MCPS Finds New Hope at Lunar New Year Event
On Tuesday, the League of Educators for Asian American Progress (LEAAP) hosted its 34th annual banquet in celebration of the Lunar New Year in Gaithersburg at the Hong Kong Pearl… Read More
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16 MCPS Students Earn Full College Tuition for 4 Years
16 Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) students representing 12 high schools earned four-year scholarships of full tuition from the Posse Foundation. The foundation awards students “with extraordinary academic and leadership… Read More
Montgomery College, Adventist Health Partner to Graduate More Nurses
Montgomery College and Adventist HealthCare agreed to work together to offer scholarships, mentoring and career opportunities to increase the number of nurses ready to work in Montgomery County. The eight-year… Read More
Montgomery Parks Scholarship Helps 34 Kids Attend Summer Camp
A Montgomery Parks scholarship is making it possible for 34 children and teens to go to summer camp this year. Funded by community donations, the Marye Wells-Harley Dream Camp Scholarship… Read More
Montgomery College Scholarships Available for Career Training
Montgomery College received $500,000 for students to enroll in workforce programs that will lead to employment. The Robert I. Schattner Foundation donated the funds for financially-eligible students to earn scholarships… Read More
Montgomery College Accepting Applications for Raptor Ready Scholarship
Montgomery College (MC) offers a $500 tuition scholarship known as “Raptor Ready.” The scholarship is for Montgomery County residents who graduated spring 2022 from a Montgomery County high school. Students… Read More
Bender JCC Honors Healthcare Workers at Scholarship Event
Bender Jewish Community Center honors healthcare heroes from four Montgomery Hospitals Wednesday evening in a fundraising event for its scholarship program. “Throughout the pandemic, healthcare workers have faced unprecedented challenges.… Read More
19 County Students Awarded College-Sponsored Scholarships
19 Montgomery County students have received college- and university-sponsored scholarships in the final round of awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced Monday. The winners were selected by the… Read More
SECU Foundation Scholarships Awarded to Five in Montgomery County
When she received an email announcing her win of a SECU Maryland Foundation scholarship, Anna Petersen, a Paint Branch High School graduate, screamed and jumped to tell her mother. The… Read More
Hogan Announces Scholarship Lottery for Young Vaccinated Marylanders
Gov. Larry Hogan announced on Wednesday another incentive to get the COVID-19 vaccine into young Marylanders. The Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) and the Maryland Department of Health have formed… Read More
Applications for Distinguished African American Scholar Awards Close April 16
The Montgomery County Alliance of Black School Educators (MCABSE), a non-profit organization devoted to furthering the academic success of children of African descent, is accepting applications for its Distinguished African… Read More
Players Chant ‘Let Us Play’ in Protest of Council Disallowing Contact Football Games
Over 100 high school football players, poms participants, their coaches and parents chanted,”Let us play,” Sunday in protest of Montgomery County’s disallowing contact football games due to the pandemic. Gathered… Read More