There are countless opportunities for every student that wants to pursue higher education in every possible field and new and new fields come out today. And as the number and the specifications of the fields grow, so do the grants that you can get to help you with your education. But not all the students are just now finished high school type. Some people by one reason or another has postponed this stage and they have decided to do it in later moment of their life. These students are called nontraditional and there are education grants that aim at helping them with that task. Here are a couple of examples:
- Capture the dream Inc’s Single Parent Scholarship.
You can apply for this scholarship every year from the beginning of April till the end of June. It is opened for single parents from California who are also college-bound students. They give $1,000 to help single parents to obtain four or two-year degree. The applicants may be full-time or part-time students that are residents of the Bay Area. The criteria that will be evaluated are the quality of your essay, GPA, demonstrated leadership, history of community service and financial need.
- Nashville Athena Scholarships for Non-Traditional Students.
These grants for education are meant for women who reside in Wilson, Davidson, Robertson, Williamson, Rutherford Sumner and Cheatham counties. The winner will receive $5,000 and the second in row will get $2,500. This money should be used to help the winners to pursue their career ambition through education. To get these student scholarships you must be graduate student or to have obtained your GED; to have finished high school at least five years ago, to be an applicant or student in any undergraduate program no matter in which university and to be able to demonstrate your need of financial assistance or aid.
- Andersen Nontraditional Scholarship for Women’s education and Retraining (ANSWER).
This is scholarship for women of age 25 or more who raise school age child and are trying to get four-year undergraduate or two-year nursing degree, the field is of no importance. You must also be resident of a county in South or North Carolina and to pursue a degree in some of the local universities.
There are more similar grants for schools, which will be presented in the upcoming articles, keep an eye on them.
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