New group of Rhodes Scholars includes Ronan Farrow

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The Rhodes Scholarships reward some of the best scholars in the world.

Cecil Rhodes in Capetown.

There are a group of 32 finalists this year for the Rhodes Scholarship. These winners will be able to study for 2-3 years at Oxford University in England. Wow. The most famous person who won was Ronan Farrow, Mia Farrow and Woody Allen's son.

I can't think of an serious student who would not want this scholarship. It opens up so many doors for each winner. Congratulations to all the new winners!

Cecil Rhodes wrote out some qualifications that winners of this scholarship should have. Here is the quote, from the historical biography page at the age-of-the-sage website listed below.

<The winner of the Rhodes scholarship should have: >

"'literary and scholastic attainments; his fondness of, and success in, manly outdoor sports; his qualities of manhood, truth, courage, devotion to duty, sympathy for the protection of the weak, kindliness, unselfishness and fellowship, and his exhibition during his school days of moral force of character and of instincts to lead and take an interest in his schoolmates'."

Do you think you would qualify for this scholarship? By all means, apply for next year's Rhodes Scholarships.

There were 830 applicants this year. The articles below explain more about this prestigious honor.

Sources/find out more:
Hartford Courant.com: New England Students win Rhodes Honors
Ronan Farrow named Rhodes Scholar
How to apply for a Rhodes Scholarship from the Dartmouth.edu site
The Rhodes Trust
32 Rhodes Scholarship Winners Named- an article by the Washington Post
Cecil Rhodes Scholarships historical biography
Woody's Whiz Kid Wins Rhodes from the New York Daily News site

The Rhodes' Cottage

-Betsyanne

Photos: The photo of Cecil Rhodes in Capetown is by Duke Human Rights Center (Robin Kirk) on Flickr.
The one of Cecil Rhodes' cottage is by Mike Cogh on Flickr. It was taken in Neptune's Corner, Cape Town, Western Cape, ZA.

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I won the Amazon Kindle!

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For my friends here on the Find Scholarships and Grants blog:

UPDATE!

Lynn Terry already gave away her personal Kindle. Believe it or not, she shipped it to me! Yes, I won!!

I am so happy about that.

I entered this contest too, so others did get their semi-good luck, I guess.

So.... onward and upward.

Betsyanne
Former Nontrad Student, and
Finder of Scholarship links

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Beautiful music scholarships for African-Americans and Latinos. more

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Beautiful Music Scholarships for musical people...

Do you love music? Are you African-American or Latino? Here on the ASCAP page, there are scholarships for all ages and ethnicities.  Most of the scholarships on this page are for younger students, but a few are also available for older students.

Two of these are: (from the site)


"THE ASCAP FOUNDATION IRVING BURGIE SCHOLARSHIP
The ASCAP Foundation Irving Burgie Scholarship was established to support an aspiring African-American songwriter from New York City. This annual scholarship is awarded alternately between the Berklee College of Music and the University of Southern California. It is funded by a gift from ASCAP member, performer, folklorist and community activist, Irving Burgie in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his song 'Day-O.'"

and

"THE ASCAP FOUNDATION RUDY PEREZ SONGWRITING SCHOLARSHIP
Rudy Perez, recipient of two consecutive El Premio ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Awards and a leading producer of Latin Music, has established The ASCAP Foundation Rudy Perez Songwriting Scholarship. This scholarship is presented annually to an aspiring Latino songwriter who demonstrates potential to produce creative and original work and also demonstrates financial need."

And here are more scholarship links:

Music scholarship links from Scholarships.com
Music College Scholarships from the OEDb page.
Menc.org's Scholarship Resources for Music Students/College

Music scholarships are often available by audition at your local college or university with a music program too. Inquire to find out more.

I hope these are helpful to an aspiring songwriter or music student.

Good luck on YOUR scholarship search!

Betsyanne
Former Nontraditional Student

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Winning a scholarship - try for a LARGE one!

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Question: if you are going to search for a scholarship, why not try for a big one?

Here are a few articles and pages about winning a LARGE scholarship.

#1: (From Scholarships.com) - Largest Dollar Amount Scholarships - this page has three scholarships listed, one for $10,000, which is for a Create a Greeting Card Scholarship.

#2: One large scholarship is for Interior Design Students - learn how Angela Lauer won this $30,000 scholarship. This article is at the University of Texas at Austin's site.

#3. The Ruth Lilly Poetry Scholarship has been split into more than one scholarship. You can apply through Poetry Magazine. Find out more here at the Poetry Foundation site: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/foundation/prizes_fellowship.

#4. The Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships page at the FinAid site lists some big scholarships like Apple Scholars ($2,000), the Buick Achievers Scholarship (25,000), the Collegiate Inventors Competition (25,000 Grand Prize), Davidson Fellows ($50,000), and more. Check it out here: Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships.

There are more out there - send me the links you find! And sign up or search on some sites like FinAid, Fresch,  FastAid, the Career OneStop Scholarship Search, FastWeb, BrokeScholar to find even more great (and big) links.

Good luck on your scholarship search!

Betsyanne
Kentucky
Former Nontraditional Student (who wishes she had applied for lots and lots of scholarships when she went back to school!)

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