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  2. Scholarship - Wikipedia

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    A young man (in bowtie) receives a scholarship at a ceremony. A scholarship is a form of financial aid awarded to students for further education.Generally, scholarships are awarded based on a set of criteria such as academic merit, diversity and inclusion, athletic skill, and financial need, research experience or specific professional experience.

  3. Application essay - Wikipedia

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    An admissions or application essay, sometimes also called a personal statement or a statement of purpose, is an essay or other written statement written by an applicant, often a prospective student applying to some college, university, or graduate school. The application essay is a common part of the university and college admissions process.

  4. The Olmsted Scholar Program - Wikipedia

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    In his original Statement of Donor, Olmsted noted, "Fundamental to the initial purpose of creating the scholarship program is the conviction that the greatest leaders must be educated broadly." [ 3 ] Since its inception, the Olmsted Scholar Program has provided grants for over 600 officers, many of whom have gone on to the highest levels of ...

  5. Scholarships in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A scholarship is defined as a grant or payment made to support a student's education, awarded on the basis of academic or other distinction. [1] "Scholarship" has a different meaning in the United States than it does in other countries, with the partial exception of Canada. Outside the U.S., scholarship is any type of monetary award to fund ...

  6. HOPE Scholarship - Wikipedia

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    The new scholarship within HOPE, the Zell Miller Scholarship, will cover 100% of tuition for those students who graduate with a 3.7 HOPE GPA and receive a score of 1200 (CR+M) on the SAT or a 26 ACT Composite at public colleges ($4,000 at private colleges), and maintain a 3.3 GPA while in college.

  7. CSS Profile - Wikipedia

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    The CSS Profile, short for the College Scholarship Service Profile, is an online application created and maintained by the United States–based College Board that allows incoming and current college students to apply for non-federal financial aid. It is primarily designed to give member institutions of the College Board a comprehensive look at ...

  8. FAFSA - Wikipedia

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    The FAFSA is different from CSS Profile (short for "College Scholarship Service Profile"), which is also required by some colleges (primarily private ones). The CSS is a fee-based product of the College Board (a private non-profit organization) and is used by the colleges to distribute their own institutional funds, rather than federal or state ...

  9. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch - Wikipedia

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    Use of adverbs such as notably and interestingly, and phrases such as it should be noted, to highlight something as particularly significant or certain without attributing that opinion, should usually be avoided so as to maintain an impartial tone. Words such as fundamentally, essentially, and basically can indicate particular interpretive ...