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If you are a woman 40 or older and looking to go back to school to learn a new skill or increase your education, the AARP Foundation may be able to help.

The national organization is accepting applications for its second annual Women’s Scholarship Program, targeting women 40 or older who need financial assistance to seek new job skills, training and education to support themselves and their families.

“Two Ohioans won scholarships the first year they were offered, and we are eager to see this become a trend,” said Jane Taylor, AARP Ohio’s state director.

The foundation gave out 74 scholarships this year to recipients across the United States, including a woman from Dayton who declined to be identified, and Annie McGrady, 62, of Shaker Heights.
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There is a scholarship at Hickory Creek Middle School that is not awarded for scoring baskets, running for touchdowns, winning the science fair or graduating with a perfect GPA. This one is much harder get. It’s about character and more demanding than that, a character reflective of Lyndsey Whittingham’s.

The Lyndsey Whittingham “Spirit” Scholarship was awarded for the first time this year by the Lyndsey Whittingham Foundation, which was established to honor the memory of Lyndsey Whittingham, a local Frankfort woman whose life was cut short when she died at the of age 23 as a result of being hit by a taxicab in Chicago in 2006.

The award will be granted to one Hickory Creek eighth grader each year, based on nominations from students and staff.
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After a lifetime of involvement in the Lenawee County Fair which includes long-time participation in 4-H, the 2008 fair queen could call her winning Sunday’s competition a crowning achievement.

Ashliegh Allen, 18, of Adrian, the daughter of Richard and Susan Allen, was named this year’s fair queen after judges deemed her vocal performance, answer to a fish bowl question, and evening gown showing worthy of the title.

I’m excited,” Allen said after being crowned. “I’ve been a part of the fair my entire life.
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The first round of judging Saturday to become queen of the Boone County Fair was a little like speed-dating: three-minute meetings with each of the five judges, answering a range of questions.

The main event was scheduled for this evening, though, with seven young women competing to win the 2008 Miss Boone County Fair Queen Scholarship Competition. The queen wins $1,000 to be used at a school of her choice. The three women on her court win $750, $500 and $250, depending on where they place.

Along with her court, the queen will be presented at venues around the fair, appear in parades throughout the year and might be asked to judge other fair competitions.

“The whole purpose of being queen is to help people focus on agriculture and life in Boone County,” said Ashlei Wilson, a committee member for the competition. “We want a friendly » Read the rest of the entry..

The Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA) is now accepting applications for its annual Aged Care Nursing Scholarship Scheme.

Scholarships are available for undergraduate and postgraduate through the Commonwealth-funded program which is administered by the RCNA.

“We cannot underestimate the importance of aged care nurses in Australia,” said RCNA Executive Director, Rosemary Bryant.

“We have an ageing population and we’re facing a severe nursing shortage. These scholarships assist students and working nurses undertaking the study that will help them build on their skills and knowledge, and also emphasise the need for more nurses in this particular area of care.”

The undergraduate scholarships are open to applicants with a demonstrated commitment to aged care who plan to study nursing at an Australian university.

Successful undergraduate applicants will receive up to $5000 per semester with a maximum of $30 000 per person.

The postgraduate scholarships are available to Registered/Division 1 nurses, already working in aged care, who wish to do further study in the area. They can receive up to $10,000 each.

RNs who do not have a current practising certificate may apply for a scholarship if they plan to complete a re-entry course, or if they can demonstrate their eligibility to re-register.

Applications for the undergraduate scheme must be in by 5pm on Friday, 22 August and applications for the postgraduate scheme close at 5pm on Friday, 19 September.

For more information, visit the RCNA website or contact the RCNA directly on 1800 116 696 or at scholarships@rcna.org.au.

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A new nursing scholarship has been established at Polk Community College.

During a recent PCC District Board of Trustees meeting, representatives of the GFWC United Women’s Club of Lakeland presented their club’s $31,800 donation to the board to establish the GFWC United Women’s Club of Lakeland Inc. Vera Sligh Scholarship Fund.

The women’s club representatives were Jeanette Robertson, president; Shirley Whitney, the chairwoman of the Vera Sligh Scholarship Fund; and Verna Wooten, Whitney’s fellow scholarship committee member.

The contribution, which will be directed to the PCC Foundation, will be submitted for dollar-for-dollar matching funds through the state of Florida’s Dr. Philip Benjamin Matching Gift Program for Community Colleges, PCC Foundation Executive Director Tracy Porter said in a news release. » Read the rest of the entry..

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Joe Lieberman (ID-CT) today appealed to Senate Appropriators to not include any language in the District of Columbia’s funding bill which will adversely impact the District’s Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). The program provides low income students in failing schools in the District up to $7,500 a year in tuition, school fees, and transportation expenses to attend non-public schools.

In the letters, Senator Lieberman noted that only 6% of students entering the OSP program have a mother with a bachelor’s degree, and that the average household income is around $22,700. These are students who would otherwise be attending troubled schools in the District.

Senator Lieberman is a strong believer in our nation’s public school system and is committed to pushing for funding and reforms to make our public school system the best in the world. While working towards this goal, he has supported pilot voucher programs as a means to provide students in currently struggling schools with alternative ways to get the best education possible. » Read the rest of the entry..