Scholarship
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'scholarship' is an award of access or an institution and/or money for an individual for the purposes of furthering their education.
'Scholarship' can also refer to the formalised pursuit of academic knowledge and advancement.
Famous Scholarships
Other Scholarships
Fulbright scholarship
Fulbright Scholarships are awarded yearly by the Fulbright Foundation. The foundation was set up by Senator
J. William Fulbright of
Arkansas. The scholarships are so-called
challenge grants, in that you actually have to do something useful while you study your subject. The scholarships began as grants to scholars of all ages and levels of education achievement in the
United States to go to
Europe (primarily) and other regions of the world. Now the foundation and granting of scholarship funds are worldwide operations.
The Foundation promotes Western values, but broadly defined. Persons from any country may outline and define a program relating to education and Western value and submit it to the Fulbright Foundation for funding.
The basic premise is that scholarship by a citizen of one country in a second country results in understanding in, of and by both countries.
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Canada Merit Scholarship Foundation
The
Canada Merit Scholarship Foundation awards are the most prestigious scholarships for entering college students in
Canada and are considered the undergraduate equivalent of the
Rhodes Scholarship. Their national awards are awarded annually to the top 15-30 students in the country.
The program's awards are tenable at any university in Canada. Their selection criteria is as follows:
- 1,800 nominees come as sponsored candidates, with an endorsement from their school. Evaluations are made by 26 Area Committees in 21 centers from St. John's to Victoria, and then as many as 250 semifinalists are chosen for Area interviews.
- 2,200 candidates from across Canada come through the CMSF Direct Pool as self-nominated candidates. The 12-member National Assessment Panel sits during December and January and evaluates the application of each candidate. CMSF ensures that in the Direct Pool there is proportional regional representation from across the country.
- From the group of 72 finalists in Toronto, up to 30 are chosen as CMSF National Award recipients.
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