Financing March 2019

Free Tuition For Community Colleges?

A new bill recently signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice will allow West Virginia residents to attend community college tuition free. Requirements including maintaining a 2.0 GPA.

Financing March 2019

WVU Professor Wins $500K

A professor at WVU has won the CAREER award, which is a $500,000 grant, from the National Science Foundation. The grant will go towards her work on cybersecurity techniques.

Financing March 2019

UConn Receives $12M Grant

UConn is receiving more than $12 million, which will be used over a four-year-period for Air Force R&D efforts. The federal grant funding is from the Air Force Research Lab program.

Financing March 2019

Starting Teacher Pay Raised To $40K

New legislation in Idaho has raised starting teachers’ salaries to $40,000 annually. Currently, starting teachers make a minimum of around $36,000.

Financing March 2019

Ford College Community Challenge

The following information is from HACU’s website, regarding the Ford College Community Challenge.

Financing March 2019

New Scholarship From Montclair State U

Starting in fall 2019, Montclair State University will offer a national student scholarship for academically qualified students to qualify for in-state tuition.

Financing March 2019

NSF Awards $1M To Tennessee State

The National Science Foundation has awarded Tennessee State University's College of Engineering $1 million for graduate student scholarships.

Financing March 2019

State Oks $50M For U Tech Building

Utah’s state Legislature has approved $50 million in funding for the Noorda Building for Engineering, Applied Science & Technology at Weber State University.

Financing March 2019

Caps On Student Loan Borrowing?

The White House has proposed caps on student loans that can be taken out by graduate students and parents. This plan is part of a list of suggested changes to the Higher Education Act.

Financing March 2019

Earn College Credits At No Cost

Students in high school in Michigan have the opportunity to earn associate degrees and diplomas or pre-apprenticeships with college credits at no cost.

Financing March 2019

‘The Big Bang Theory’ Scholarship Expands

Honoring their 12th and final season “The Big Bang Theory” Scholarship will support one extra student each year until they reach a total of 10.

Financing March 2019

Nobel Prize Award Donated To Mizzou

George Smith who shared the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry is donating the $243,000 prize money to the University of Missouri to support needs-based scholarships.