FAP701: Student Loan Television: Financial Aid 101
I recently had the opportunity and honor of speaking to a class of seniors at Trinity Catholic High School about the basics of financial aid. In this recording, you’ll hear the lecture as delivered. Many thanks to Emily Samek for the invitation to speak.
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The American Hemerocallis Society (AHS) is pleased to solicit applications for an AHS Student Research Fellowship from graduate or undergraduate students using daylilies (plant genus Hemerocallis) as experimental organisms in original thesis research projects. A grant award will be made to successful candidate(s) for a maximum amount of $2,000 for the calendar year. Two (2) renewals of the grant may be made for a total of three years of support, based on submission of a satisfactory annual report in October of each year. A final report will be required, and AHS financial support must be cited in any publications resulting from the grant.All aspects of scientific research on Hemerocallis will be considered.

The Allied Healthcare Scholarship Program is offered to students enrolled or accepted in an allied healthcare education program. Students who attend a community college program are eligible for a scholarship up to $2,500. Students who attend a university program are eligible for a scholarship up to $3,000.
Applications for the Allied Healthcare Scholarship are accepted biannually in March and September. Scholarships funded under this program are intended to pay or repay tuition, required fees, books, supplies, and educational equipment costs related to the student?s allied healthcare education. All awards are subject to the availability of funding.

American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)?s Foundation of Research and Education (FORE) offers merit scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students pursuing degrees in health information administration and health information technology who have at least one full semester (6+ hours) of classes remaining in their course of study at the time the award is granted (August 31). Scholarships are also available to credentialed health information management (HIM) professionals pursuing graduate degrees in an area related to HIM practice.

FAP700: Christmas Day 2007
Today I present the audio version of the Holiday Gift Guide. These gifts are all free, so they’re appropriate to give any day of the year. 5 for others, 5 for you. Get the PDF here.
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FAP699: Christmas Eve 2007
It’s December 24, 2007, and virtually all the news sources, including the Financial Aid Podcast, are on holiday break. This is the show for today, a simple, quiet thank you from me to you, and the very best wishes for a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season. Whatever your circumstances, wherever you [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: “FAP699: Christmas Eve 2007″, url: “http://www.financialaidpodcast.com/2007/12/24/fap699-christmas-eve-2007/” });

FAP698: Student Loan Radio CoverCast – Matthew Ebel Set 3
Six more covers from Matthew Ebel tonight:
+ Train, Meet Virginia
+ Billy Joel, New York State of Mind
+ Tom Petty, Free Falling
+ Bob Dylan, the Watchtower
+ Ben Folds, Brick
+ Tom Cochrane, Life is a Highway
+ I Will Wait For You, from the album Goodbye Planet Earth
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Here’s my first take on the OLPC and its usability:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHLcTDn6wGY

Takeaways:

Small keyboard for little kids hands
Does what it’s designed to do very well
People who complain when comparing it to a MacBook are comparing Apples and walnuts

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FAP697: Free stuff Friday, NASFAA president, California Jails
Listen now:
Student Financial Aid News
+ Chronicle: The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators has named Philip R. Day as its new president and chief executive.
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I thank all of you for all your support this year in making it a wonderful year, and I look forward to helping twice as many people, twice as much in the coming year. Thanks again.
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Happy Holidays!

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