Scholarships

The Mandela Rhodes Foundation Launches $80k Äänit Prize for Social Impact in Africa

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Wednesday, May 19, 2021
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The \xc3\x84\xc3\xa4nit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa.

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  • The \xc3\x84\xc3\xa4nit Prize will award up to $80 000 per year to projects and organisations that can deliver positive social impact in Africa.
  • The prize will be open to alumni of the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship and the Rhodes Scholarship and is funded by Ezrah Charitable Trust, started by Rhodes Scholar and MRF donor David Cohen.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210519005485/en/\nNelson Mandela, founding patron of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation, believed that young people could transform the African continent.
  • Photo: MRF archive\nProfessor Njabulo S. Ndebele, chairman of the board of The Mandela Rhodes Foundation said he is delighted about the prize.

Helping GTA Students Thrive with Past President’s Scholarship

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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) Past Presidents Scholarship has helped send 46 deserving students to university or college since it first launched in 2007.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board (TRREB) Past Presidents Scholarship has helped send 46 deserving students to university or college since it first launched in 2007.
  • We believe in investing in the future and hope the Past Presidents Scholarship will make a difference for the secondary school students on the path to higher education.
  • Each year, TRREB grants $15,000 to four graduating high school students pursuing post-secondary education, including two $5,000 first-place and two $2,500 second-place scholarships.
  • Since the program's inception, $185,000 in scholarship money has been awarded to students.

Villanova University Partners with The Posse Foundation, a Premier College Access, Success and Youth Leadership Development Program

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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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Villanova has found in The Posse Foundation a strategic partner whose values closely align with our own.

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  • Villanova has found in The Posse Foundation a strategic partner whose values closely align with our own.
  • Posse has a long and proven track record of helping young people gain access to institutions of higher education.
  • This partnership will provide Villanova greater access to students in New Orleans, an area from which the University does not extensively draw.
  • Villanovas partnership with The Posse Foundation complements and will integrate with the Universitys existing leadership and access scholarship programs.

Saint Michael's College a top producer of Fulbright scholars

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Monday, February 18, 2019
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Established in the name of the late Arkansas Sen. J. William Fulbright, the Fulbright Scholarship was designed to promote understanding and empathy between different cultures.

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  • Established in the name of the late Arkansas Sen. J. William Fulbright, the Fulbright Scholarship was designed to promote understanding and empathy between different cultures.
  • Four students from Saint Michael's received Fulbright awards for academic year 2018-2019, placing Saint Michael's on a list alongside the very top colleges and universities in the country.
  • The Fulbright Program also awards grants to U.S. scholars, teachers and faculty to conduct research and teach overseas.
  • Our closely connected community delivers internationally-respected liberal arts and graduate education near Burlington, one of the country's best college towns.