Jul

9

Slicing up the scholarship pie

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The Scholarship Game: An examination of how universities divvy up scholarship money and the impact on student athletes.

A full scholarship is more likely in women’s sports than it is in men’s sports, however. The position on a team also has a huge influence on how much scholarship is awarded.

Source: The Dallas Morning News

Jul

5

Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Awards

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The Women’s Opportunity Awards program is Soroptimist’s major project. Through the program, clubs in 19 countries and territories assist women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families by giving them the resources they need to improve their education, skills, and employment prospects. Each year, more than $1 million is disbursed through cash awards at various levels of the organization. Recipients, many of whom have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse, may use the awards to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain higher education, such as books, childcare and transportation.

Since the Women’s Opportunity Awards program began in 1972, about $25 million has been disbursed to help tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families.

Source: Soroptimist

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