Tag: Scholarships
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Fisher House Foundation awards 500 scholarships to children of military families
Rockville, MD, Sept. 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Scholarships for Military Children program once again came through for 500 students from military families who were each awarded a $2,000 scholarship for the upcoming 2025-26 school year. “Thank you for recognizing me and acknowledging my academic achievement… I am truly honored to be the child…
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National Western Stock Show hits top 10 in attendance and 2nd highest livestock sales in history
The 2024 National Western Stock Show rode off into the sunset Sunday after a 16-day run. It brought 671,467 visitors to Denver and sold $1,374,000 worth of livestock during the Junior Livestock Champions auction — the second-highest sale total in show history. The economic benefits to Denver and Colorado from the thousands of competitors and…
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United flight 93 Capt. Jason Dahl’s legacy lives strong: ‘May he soar with the eagles’
A black granite memorial with a soaring eagle statue perched atop sits outside the gates of a Ken Caryl Ranch southwest of Denver. “May he soar with the eagles,” it reads. It pays tribute to United flight 93 Capt. Jason Dahl, who died on Sept. 11, 2001, after the plane was hijacked by terrorists. It…
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New scholarship will benefit 260 students over 10 years
The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority on Thursday announced the creation of a scholarship fund that will provide thousands of dollars to hundreds of Colorado students over the next decade. The $1.2 million Building the Future Scholarship Fund is a multiphase, multiyear fund that will provide 260 scholarships to students over a 10-year period, according…
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Scholarship nominations open for Colorado’s future STEM leaders
Colorado’s annual Future Leaders program is back this year, offering high school students excelling in STEM the opportunity to earn $1,000 scholarships. Nominations for scholarship recipients opened Thursday. Teachers, parents, mentors and others are encouraged to nominate students who they believe will be Colorado’s future leaders in science, technology, engineering and/or mathematics. Last year, eight…
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Douglas County woman wins $1 million in 4th Colorado Comeback Cash drawing
A Douglas County child psychologist won $1 million and five Coloradans – the youngest of whom is 12 – were awarded $50,000 scholarships in the fourth Colorado Comeback Cash drawing, Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday. Stephanie Sharp, who runs a private practice and works at Children’s Hospital, joined the governor’s press conference remotely because, now…
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Dozens of Denver metro students awarded millions through Daniels Fund scholarship
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save More than 60 high school seniors in the Denver metro area were awarded the Daniels Fund scholarship this year, one of the most prestigious and lucrative scholarship programs in the state. The Daniels Fund, a merit-based scholarship program, provides scholars with up to $25,000 per…