Local student is grateful for this impactful scholarship, and she’s already thinking about how it will let her give back.
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Applications for scholarships through the Quad Cities Community Foundation are now open. Made possible by the generosity of donors, more than 70 renewable and one-time scholarships totaling over $500,000 are available to local students this year.
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Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Quad Cities Community Foundation awarded $474,500 in new one-time and renewable scholarships to 46 local students.
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Handing back essays to the students in his writing class at Pleasant Valley High School in the early 1980s, Rex Grove could never have guessed that 40 years later, one of those students would be setting up a scholarship in his name.
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“This opportunity will open doors.” The brand-new Quad Cities Scholarship for Immigrants and Refugees is just one of nearly 80 scholarships totaling more than $500,000 now available to local students through the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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The Quad Cities Community Foundation today announced the recipients of nearly half a million dollars in new scholarship awards.
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Today, Bailey Nelson is a middle school science teacher in the Davenport Community School district. Here’s how a scholarship through the Community Foundation helped her achieve her goals.
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Female students attending medical school will now benefit from the life of Dr. Anita L. Pinc through a memorial scholarship that celebrates her legacy, and advances her passion for women in medicine.
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The Clyde Mayfield Memorial Scholarship has been established at the Quad Cities Community Foundation to celebrate his life and provide scholarships through a partnership with the Davenport Schools Foundation.
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This year, the Community Foundation awarded more than half a million dollars in scholarship dollars to students, including more than $367,000 in new one-time and renewable scholarships awarded to 43 Quad Cities-area students. Six students received multiple awards.
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Applications for 2020 scholarships are currently open and will close on February 15, 2020. Students are encouraged to apply early.
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This year, more than $424,000 in scholarships were awarded to 43 Quad Cities-area students.
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It’s the intention of the Pleasant Valley School District that students leave with two important takeaways following graduation. “Our deeply-held values in this district are the importance of students continuing on to purse post-secondary education opportunities and teaching them the value of citizenship to our communities,” noted Superintendent Jim Spelhaug.
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A new scholarship at the Quad Cities Community Foundation will celebrate the life of a man whose life was tragically lost too early and serve as an inspiration for area students who wish to continue their education after high school.
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When Jean Moran asks her son 11-year-old Finnegan what mom is good at, he says, “Kickball.”
“Finny,” as she calls him, is wise beyond his years. Because while the mother of two and the new chairperson of the board of directors at the Quad Cities Community Foundation may indeed be good at connecting her foot to a fast-approaching bouncing ball, she is also great at connecting people in the community together for the greater good.
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Almost four years after the onset of a crippling disease that left him unable to walk or raise his arms above his head, Davenport native Kale Hyder is finding personal and academic success as he pushes forward in recovery.
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“When you are a part of a community, you contribute to the community. It adds quality to your life,” said Quad Cities Community Foundation Donor Maggie Tinsman. “The community has given a lot to me and now is the time for me to give back to it.”
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The Robert J. and Lois M. Hughes Scholarship was established at the Community Foundation to assist individuals with the backgrounds, values, and love of the professions in which Bob and Lois lived and worked.
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Students can now apply for scholarships to community colleges, trade schools, and four-year institutions thanks to the generosity of donors. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships are awarded each year from the Quad Cities Community Foundation.
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More than $250,000 in scholarships will be available to new students
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