These days, many people are contemplating going back to school and continuing their education, especially single parents. It makes sense as a person with a four-year degree earns considerably more than a person with a high school degree. At the same time, the biggest obstacle a working mother or woman returning to school generally faces is financial issues. Fortunately for them, private groups and companies are helping out with grants and scholarships.
For example, there is the Jeanette Rankin Foundation Scholarship. It is open to any woman over the age of 35 who either left college or wants to start. It awards up to $2,000 for the applicant’s choice of vocational school, community, or full academic college. Interestingly, it is one of the few scholarships that doesn’t require filling out a FAFSA form.
If you have been out of school for at least 10 years and are holding at least a GED, you can also look into the Talbot Women’s Scholarship Fund. Each year, it awards 66 scholarships, 60 of them for $1,000, and the remaining six get $10,000 each. To get the $10,000 scholarship, the applicant must be enrolled in a four-year program.
The Women In Transition foundation is interested in helping women get degrees in accounting. The title scholarship is a renewable $2,000 to $16,000, depending on need and other financial considerations. If that isn’t enough, the group also offers the Women In Need grant, which will supplement that award with up to an additional $2,000 per year.
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