Scholarships
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Community service is crucial for this scholarship recipient
As a child, Elizabeth Hastings was a cyclone of goodwill spinning around her hometown of Grantham: picking up trash along the road with her...
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Scholarship will support a dream of helping and healing
Every child has to learn the difficult act of sharing. Abigail Ndung’u learned it more thoroughly than many. The daughter of Kenyan immigrants,...
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Scholarship recipient aims to be everyone’s favorite dentist
Olivia Annunziata Blaisdell couldn’t quite believe it when her friends told her they hated going to the dentist. She was a stranger to needles...
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Follow these 5 tips for securing scholarships
Navigating the world of scholarships can feel overwhelming, but there are simple steps you can take to increase your chances of securing funding...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Isabella Washburn: ‘I now get to help others become comfortable with the uncomfortable’
Anyone who has sat in a dentist’s chair recently can likely appreciate Isabella Washburn’s professional goal: “to bring optimal levels of...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Taoighan Othot: ‘It’s kind of an unprecendented project’
When Taoighan Othot talks about playing the cello, there is no hint of complaint in her voice, no mention of hours spent practicing while other...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Aubrie Connelly: ‘I need to advocate for myself and find ways I can learn the best’
When Aubrie Connelly was five years old, she was diagnosed as being deaf in one ear. Her parents didn’t tell her. Nor did they share what the...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Brianna Ohlund: ‘I thought it would be good to help someone not end up in the same situation I did’
Seeing her mom worry constantly about money, Brianna Ohlund decided at a young age that she wanted something different for herself. She got her...
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Granite Edvance Scholarship winner Rosella Rentas-Ubeda: ‘I wasn’t really thinking about college. It didn’t seem attainable’
In life as in art, it can be difficult to envision a finished product based on the raw materials at hand—especially without guidance or...
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Student aid fund helping students stay on track
When Cassie Johnson went back to school for her nursing degree at Great Bay Community College, she did so with a clear vision and a...