Ford Blue Oval Scholars program
Ford Motor Company Fund and Community Services, the philanthropic arm of Ford Motor Company, announced the launch of the Ford Blue Oval Scholars program. This national web-based initiative will link the Ford scholarship winners nationally through an online
portal.
Scholarship for surviving children and spouses of firefighters
The Vantagepoint Public Employee Memorial Scholarship Fund will award scholarships for the 2007/08 school year to 44 surviving children and spouses of firefighters, police and other public safety workers who have died in the line of duty. The scholarship program, which provides higher education scholarships, has grown every year since its 2001 inception. The number of individuals who are to receive the scholarships is up by 12 this year with awards totaling $90,000.