By Alexis Flores Northwestern Mutual is empowering Milwaukee youth through their HBCU Connection Scholarship. The scholarship, for students pursuing their secondary education at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) awards $7,500 annually in both their freshman and sophomore years, followed by paid corporate internship opportunities the summer before their junior year and senior years respectively. […]
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New Orleans Teen Shatters Record with $10M in Scholarship Offers
In shattering the previous record of $8.7 million, Barnes received 170 acceptances from 200 applications. By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Teenager Dennis Barnes has shattered multi-million-dollar records and gaining interest from colleges and universities everywhere. Barnes, who goes by his middle name Maliq, is a senior at International High School […]
Carvd N Stone announces $1000 Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship
By Karen Stokes Carvd N Stone (CNS), a positive media company and marketing agency – announced their second annual CNS Loren Martin Hintz Travel Writing Scholarship. CNS will award $1,000 to a Milwaukee writer based on the essay theme: “If you could travel to one place you’ve never been, where would it be and why?” […]
UW Credit Union Distributes More Than $130,000 in Scholarships to UW System Students
Funds stem from campus endowment contributions and annual Community Values Scholarship Madison, WI– UW Credit Union awarded 10 students a combined $30,000 this month on behalf of the credit union’s annual Community Values Scholarship program. An additional 17 students received nearly $105,000 in scholarships during the 2021-2022 school year through UW Credit Union’s campus endowment […]
Nonprofit Group, Our Scholarship, Provides Aid For Southeast Asian Students
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Jim Lee, 25, always knew he was going to be an entrepreneur. He had the knowledge and the connections he just needed an idea. Then one day, it hit him, and his first business venture began. Lee had served as a board member for a nonprofit organization, which raised money for Hmong […]
MPS Foundation Launches Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholarship
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz When she was in middle school, Kayla Denyce Jimenez, 18, decided she wanted to be a lawyer, specifically a civil rights attorney. Recently, she applied for the “Ruth Bader Ginsburg Scholarship,” which will help her achieve her dream of becoming an attorney. “As an attorney, you have the power to fight for […]
How High School Seniors Can Get the Cash They Need to Afford College
By Sam Woods Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. While you may have heard of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, there are lots of other ways to get […]
UW Credit Union Awards $30,000 to Ten Student Members Through it’s Community Values Scholarship
UW Credit Union awarded 10 scholarships of $3,000 in July to student members that share the Credit Union’s commitment to improving its communities. 2020 marks the first year that at least one student from each of UW Credit Union’s eight campus branch locations was recognized, bringing the total investment to $30,000. This is a 100% […]
Carvd N Stone Inc. Announces Three Scholarships for this 2019 Fall Worth $1,000 Each to Wisconsin Students and Creatives
Deadline to apply is Sept. 30, 2019 By Carvd N Stone team MILWAUKEE—Carvd N Stone Inc., for the first time ever, will be giving away three scholarships valued at $1,000 each this 2019 Fall through their CNS 2019 Scholarship Fund. The first scholarship will be given to a Milwaukee Public Schools college-bound graduating senior or […]
Wisconsin Dental Students Receive Scholarships from WDA
By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Going to school is one of the most expensive endeavors a person in the United States can partake in. Adding a masters or doctorate program after obtaining a bachelor’s degree only increases the amount of loans a student has. Luckily, dental students received some financial aid through the Wisconsin Dental Association Foundation. […]