Grants available in the United States

Besides the Pell Grant which is available to single moms in theUS, to work from home, look after their children, and also work towards a degree, there are many other grants that can be applied for. If you are applying for a grant, take note of eligibility requirements when you find a program that fits your needs. Be honest in your answers. Every program has its own rules and requirements. Some grants focus on providing funds for single moms and dads who want to return to college. Other grants require you to be divorced or an abandoned parent, or from a low income group, or seriously injured, or disabled. A great majority of the grants are to help women.

The National Smart Grant
A merit-based award available to third and fourth year college students pursuing a degree in math, science, engineering or one of the foreign languages designated as crucial for homeland security.

The Teacher Education Assistant for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant
The TEACH grant was created to provide students who intend to teach in a public or private elementary or secondary school that serves students from low-income families.

Academic Competitive Award (ACG)
The ACG award is available to first year college students who graduated from high school after January 1^st 2006, and for second year college students who graduated from high school after January 1^st 2005.

Federal Supplemental EducationOpportunityGrant (FSEOG)
The FSEOG grant is for undergraduates with exceptional financial need. Pell Grant recipients with the lowest expected family contributions will be first in line for a FSEOG.

Institutional Grants
An institutional grant is where the college makes up the difference between college costs and what a family can contribute. Under this category there are also merit awards offered to students whose families need assistance.

Other grants and awards

1. peaChic Grant – designed for women in business.


2. International Fellowships and Grants – support postgraduate research, study and training for women.


3. The Sister Fund – gives voice to women working for justice from a religious framework.


4. Women’s Fund of Central Texas – funds to benefit women and children through arts, culture and education.


5. Rockefeller Family Fund.


6. Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund (MMMF) – awards educational grants to women from developing countries.


7. Women’s Independence Scholarship Program (WISP) – for formerly battered women for the purpose of getting an education to get stable employment.


8. Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships – for mature women over 35 with low income.


9. Philanthropic Education Organization (PEO) - $2,000 need-based grants to women who return to school to support themselves and their families.


10. Soroptimist Women’sOpportunityAwards – for women who are the main breadwinners for their families.


11. Talbot’s Women’s Scholarship Fund – 60 scholarships.


12. Possible Woman Foundation International Scholarships.


13. American Association of University Women Career Development Grants – for women with a bachelor’s degree preparing to change or advance their careers.


14. Accounting Scholarships for Women in Transition - $16,000 paid over four years.


15. Royal Neighbors of America Scholarships for Women – life enrichment scholarships for returning students.


16. New Horizons Scholarships for returning students.

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