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  • AARP Foundation Women’s Scholarship Program
    For women 40+ seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves. scholarshipsforwomen@aarp.org
  • American Copy Editors Society Scholarship
    Available to junior, senior and graduate students who will take full-time copy editing jobs or internships.
  • AORN Foundation Scholarship
    For students studying to be nurses and perioperative nurses pursuing undergrad and grad degrees. click here
  • Automotive Hall of Fame Scholarship
    For students who indicate a sincere interest in an automotive related career. click here
  • AWG Minority Scholarship For Women
    Encourages young minority women to pursue an education and later a career in the geosciences. click here
  • AXA Achievements Scholarship
    Provides more than $600K in annual scholarships to 52 students - one from each state. click here
  • Best Buy Scholarship
    For students in grades 9-12 who plan to enter a full-time undergraduate program upon high school graduation. click here
  • Burger King Scholars Program
    For high school seniors who have part-time jobs and excel academically in school.
    click here
  • CIA Undergraduate Scholarship Program
    Developed to assist minority and disabled students, but open to all who meet the requirements. click here
  • Coca-Cola Scholars Program
    Four-year achievement-based scholarships given to 250 high school seniors each year. click here
  • Davidson Fellows Scholarship
    Recognizes and awards the extraordinary who excel in math, science, and technology.
    click here
  • Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
    Need-based scholarships for college students are part of the progressive movement in their community. click here
  • Dell Scholars Program
    For students who demonstrate a desire and ability to overcome barriers and achieve their goals. click here
  • Discovery Scholarship
    Annual scholarship for high school juniors to support continued education and training beyond high school. click here
  • Ed Bradley/ Ken Kashiwahara Scholarships
    Open to full-time students who are pursuing careers in radio and television news. click here
  • ESA Foundation Computer and Video Game Scholarship Program  For minority and female students majoring in a field related to computer and video game arts. click here
  • Fulbright Scholar Program
    Sends faculty and professionals abroad each year to lecture and conduct research. click here
  • Future Engineers Scholarship Program
    For students pursuing a career in engineering who shows outstanding academic performance. click here
  • Gates Millenium Scholarship
    Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; established to help low income minority students. click here
  • Google Anita Borg Scholarship
    For women who excel in computing and technology, and are active role models and leaders. click here
  • Hallie Q. Brown Scholarship
    For African American women who have a minimum C average, and can demonstrate financial need. click here
  • HBCU Study Abroad Scholarship
    Provides travel opportunities for students of color who are traditionally under-represented in such programs. click here
  • Jacob K. Javits Fellowship Program
    Provides fellowships to students who excel in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. click here
  • Jeannette Rankin Women’s Scholarship Fund
    For low-income women who have a vision of how their education will benefit themselves and their community. click here
  • Joe Francis Haircare Scholarship
    For cosmetology and barber school students who can demonstrate a financial need. click here
  • KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program
    For college-bound students who can demonstrate financial need, and have a GPA of at least 2.75. click here
  • Lincoln Forum Scholarship Essay Contest
    A writing contest pertaining to the life and times of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. click here
  • McKesson Pharmacy Scholarship
    Designed to assist pharmacy students who plan to continue their education. click here
  • National Institute of Health (NIH) Undergraduate Scholarship
    For students from disadvantaged backgrounds who are pursuing science and health-related research. click here
  • National SMART Grant
    Available to full-time students who are majoring in science, math, technology, engineering, and more. click here
  • PMI Educational Foundation Scholarships
    Established for students in the field of project management or a project management related field. click here
  • Ron Brown Scholar Program
    Seeks to identify African American high school seniors who will make significant contributions to society. click here
  • Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship
    Seeks to recognize outstanding young people who are promoting American values on college campuses. click here
  • Siemen Competition
    Competition for individual or team research projects in science, mathematics, engineering, and technology. click here
  • Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarships
    For first-generation students majoring in business, finance, science, engineering, and more. click here
  • USDA/1890 National Scholars Program
    For students seeking a Bachelor’s degree in agriculture, food, or natural resource sciences
    and related majors. click here
  • Vanguard Minority Scholarship Program
    Provides merit-based scholarships to minority students studying business, finance, economics, and more. click here
  • William B. Ruggles Right To Work Journalism Scholarship
    Available to undergraduate and graduate students who are majoring in journalism or a related field. click here
  • Writer’s Digest Annual Short Story Competition
    Contest for writers who can compose the best fictional short story, written in 1,500 words or less. click here
  • Xerox Technical Minority Scholarship
    For academic high-achievers in science, engineering, and information technology. click here

 

Quick Look at What's Happening at DCRAC

DCRAC's comments on Fed approval of Capital One-ING Direct merger

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden Signs on to Settlement Deal

The News Journal's Delaware Inc. quotes from DCRAC's letter to AG Beau Biden on mortgage settlement deal.

