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What is to be nontraditional student and can this get you educational grant?

by admin Posted: Wednesday, 12/10/2014

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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Are you ever too old to go to university with scholarship?

by admin Posted: Tuesday, 12/9/2014

You are never too old to get back to school. This is not a slogan of organization that promotes lifetime-long learning; it’s just what it turns out when you start to search for scholarships for people over 30. For many people this is the first time they go to college, for some it is the second. Look what options you have if you are one of those who want to try college after 30.

Boomer Benefits Scholarship.

It is available for American citizens of age over 50. Also you need to be enrolled in graduate, four or two-years program in university that have been accredited. To submit your application you need to present resume, application, transcript, letter of recommendation and application letter that describes how this education will help your career and community service history and its significance for the applicant. The choosing criteria will be your GPA that should be over 3, your community service and the letters of recommendation that you have given.

Orville Redenbacher Second Start Scholarship.

You can obtain an application form for this scholarship by writing to Orville Redenbacher Second Start Scholarship Program; Box 4137; Blair, NE 68009. The scholarship aims at helping people who are returning to or are first time students. They can be enrolled in full-time or part-time program. The award itself is $1,000.

Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship Program.

The $1,000 that this award will give you should be used for educational fees, room, board, tuition or other similar expenses. The form is open for application from 1^st of August till the last day of December. To apply you need to fill this form http://www.gkscholarship.com/# and to write personal statement of 250 words on one of the three offered topics.

AARP Foundation – WGU Educational Assistance Program.

This is program offered by the online college Western Governors University and the American Association of Retired People. It is for students over 40 and has value of $5,000. To apply you need to fill application form in one of the AARP Foundation field offices. The criteria for the choice will be your financial need, readiness for online study, academic record and current competency. The offices you can find in Colorado Springs; Seattle; Pittsburgh; Flint, Michigan; Waterloo/Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Melbourne, Florida.

So if you have decided to continue your education a couple of decades after high school, this is your chance to do it.

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Are there college scholarships only for women?

by admin Posted: Tuesday, 12/9/2014

When you are filling scholarships application, the last thing you think of is that your gender matters. Believe it or not no matter how “equal” and tolerant is out world, there are differences and sometimes being exactly woman can be an advantage. If you are a girl, here are a couple of scholarships for college meant exactly for women; some of them can be your chance for a better education. Here they are:

Caitlin Brondolo Charitable Foundation Golf Scholarship.

To be eligible for this scholarship you need to be high school senior, to have played golf during high school and to pursue academic development in American university. You should also play competitive collegiate golf and have 3.5 or higher GPA. You must have been high school golf team member for at least 2 years and you need to present an essay, transcripts and 3 recommendation letters in your application. The deadline is every year on 31^st of May.

Visionary Integration Professionals Women in Technology Scholarship (VIPWITS).

Every year till 30^th of April WITS offers student scholarships to women enrolled in two or four year educational programs in USA in the field of informational technologies and the related areas. The awards are up to $2,500 each. You can apply through essay that describes your solution to statewide or local IT problems. What matters also are: academic performance, leadership abilities, extracurricular activities and community involvement.

Central California Asia Pacific Women Scholarship.
Women in Marketing Scholarship.

The scholarship is offered by Blue Soda Promo, company member of Women’s Business Enterprise (WBENC). The grant is $1,000 and it’s meant for qualified women attending college or university in Illinois or Wisconsin in persuasion of degree in advertising or marketing.

Charleston Women in International Trade Scholarship (CWIT).

Indeed these are four awards: two of $3,000 for college or university students that already attend school and two $1,500 awards for accepted in college high school seniors. You can apply7 for it till 23^rd January every year and if you get it you will receive it on 9^th April. To be eligible you have to be U. S. citizen, resident of South Carolina and to pursue degree in international trade and related fields.

These are just a couple of options and there are many more, remember that the easiest way to winning of scholarship is to seek through what makes you unique.

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Can grant get you a job after you finish your education?

by admin Posted: Sunday, 11/23/2014

This is the second major problem when you study: what you are going to do after it’s over? Yes you can find a grant to support your education in a given field, but after you finish your degree, there won’t be a grant? There is one grant actually that can give you long term plan: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant.

The TEACH Grant allows students in the field of education and teaching to receive up to $4,000 every academic year till the end of their education and it guarantees you work for four years in secondary or primary school (or educational service agency)after you graduate. Well, the school will be one of low-income but you will have the chance to gain experience and better qualification and then you can aim in something higher.

