Grant and other state grants, drew over 67,000 applicants this year. It quickly inspired a wake of last-dollar scholarship programs across Oregon, New York and Rhode Island, according to The Tennessean.