The Home Depot has officially announced the winners of the 2016 Retool Your School Program. The total winnings for the program tally $300,000 in grants, to be distributed to nine accredited HBCUs. See the list of winning schools.
Special Education Programs: Bowie State Earns Millions in Grants
BSU has developed two new programs to train special educators to work with children with disabilities from diverse cultural backgrounds, with two grants totaling $2.5 million.
21 HBCUs Receive $50,000 Apple-Thurgood Marshall Incentive Grants
Twenty-one Historically Black Colleges and Universities are the first to receive $50,000 grants from Apple and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) aimed at increasing the number of highly trained minority technology professionals at Apple. The Comprehensive HBCU Database Program grant will be used to help TMCF and Apple develop an expansive database that will […]
Delaware State Named 1890 University of the Year by APLU
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) has named Delaware State University as the 1890 University of the Year, and also presented DSU with three other land grant awards. The University received the awards during the 128th APLU Annual Meeting on Nov. 15-17 in Indianapolis, Ind., during which the organization held its 1890 Land-Grant […]
Bluefield State Receives $2.5 Million SAFRA Grant Award
Bluefield State College has received notification from the U.S. Department of Education that it will receive a $2.5 million grant. The five year grant is focused on Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) activities. The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 earmarked funds for Federal Title III programs designed to help eligible […]
WSSU Rehabilitation Counseling Gets $1M Grant to Address Industry Shortage
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) researchers have received a five-year $1 million U.S. Department of Education grant to reduce a shortage of rehabilitation counseling professionals. WSSU’s Department of Rehabilitation Counseling received the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services grant to address the shortage in professionals in rehabilitation, as well as the specific shortage of rehabilitation […]
Understanding The Financial Aid Process
Preparing for college or a career school may seem overwhelming if you are in need of financial aid. But don’t fear: the U.S. Department of Education’s Office on Federal Student Aid can help you acquire the funding you need for your education. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office on Federal Student Aid is the largest […]
Tuskegee University Awarded Historic $16 Million Dollar Grant [VIDEO]
Source: WSFA 12 News Tuskegee University receives it’s largest competitive five-year grant award in school history. The National Science Foundation awarded about $16 million dollars for several projects, some that will benefit public schools in the Black Belt. “It’s not just because we are an HBCU, it’s because we are doing cutting edge technology in […]
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