4A TUESDAY, MAY 21, 2024 LANCASTER EAGLE-GAZETTE James R. Jan 17 75 Washington, NC DEATH NOTICES information in display obituaries Obituaries appear in print and online at lancastereaglegazette.com/obituaries Name Age Town, State Passed Arrangements Service Time Service Location Interment Obituaries Even with the May 1 deadline for col- lege decisions come and gone, many students may still be undecided about which school to attend, or they may have given up after a botched Free Ap- plication for Federal Student Aid roll- out and other problems securing cial aid. But education experts want stu- dents and families to know that it too late to get scholarships or even ap- ply to a school to attend this fall. Students have access to 1.7 million private scholarships and fellowships whose total value tops $7.4 billion, ac- cording to the independent foundation Educationdata.org. Some applications for that funding require essays and academic or athletic achievement.
But many Some take as few as two minutes to complete, with a chance to win as much as $25,000. Scholarships are also gifts and have to be repaid. is important both from an emotional standpoint and a practical, said James Lew- is, president of the National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS), a pri- vate foundation that works as a non- to honor high-achieving stu- dents. the FAFSA delays and confusion, millions of young people feel he said. there is one area where they can take control, and applying for Anyone can apply.
are available on a year-round basis, and not just for high school seniors students of all grades and ages can Lewis said, noting college or graduate school students can also ap- ply. literally a scholarship for Merit-based scholarships may re- quire you to meet or exceed certain standards set by the scholarship-giver. Others may be needs-based. Many are geared toward groups of peo- ple: women, graduate students, those from military families, athletes, minor- ities. They might also take into account where you or your parents work, com- munity service, music and religious or- ganizations.
generally start by suggesting students begin at home in their local Lewis said of searching for scholarships. many busi- ness organizations and corporations provide scholarships. At the local level, there are also scholarships for virtually any extracurricular activity, from sports and dance to theater and STEM The Department of Education and NSHSS also suggestions and re- sources. sites like Student- Scholarships.org, Going Merry, Niche and Scholly by Sallie Mae list scholar- ships. Could a student get a scholarship in time for school this fall? Scholarship vary wide- ly, but most take one to three months, Lewis said.
should not discourage appli- he said. who apply for scholarships will most likely have their awards by the start of the new school year if they win, and they can keep ap- plying for scholarships even when in The National Association for College Admission Counseling lists schools that are still accepting applications. Also, Niche allows students to be considered for immediate acceptance at 91 schools across 30 states through its Direct Admissions program through Aug. 1 for the 2024-25 school year. Stu- dents can compare and accept one without having to complete a sep- arate, full school application or FAFSA to receive the scholarship.
If college seems unlikely, scholarships an option Medora Lee USA TODAY Students have access to 1.7 million private scholarships and fellowships whose total value tops $7.4 billion. TOKYO Japanese drinks giant Ki- rin Holdings will start selling an electri- spoon that researchers claim can promote healthier eating by enhancing salty tastes without extra sodium. product launch marks the commercialization of technology that last year won an Ig Nobel Prize, which honors unusual and whimsical research. Kirin will sell just 200 of its Electric Salt Spoons online for 19,800 yen ($127) this month and a limited run at a Japa- nese retailer in June, but is hoping for 1 million users globally within years. Sales overseas will start next year.
The spoon, made of plastic and met- al, was co-developed with Meiji Uni- versity professor Homei Miyash*ta, who previously demonstrated the taste-enhancing in prototype electric chopsticks. The works by passing a weak electric from the spoon to concentrate sodium ion mole- cules on the tongue to enhance the per- ceived saltiness of the food. Kirin, which is pivoting toward health care from its traditional beer business, said the technology has par- ticular in Japan, where the average adult consumes about 10 grams of salt per day, double the amount rec- ommended by the World Health Or- ganization. Excess sodium intake is related to increased incidence of high blood pres- sure, strokes and other ailments. has a food culture that tends to favor salty said Kirin re- searcher Ai Sato.
people as a whole need to reduce the amount of salt intake, but it can be to move away from what used to eating. what led us to develop this electric The spoon runs on a rechargeable lithium battery and weighs about 2 ounces. Miyash*ta and his co-creator, Hiro- mi Nakamura, were presented with the Ig Nobel Nutrition Prize by immunolo- gist and Nobel Prize laureate Peter Do- herty in an online ceremony last year. An employee of Kirin Holdings demonstrates an electric spoon, which will sell for about $127. TOM Tom Bateman REUTERS new electric spoon makes leap from Ig Nobel infamy to the dinner table.
