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Monday, January 17th, 2011Colleges and universities, like students, are provided money in the form of grants. Some institutions obtain grant money as a means of adding new degree programs. Others are provided grant money that they turn around and give to students in the form of scholarships. Millions of dollars in grants this year alone have been provided to colleges and universities throughout the country, including:
Bowling Green State University: This Bowling Green, Ohio, institution was provided a $911,658 federal grant. The grant money came from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block program and is to be applied in part to “green” efforts on campus. These efforts include upgrading heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in one building, as well as installing lighting that’s energy efficient and, with the indoor climate, controlled by technology.
Concordia University: This Lutheran Portland, Ore., institution was provided a $123,188 grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. The grant money, which the Orbis Cascade Alliance’s Northwest Digital Archives administered, is to be applied to cataloguing religiously and historically important archives. Concordia University isn’t the only area institution to participate in the effort. Its focus, however, has to do with the Lutheran religion in relationship to the German settlers who formed the largest 19th century ethnic group in the Pacific Northwest.
Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich.: A $35,000 grant provided by the DTE Energy Foundation was announced in May. With the money, Davenport University’s Grand Rapids Pre-College Engineering Program plans to help middle school teachers provide hands-on projects intended to boost the appeal of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers among students.
Fisher College, Boston, Mass: A $10,000 grant provided by the Verizon Foundation was announced in July. With the money, Fisher College and Signature Healthcare/ Brockton Hospital School of Nursing plan to train instructors in simulation technology and provide other forms of academic support services. Through Fisher College’s partnership with the Brockton Hospital School of Nursing, students in a nursing degree program earn their associate degrees after completing coursework at the hospital and the college. The Verizon Foundation supports nursing programs by paying for summer skills workshops, peer mentors and other efforts.
Brescia University, Owensboro, Ky.: The US Department of Education awarded Brescia University a $281,994 grant, an amount that’s expected to be provided each year for five years. This grant money is to help first-generation students and those who have disabilities and financial needs. These students receive this assistance through a Brescia University Student Support Services program that, as a federal TRIO program, is paid for with federal money.
Brown Mackie College: This Salina, Kan., institution was provided two federal grants amounting to $64,355. The grant money is to help first-generation college students with financial needs and 2.5 grade point averages or higher participate in an associate degree program in nursing that Brown Mackie College offers. To qualify, the students must come from rural communities or communities that are medically underserved. This grant money comes in part from a Disadvantaged Students program that’s part of the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act and in part from a Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program.
Grants provided by the government and other organizations extend well beyond Pell Grants. Even still, however, they might help make college and university studies, whether they are on campus or online degree more of a reality for students. As these school grants show, the awards can also benefit the environment and help educate students even beyond the undergraduate level.