scholarship program | Scholarship for Nigerians and Africans - Part 2

Academic Achievement Leadership Award 2011, USA

The Academic Achievement Leadership Award Program will provide renewable scholarships of up to $22,000 to entering freshmen for the 2011-2012 academic year. The primary purpose of the scholarship program is to attract highly qualified students who demonstrate the potential for leadership and intellectual development and are committed to becoming engaged citizens of the university and the broader community. Scholarship funds will be disbursed on a semester basis and are renewable annually for three additional years provided the student maintains the conditions of the award.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 15 February 2011

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Canon Collins Trust and Edinburgh Business School Distance Learning MBA Scholarships, UK

Edinburgh Business School is working with Canon Collins Trust to select applicants for the Distance Learning MBA Scholarship. Unlike our other scholarship schemes, this is open to applicants from all over sub-Saharan Africa.
The aim of the scholarship programme is to support life-long learning amongst communities where it will make a positive contribution towards their development, and give individuals valuable post-graduate education which will enhance their future careers.
Successful candidates will be already in work, or self-employed, and at a point in their life and career where this MBA will make maximum impact for themselves and their community.

Scholarship Application Deadline: 31 March 2011

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The Freshman/Sophomore Scholarship Program , USA: Food Science and Food Technology

The Freshman/Sophomore Scholarship program encourages outstanding students to pursue a B.S. at an IFT-approved university in the field of food science and food technology.
For sophomore scholarships, any freshman must intend to enroll or be enrolled in an approved food science/technology program, except as otherwise noted, who has maintained at least a 3.0 GPA (A=4.0) for the first term of study, and who has the recommendation of the department head.
Scholarships are available to Freshmen with a 3.0 GPA or above, pursuing a curriculum in food science or food technology, and intending to enroll or be enrolled in an IFT-approved university.  Scholarships are available to Sophomores with a 3.0 GPA or above currently enrolled in an IFT-approved university pursuing a food science or food technology degree. (for purposes of this document, approved program means the program meets the “IFT Undergraduate Education Standards for Degrees in Food Science,” as determined by the Committee on Higher Education).

Scholarship Application Deadline: 1 March 2011

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