Grants and Scholarships for Non-Traditional Careers
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101 College Grants You've Never Heard of: You're Leaving Thousands On the Table.
If you ever thought there was not enough money to go around for college, you're wrong. There's money, you just need to know where to find it. Hundreds... thousands of organizations, colleges, and even state governments have grant money to give for your college expenses: www.collegescholarships.org -
Adult Students in Scholastic Transition Scholarship
www.executivewomen.org/ScriptContent/aboutus/scholarship.cfm
Executive Women International (Men & Women can apply)
(If a chapter is not located where you are, contact them) -
AFCEA Undergraduate Scholarships
http://www.afcea.org/scholarships/undergraduate/default.asp
AFCEA Educational Foundation (Military Vets have freshmen priority) -
ASL National Honor Society Scholarships
http://www.alphasigmalambda.org/scholarship.php
Alpha Sigma Lambda National Honor Society -
Charles R. Ford Scholarship
http://www.aie.org/scholarships/detail.cfm?id=17818
U.S. Jaycees -
GEICO Adult Scholar Awards
http://www.goldenkey.org
Golden Key, Inc. -
Kazimour Scholarship
http://www.antshe.org/scholarships
Association of Nontraditional Students in Higher Education -
Nontraditional Scholarships
http://www.royalneighbors.org/MemberLogin/Scholarships.aspx
Royal Neighbors of America (Must be a member to apply) -
Foundation of the National Student Nurses’ Association
FNSNA Annual Scholarship Program
Offers many different scholarships for nursing and pre-nursing students, including Breakthrough to Nursing Scholarships for students from underrepresented populations.
Contact: Lauren Sperle
Phone: (718) 210-0705
Email: nsna@nsna.org
Website: http://www.nsna.org/FoundationScholarships.aspx
Deadline: January
Amount: Varies, depending on the scholarship
Application fee: $10 -
JSA Foundation Scholarships
June S. Anderson Foundation
Contact: Margaret L. Beam, c/o TN State University PO Box 198806, Nashville, TN 37219-8806
Phone: (615) 898-2193
Website: www.mtsu.edu/~jsa/
Number of scholarships and amount: Varies
Deadline: February 1
Elegilibity: Women only. Awarded to full-time or part-time students who are 23 years of age or older and who are preparing for careers in nontraditional fields for women (see website for list). Must have a minimum GPA of 2.0. -
Competitive Awards
Jeannette Rankin
Contact: Andrea Anderson, PO Box 6653 , Athens, GA 30604
Phone: (706) 208-1211
Email: info@rankinfoundation.org
Website: www.rankinfoundation.org
Number of scholarships and amount: 45 awards at $2000 each
Deadline: March 1
Eligilibity: Women only. U.S. citizens only. Can be used for vocational education or undergraduate studies. Must be 35 years and older. Merit and need based.
For more information on non traditional scholarship and grants visit http://college.monster.com/scholarships
For additional information, please contact:
Roz Bogle, 404-297-9522 ext.1280
bogler@gptc.edu