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News Releases—2004

The Sallie Mae Fund awards $2.3 million in college scholarships
Awards are helping more than 850 students nationwide this fall
The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, delivered more than $2.3 million in scholarships to help more than 850 students enroll in college. Read more...(9/8/2004)

Nationwide bus tour launches in Los Angeles to help increase Latino college attendance
The Sallie Mae Fund to offer workshops, community outreach in 22 cities
The Sallie Mae Fund today launched On the Road: The Paying for College Tour, a 22-city, coast-to-coast bus tour, designed to help educate thousands of Latino families about planning and paying for college. Read more...(9/8/2004)

The Sallie Mae Fund makes major commitment to D.C. charter schools through Building Hope: A Charter School Facilities Fund
Building Hope celebrates first anniversary by helping five D.C. schools admit 700 new students this fall
The Sallie Mae Fund announced today it has awarded $28 million in grants to Building Hope: A Charter School Facilities Fund. Read more...(9/8/2004)

City expands eligibility for 'Last Dollar Scholarships' to all graduating seniors in Philadelphia
Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-Pa.) and Mayor John F. Street announced today the eligibility for the CORE scholarship program has been expanded to include graduating seniors from Philadelphia's private and parochial schools Read more...(7/19/2004)

The Sallie Mae Fund announces new director of state outreach
The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, has hired Marc Nivet as director of The Fund's outreach initiatives in New York and California. Read more...(5/26/2004)

Application deadline fast approaching for Sallie Mae Fund scholarship
$1 million dedicated to meet students' last dollar needs in 2004
Time is running out for students interested in applying for $1 million in college scholarships made available through The Sallie Mae Fund's Unmet Need Scholarship Program. The application deadline for students and their families is May 31. Read more...(5/19/2004)

Posse Foundation comes to D.C. innovative college support program for aspiring leaders
Posse Foundation to launch D.C. office with $1 million from The Sallie Mae Fund
A reception launched the Washington, D.C. office of the Posse Foundation—an organization that identifies leadership potential in students who might otherwise be overlooked by the traditional university selection process and sends them to college. Read more...(5/18/2004)

D.C. public schools, local colleges and universities, and The Sallie Mae Fund partner to bolster early college awareness program
Kids2CollegeSM DC expands to serve more than 500 Washington-area students with $900,000 fund grant
A novel public-private partnership, Kids2College, an innovative early college awareness program pairs sixth-grade classes with local colleges or universities. Read more...(4/19/2004)

Latino students and parents hampered by lack of financial aid awareness, national study finds
The Sallie Mae Fund expands access initiatives
Awareness of financial aid options is critically lacking in the Latino community, and that lack of awareness has a direct impact on college attendance. Read more...(3/31/2004)

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society names The Sallie Mae Fund a 'Titan of Community Service'
Fund's grant will help children reintegrate into school after cancer treatment
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will name The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, a Titan of Community Service at its 17th annual Leukemia Ball in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, March 20. Read more...(3/19/2004)

Application deadlines fast approaching for Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships
Fund to award $2.5 million in college scholarships in 2004
Time is running out for students interested in applying for $2.5 million in college scholarships made available through The Sallie Mae Fund's community-based initiative, Project Access. Read more...(3/16/2004)

Philadelphia high school students and their parents get help applying for $10 million in CORE Philly Scholarship dollars
The Sallie Mae Fund hosts "Paying for College Workshops" in partnership with Congressman Chaka Fattah, Mayor John F. Street and the Philadelphia School District's Office of Career and College Awareness
To kick-off the CORE (College Opportunity Resources for Education) Philly Scholarship Program, this series of free Paying for College workshops will provide Philadelphia college-bound high school students... Read more...(2/16/2004)

The Sallie Mae Fund presents Paying for College, a FREE workshop in English and Spanish on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The Sallie Mae Fund encourages students and their families to get a jump on the Financial Aid Process at event set for Thursday, Feb. 26
Area high school students and their families are invited to attend The Sallie Mae Fund's Paying for College, a free workshop on applying for financial aid and completing the FAFSA. Read more...(2/12/2004)

The Sallie Mae Fund joins Congressman Chaka Fattah, Mayor John F. Street and the Philadelphia School District's Office of Career and College Awareness to help Philadelphia students gain access to higher education
Fund provides $400,000 grant, hosts 'Paying for College' events to support CORE Philly initiative
The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, today announced its commitment to the CORE (College Opportunity Resources for Education) Philly Scholarship Program. Read more...(2/05/2004)

Philadelphia high school students and their parents get help applying for $10 million in CORE Philly scholarship dollars
The Sallie Mae Fund hosts "Paying for College Workshops" in partnership with Congressman Chaka Fattah, Mayor John F. Street and the Philadelphia School to kick-off the CORE Philly Scholarship Program, this series of free Paying for College workshops which provides last-dollar awards to help Philadelphia college-bound students gain access to higher education. Read more...(1/30/2004)

"The Sallie Mae Fund's Paying for College" FREE workshop on completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
The Sallie Mae Fund encourages students and their families to get a jump on the financial aid process at event set for Thursday, Feb. 12
Area high school students and their families are invited to attend "The Sallie Mae Fund's Paying for College" workshop on applying for financial aid and completing the FAFSA. Read more...(1/29/2004)

The Sallie Mae Fund to award $2.5 million in scholarships in 2004
Applications now available at www.thesalliemaefund.org
For the second straight year, The Sallie Mae Fund plans to award more than $2.5 million in scholarships to help enroll students in college through its community-based initiative, Project Access. Read more...(1/15/2004)