There are of course conditions that you should meet if you want to qualify for the TEACH Grant:

You must participate in TEACH-aligned institution in graduate, post-baccalaureate or undergraduate program;
Be on an education professional track;
Your score on college admission test should be above 75;
You should maintain 3.25 grade points at least;
Also you will need to receive TEACH Grant counseling every year in which you will receive the aid;
Last but not least you will sign the Agreement to Serve (obligation that you will teach after graduating);

After you finish your study, you commit to teach in low-income K12 school for four years straight from the college. If this condition is not met, you will need to repay all money that you have received to the US Department of Education. If within eight years you don’t fulfill your pledge, the financial aid you got will default in a Direct Stafford loan and the interest will be charged from the date of your receiving of the subsidy.

One of the main advantages is that you don’t need to be in a financial need to be qualified for TEACH grant.

If after reading this you are interested in participation in the TEACH program, the first step is to visit your college financial aid office and to check if the school participates. Then you fill online FASFA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and you are already on the right track.

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What grants are available for online universities?

by admin Posted: Sunday, 11/23/2014

In our age of technology and communication, it’s no longer mandatory to be physically in a certain country or city to be a student in the university. You can pursue degree online in almost any field: literature, art, even you can get online business degree. There are a lot of classical universities that offer such option and there are also schools that are primary online. What is important is always to remember to check if the school you have chosen is accredited.

Only in the USA there are over 260 online colleges. These include most state universities. Usually part or all of the offered campus programs are also available for online students. For more information about the online colleges in USA, see this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_online_colleges_in_the_United_States.

Although it may seem easier than the traditional education, getting online degree has similar difficulties: funding, time, studying. For the funding you have a chance to get scholarship like in a standard university. Most online universities offer a list of the financial aids that are available for their students but there are also a couple of federal grants that may come in handy:

Federal Pell Grant.

It’s well known grant for the campus students. If you are online student, you can also compete for it. It is meant for students that need financial aid and if your family outcomes are below $20,000, you have better chances to get it.

Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant.

The qualification for these grants is made by the financial aid office o f your college. They are meant as extra help to the neediest students. They are additional even if you already receive another scholarship or other form of financial support. About 4,000 colleges participate in this program and keep in mind that the supplemental grants are only for undergraduate students.

Academic Competitiveness Grant.

This additional scholarship is for sophomore and freshmen students with 3.0 college GPA and completion of a rigorous high school program.

National SMART Grant.

The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant is also supplemental grant that can be added to the Pell one. You must be in your last two years of undergraduate study. If you have interests in the fields of math, engineering, technology, foreign language or life and physical sciences, this grant can add up to $4,000 to your incomes.

Federal Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant.

These are just a couple of options, keep your eyes open for other.

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Practical tips on how to get business grants

by admin Posted: Wednesday, 11/19/2014

Theory is good thing. You can have a thousand advices on how a process should work but when it comes to something that should be made on practice, advices from people who have been through it are priceless. Here are a couple of things to o and think of before you head to the local government office to ask for grant.

Ask around.

Contact the local government agency, local business networks and chamber of commerce . Ask them about small business grants that are available to you. Discuss and share the information with your own network of directors and business founders. Creating a tree of people who know what you look for makes it easier to keep yourself informed what grants are available at any particular moment. And don’t forget that this network works both ways and if you have the opportunity you should help and provide information too.

Get to know the people who manage the grants.

Don’t stock them. Sometimes it seems endless torturing repetitive exercise to file a grant application. Gather as much information as possible before you go for it. This way when you meet the manager you will have an idea what he may ask from you and what will be expected from your project papers.

Don’t wait for the last moment.

Sometimes it’s the worst you can do. Not that your documents will be rejected but in business if you want something done on time, you don’t wait till the last minute. Also some grants have limitation about the amount of applicants and being the last one may equal to be the first to be rejected.

Give yourself time.

Documents may seem simple and easy to fill but sometimes they require extra declarations and reports that need time to be filed. Also if you are looking to start a project or to run your company in September, start applying for grants in June. It takes time both to you and to the authorities to take a look at the documentation and to pick the companies that will receive financial aid. Also getting the grant doesn’t mean you already have the money in your account. Sometimes the actual receiving takes up to month.

Extra charges.

Some applications require outer assessment that may be chargeable for you. Don’t think that the process of grant application is always completely free.

And that’s from the practice: every grant has different requirements, read closely.

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