Public Housing notice in Newark, Delaware.

The News Journal prints DCRAC's "Delaware Voice" essay on Capital One merger with Ing Direct.

DCRAC releases letter of support for Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden.

DCRAC statement on DE Bank Commissioner's Cap One - ING decision: "We place the City of Wilmington and the Delaware Economic Development Office on notice to keep their calculators ready. Six months after the merger is consummated, we will ask them for a public accounting with regards to all the jobs that have been created and services provided to our communities here in Delaware by Capitol One."

Rashmi is quoted in News Journal on Mortgage Deal

John Taylor from Content Delaware interviews Rashmi Rangan

Check out these January Fair Housing Training Events

Rashmi Rangan quoted in News Journal editorial about Cordray Appointment

Rashmi Rangan: Richard Cordray Appointment Victory for Consumers

Join Rashmi Rangan for Ignite Wilmington, Nov. 30th at 7:00 pm at World Cafe Live at the Queen. Go to www.ignitewilmington.com.

Hoy en Delaware features a letter from Rashmi Rangan, Jim Angus and Rony Peralta on the Sussex County Today and Tomorrow Conference at Del Tech.

Rashmi wrote a letter to the DE Sec of Labor and pointed to the agreement reached in VA.

Good news last week in Norfolk, Virginia on the issue of worker wages. Check out the agreement between the VA Sec. of Labor and the Mexican Consulate in DC.

DCRAC's November 2 letter to the bank commissioner regarding the Capital One-ING Direct merger.

This is the cooperative agreement proposed by DCRAC for the Capital One-ING Direct merger.

Here is Rashmi Rangan's testimony from the October 27 Capital One - ING Direct bank commissioner hearing.

Eve Tahmincioglu from Delaware First Media looks at Stepping Stones FCU and the role credit unions have played in low income areas.

Here is a story about our CRA Leadership Award in the Community Pub

The Seaford Star has an interview with CRA Leadership Award winner Amy Walls

WHYY's Newsworks posted a story on U.S. Rep John Carney's visit to DCRAC as he learned about our mission and Stepping Stones FCU.

The Cape Gazette printed a nice profile of Amy Walls, DCRAC's 2011 CRA Leadership Award winner

WHYY's Newsworks has a good story on "Celebrate CRA 2011" and "Stepping Stones FCU"

The News Journal's Rhonda B. Graham highlights Stepping Stones FCU as a sign of hope in Wilmington.

The News Journal's Eric Ruth reports on the creation of Stepping Stones FCU

NCUA Grants Charter for Stepping Stones Federal Credit Union

Rashmi Rangan's detailed comments on Capital One-ING Direct merger to Federal Reserve

Rashmi Rangan's testimony at Capital One-ING Direct Public Meeting

DCRAC interview with Housing Clinic Director, Carlos Herrera

DCRAC welcomes our partners to the 15th annual Celebrate CRA

Rashmi Rangan's op-ed on Dodd-Frank and Consumer Protection Bureau

DCRAC seeks Credit Clinic Director

DCRAC comments on Capital One/ING

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New Journal's Eric Ruth Quotes Rashmi Rangan on Capital One-ING Direct Merger

News Journal story on family's struggle in foreclosure crisis

News Journal story on Fed approval of M&T - Wilmington Trust merger quotes DCRAC

WHYY features DCRAC in: "Fighting Foreclosures" http://video.whyy.org/video/1780751388/

WHYY interviews Rashmi Rangan on Fed forclosure report

News Journal report on M&T Bank and Wilmington Trust merger hearing

Rashmi Rangan's Public Testimony M&T/WT merger hearing

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