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Grants for online degree in business

by admin Posted: Thursday, 12/11/2014

Getting a business degree is always a good investment, but it requires a lot of money even when you are making it online. An average online business degree costs about $30,000 and this is sufficient amount of money that not everybody can afford. What possible income sources you can find to support such undertake?

The fastest way if you are really big optimist, is to take a loan. But in long-term plan it may be not the brightest idea, you’ve ever had. There is another way, it’s usually slower and not 100% sure to succeed, but it worth trying – searching for and getting student scholarships. Plural because if you search carefully you will find that some grants allow combining or receiving additional amounts of money through other scholarship programs.

In this sense the online universities are no different from the ordinary ones. They can also present you with information and offers for possible grants. Fr example, if you want to get MBA, you need to go through the standard application: fill FASFA, write all needed essays, application letters and so on. But what grants exactly can work for you?

Except the federal grants for online education that we mentioned in another one of our materials, you should also keep in mind these couple of options:

  1. The scholarships of AMVETS National Service Foundation.

There is one special condition to apply for these grants: you need to be daughter or son or grandchild of or be veteran/active military yourself. Also you are eligible if you are descendant of diseased veteran. Not all programs are applicable to online education but The Henry G. Huestis and Dr. Aurelio M. Caccomo Memorial Scholarship are.

  1. Grants and scholarships of Moody Bible Institute.

Moody Bible Institute offers long list of scholarships with different amounts and conditions. You can take a look at their award list here: http://www.moody.edu/uploadedFiles/EDU/Website_Assets/Files/Financial_Aid/Moody_Scholarships_and_Grants_List.pdf

  1. Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship.

Zonta International gives these awards to women enrolled in business management educational program (both master’s degree and undergraduate students are eligible). You are not eligible if you are member or employee of Zonta. Every region where there are Zonta clubs offer awards of $1,000 and also the organization gives twelve $7,000 awards to international students.

Look for other opportunities once you’ve chosen a school that you want to attend. Don’t forget that many private organizations offer awards.

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Grants for unique careers

by admin Posted: Wednesday, 12/10/2014

Believe it or not you can find funding for education no matter what sphere you have chosen. Also for some fields there are specific grants that you can use out of the common ones. Here is a list of couple of scholarships for college and the institutions that offer them that can help you get the desired profession:

  1. The education grants of The American Association of Cereal Chemists International (AACC).

They offer grants for graduate students that want to make researches in the cereal science. If you her this for the first time, don’t worry, you are not the only one. AACC gives $2,000, $2,500, or $3,000 graduate students fellowships – the pogran includes both science and technology. To join this program, of course, you should be Association’s member.

  1. Grants of the Massage Therapy Foundation.

These are very generous grants for not only organization’s members but also for individuals that want to make a research in the massage therapy field. These grants are also awarded to a group projects and they range from $1,000 to $30,000. The purpose is to promote this practice, to see how the people take it and what are the attitudes toward it; how specific applications of the massage therapy can affect people’s health and what is the role of the massage in the health care services.

  1. National Potato Council Scholarship.

This is $10,000 annual award for graduate students with higher aspirations. They should be interested in the support of Potato Industry by Agribusiness. The criteria are past academic achievements; potato-related area of graduated study (for example Entomology, Agricultural Engineering, Crop and Soil Sciences, Agronomy, Food Sciences, Plant Pathology or Horticulture), leadership abilities. You can apply every year till June 30th.

  1. AACT’s John Kitt Memorial Scholarship.

This is one sweet scholarship of $5,000 anounced by the American Association of Candy Technologists. It’s non-renewable award that is opened for application till 15th April 2015. To get it you need to be sophomore, Senior or Junior student; to demonstrate interest in confectionery technology; to attend or to be about to start accredited North American university or college.

  1. Ludo Frevel Crystallography Scholarship Award.

It is for students who want to make crystallographically-oriented research. To apply you need to submit CV, supportive letter, descriptive summary of your desired research and expected graduation date; all in PDF format.

These are just part of the specific scholarships that you can use to support your education, good luck in the search.

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