Prospective students not currently
enrolled at an academic institution (i.e., recent graduates) can still apply, but they must do so through the last institution they attended, so they should consult the Fulbright Program Adviser there for information about procedures and deadlines.
Not exact matches
Good
academic standing includes: satisfying the requirement of
at least one semester of residency; full - time student (
enrolled for 12 credits); evidence of normal
academic progress (successful completion of 24 credits during the two preceding terms); and the completion of four seasons of eligibility in no more than 10 semesters of attendance
at any
institution.
In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services
at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online
academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students
enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.
Rather, their deep - seated incentive structures focus them on either increasing their prestige by doing more
academic research or on serving as cash cows for their parent
institutions by
enrolling large numbers of teachers and then serving them
at a very low cost.
An LEA shall use these grant funds to support direct student services including: (1) a student's enrollment and participation in
academic courses not otherwise available
at the student's school; (2) credit recovery and
academic acceleration courses that lead to a regular high school diploma; (3) activities that assist students in successfully completing postsecondary level instruction and examinations that are accepted for credit
at institutions of higher education; and (4) if applicable, transportation to allow a student
enrolled in a low - performing school to transfer to another public school.
Anyone taking courses
at an eligible
institution to improve their job skills, obtain a degree, and is
enrolled for
at least a single
academic period is eligible for the Lifetime Learning Credit.