by

Bryce Covert

Economic Policy Editor at ThinkProgress. Contact me:bcovert@thinkprogress.org

Last week, Stanford University announced that more accepted students won’t have to pay anything for tuition, which normally runs nearly $46,000a year.

Students whose families make less than $125,000 a year and have assets worth $300,000 or less, including home equity but excluding anything that they have saved in retirement accounts, won’t have to pay tuition. Students whose families make less than $65,000 also won’t have to pay for room and board, which can run about another $14,100. Scholarships or grants will cover the costs instead, and the school has a $21 billion endowment. The thresholds were previously $100,000 for free tuition and $60,000 for free room and board.

Students will still have to contribute at least $5,000 a year from part-time work during the school year, working during the summer, and/or savings.

“Our highest priority is that Stanford remain affordable and accessible to the most talented students, regardless of their financial circumstances,” said Provost John Etchemendy in a press release. “Our generous financial aid program accomplishes that, and these enhancements will help even more families, including those in the middle class, afford Stanford without going into debt.” The school says that 77 percent of undergraduates leave without student debt.

That makes Stanford graduates somewhat unique, as about 70 percentgraduate with debt, owing an average of $29,000 at the end of last year. Student loan debt has tripled over the last decade. Meanwhile, nearly a third of those who have started to pay back the loans are more than three months behind on payments.

But Stanford isn’t the only place offering free tuition. Princeton offers free tuition to parents who make less than $120,000 and free room and board to those who make under $60,000. Harvard and Yale make tuition free for families who make less than $65,000, while Harvard asks those who make between that level and $150,000 to contribute between 0 and 10 percent of their income.

The idea has also cropped up outside of elite private schools and gone even further. Harper College in Palatine, Illinois recently announced that it will offer two years of community college free for high school graduates who maintain high grades, attendance levels, and community service engagement for four years.

Governments have also gotten in on the action. Tennessee has alreadystarted a program that gives all of the state’s high school graduates free tuition at a two-year community college. Chicago also launched a program to give high school graduates with a 3.0 GPA free tuition, books, and fees for community college. And in January, President Obama proposed a plan that would cover tuition costs for all high school graduates who enroll full-time or half-time in community colleges with occupational training or credit toward a four-year degree and maintain a 2.5 GPA.

All of those programs would be moot, however, if the government took a simple step and made all public universities free. Tuition at all public colleges came to $62.6 billion in 2012. The federal government could take the $69 billion it currently spends helping students cover the cost of college through grants, tax breaks, and work-study funds and instead simply cover tuition at those schools for anyone who wanted to attend. That would give all students of all income backgrounds an affordable option, and it could also put pressure on private schools like Stanford and Harvard to reduce their tuition to compete, which has risen 13 percent over the last five years.

The National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program was launched in 2006 to promote critical language learning among American youth. The U.S. Department of State, in cooperation with American Councils for International Education, awards and administers merit-based scholarships to high school students for participation in summer and academic year immersion programs in locations where the seven NSLI-Y languages are spoken. NSLI-Y immerses participants in the cultural life of the host country, giving them formal and informal language practice and sparking a lifetime interest in foreign languages and cultures.

http://www.nsliforyouth.org/nsli-y/about/

LANGUAGES AND PROGRAMS

NSLI-Y summer programs are expected to be offered in all seven NSLI-Y languages.  Academic year programs are expected to be offered in Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Korean, Russian, and Turkish.

Scholarship Coverage

Students selected for a NSLI-Y scholarship receive round-trip travel between their home city to the pre-departure orientation and the overseas host program location; pre-departure, arrival, and end-of-stay orientations; tuition and related academic program costs including preparation, support, and testing; educational and cultural programming, including program travel; in-country support; room and board; visas for entrance and exit of the host country; and secondary medical benefits.

The scholarship does not cover costs associated with obtaining a valid U.S. passport, required medical examinations and immunizations for the NSLI-Y medical review or visa requirements, pocket money for personal items, or excess baggage fees.

Deadline:  10 December 2014
Open to:  3rd-4th year undergraduates or master’s  degree students in business, economics, management and related field
Venue: 7-29 January 2015, Baku, Azerbaijan

Description

Dear All,

EY Baku office is pleased to announce Intake EY Business School 2015.

Every Wednesday and Thursday on 7-29 January 2015 from 16:00 till 18:30 EY Professionals from different service lines will hold express courses for future leaders.

You will have a unique chance to learn things that you will never learn at the university and during the lectures.

Eligibility

In order to be considered eligible to apply, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:

• 3rd-4th year undergraduates or master’s  degree students in business, economics, management and related field
• With knowledge of English at intermediate level
• With high level of motivation, enthusiasm and energy

Selection Process

• CV screening
• IQ Tests
• Interview

Application

Please visit our career page at  http://www.ey.com/Careers  job search for detailed information about the required qualifications and experience.

All the interested candidates should submit their applications and CVs through http://www.ey.com/Careers at job search choosing Azerbaijan as a location.

Deadline for applications is 10 December 2014.

Deadline: 31 January 2015
Open to:  full-time university undergraduates, college and polytechnic students from around the world
Prize: 1st US$36,000; 2nd US$12,000; 3rd US$3,000; 4-5-6th US$500; Most Promising Young Entrepreneur Award S$5000

Description

• Preliminary Round
• Semi-Final Round
• Final Round

Eligibility

The Competition is open to all full-time university undergraduates, college and polytechnic students (participants who are university undergraduates, college or polytechnic students during the period of 1st January 2015 – 20 August 2015 are eligible to participate).

Prize

Application

Read about <<Rules&Regulations>> 

Finalists are to send in an essay on “Why I should be receiving the Most Promising Young Entrepreneur Award” to lkystaff@smu.edu.sg by 31rd July 2015. The essay should include, but not be limited to the following:-

• Personal Statement
• Referees’ Comments
• Evidence of Entrepreneurial Potential
• Evidence of Entrepreneurial Involvements

Register  online HERE. Registration deadline is 31 January 2015

Official website

Fall 2013

Check out this pdf file – Scholarship List with clear deadline and requirements.  good luck seniors, get as many scholarships you can 🙂 !ScholarshipInfo