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National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) offers the following awards for to honor Hispanic nurses for their work: Ildaura Murillo-Rohde Award for Education Excellence, the Henrietta Villaescusa Community Service Award, the Janie Menchaca Wilson Leadership Award, and the Sarah Gomez Erlach Humanitarian Award. Deadline: Early April.

Young women who are interested in the science and engineering fields are encouraged to apply for the many scholarships sponsored by local chapters of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE).

Each section has a different deadline. In general they range from February to March.

Some people wonder why total strangers would give them money to go to college.  The Valley Press Club Scholarships may help you understand that a little better. 

Almost 50 years ago, the Valley Press Club gave their first scholarship to a budding journalist named Al Jaffe.  Over time he became the vice president of ESPN and this year he is funding one of Valley Press Club’s scholarships. 

The Connecticut Community Foundation helps students in Greater Waterbury and the Litchfield Hills area attend college through their scholarship program.  They serve 21 towns in Western Connecticut and most of the scholarships are for students living in those the 21 towns, however applicants for  Sergeant Felix M. DelGreco, Jr.

Want to go to college for free?  Well if you live in New Haven, Connecticut that may very well be possible.  City and school officials said that a new program would offer to pay eligible students’ way through any public college or university in Connecticut.

The GEAR UP program provides grants to local governments, some of the funds are also used to provide college scholarships to low-income students.  The program is a Federal discretionary grant program whose purpose is to increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education.  GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) serves students beginning no later than the seventh grade and follows them through high school.

The $8 million gift from the Carol A. Ammon Foundation is the largest gift ever received by Central Connecticut State University.  The gift will be used to fund student scholarships and academic program support.  Carol A.

The Manufacturer's Association of Southern Connecticut, Inc. has given $192,000 to support scholarships for Housatonic Community College students living in greater Bridgeport and studying technology, pre-engineering and pre-environmental sciences.  The income from the gift is expected to support up to a half-dozen students each year.