Endowed award; established by John and Margaret Casey in honour of their son, Blair. This is the application for competitive scholarships and awards for undergraduate students. This completed application is required for all award opportunities which state that an application is required, with the exception of opportunities which specifically indicate that a “distinct” application is required.
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The DoD recognizes the need to support the education of America’s future scientists and engineers. The SMART Scholarship-for-Service Program is part of a concentrated effort to improve the flow of new, highly skilled technical labor into DoD facilities and agencies and to enhance the technical skills of the workforce already in place. SMART offers scholarships to undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral students who have demonstrated ability and special aptitude for excelling in STEM fields. Students are also provided opportunities to continue their research in civil service roles following graduation.
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The Education Committee of The Islamic Union of Hong-long Kong administers various funds from which Scholarships and Education Assistance may be granted for Muslims’ students. Applications for such grants are now invited.
Eligibility
Scholarship: Applicant must have studied in Hong Kong or overseas for the whole or substantially the whole academicyear 2010-2011.
Education Assistance: The Applicant should study in Hlong Kong for the academic year 2011~2012.
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Run completely at the local, grassroots level, the LNSF is coordinated nationally by LNESC. We bring together local fund raising efforts with corporate partners to provide over $750,000.00 in scholarships to all levels of degree-seeking students each year.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for a scholarship:
• Must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident
• Must have applied to or be enrolled in a college, university, or graduate school, including 2-year colleges, or vocational schools that lead to an associate’s degree
• A student will not be eligible for a scholarship if he/she is related to a scholarship committee member, the Council President, or an individual contributor to the local funds of the Council
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Fellows work full-time for one year with Human Rights Watch typically in New York or Washington, D.C., or in some instances in another location. Fellows monitor human rights developments in various countries, conduct on-site investigations, draft reports on human rights conditions, and engage in advocacy and media outreach aimed at publicizing and curtailing human rights violations. Past fellows have conducted research and advocacy on numerous different issues in countries all over the world. Recent examples include projects on: civil and political rights in Cuba; criminal defamation laws in Indonesia; the rights of persons with mental disabilities in Croatia; corporal punishment of children in public schools in the US; abuses against migrant domestic workers in Kuwait; and police brutality in Brazil.
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The Canadian Insurance Manager’s Association Scholarship will serve to recognize the improved academic achievement of a BBA or Honours Economics student with a demonstrated interest in insurance. The Canadian Insurance Claim’s Managers’ Association wishes to recognize a student who is not the “typical” awards recipient, but who shows excellent potential, as measured by improvement in the Grade Point Average since their first year of studies; awarded to the student who has demonstrated the greatest academic improvement, as measured by increase in GPA from years 1 through 3.
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Methods for assessing the toxicity of pesticides to aquatic invertebrates currently do not account for important organism characteristics. For example, the sensitivity to pesticides might be influenced by age and sex. Regarding the population level effects of pesticides, it matters whether the individuals who die are young or old – the young ones have more potential to contribute to the population abundance than old individuals.
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The Overseas Spouse Education Assistance Program (OSEAP) is a need?based education assistance program designed to provide spouses with financial assistance to pursue educational goals. The purpose of the program is to assist spouses in gaining the education required to allow them to qualify for increased occupational opportunities. Spouses who receive free tuition as a result of their employment will not receive tuition assistance from AER. However, they may apply for assistance for fees, supplies or books (no duplicates) for classes in which they are enrolled.
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