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Community Foundation has $1M in scholarships available

If you are a high school student with your eye on higher education, we’ve got a website you’ll want to check out — the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region’s cffoxvalley.org/scholarships. The Foundation has more than $1 million in scholarship money in play, with students from 60 schools eligible to...
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NBFC Shiksha Finance raises funds from Dell Foundation

Incorporated in 2014 by V.L. Ramakrishnan and Jacob Abraham, Shiksha Finance provides school and student loans. Photo: Reuters Mumbai: Shiksha Finance, a non-banking financial company (NBFC) focusing on school and student loans, has raised $2.5 million (Rs16 crore) through a mix of debt and equity from Michael & Susan...
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BREAKFAST CELEBRATES FUTURE FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS, DONORS

Grace Hollis, the recipient of the Joe Wayne and Kathryn Maddox Education Scholarship, spoke at the Wallace State Community College Future Foundation’s Scholarship Celebration Breakfast. HANCEVILLE – The Wallace State Community College Future Foundation recently hosted its fourth Scholarship Celebration Breakfast, during which it was announced the Foundation...
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Free Online Classes to Expand With Gates Foundation Grants

You may soon have more access to free online classes through a new program supported by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grants. The new “Next Gen Learning Challenges” initiative aims to increase the level of college education among Americans, using technology to improve college readiness and completion, especially...
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