Moms: Don’t Let 60 Seconds Separate You From A $10,000 Scholarship

While multi-billion dollar corporations get bailed out by the government, where is the average American, especially struggling moms, to turn to for financial assistance in these tough economic times? The answer may surprise you.

In the past, the government has been the most reliable source for financial aid but recently private institutions offering scholarships have moved to the forefront. Qualifications for these scholarships are far less restrictive and unlike government aid, the monies can be used for whatever purpose you deem fit.

• Go Back to School
• Finish Your Degree
• Child Care Expenses
• Even, Pay Off Debt

You can see why these private scholarships are becoming increasingly more popular. With popularity comes competition. Below you will find information about a $10,000 scholarship just for moms. The registration deadline is fast approaching, so don’t delay.

$10,000 Scholarship for Moms

Scholarship Award: $10,000
Registration Deadline: August 16, 2010
Qualifications: A mom
How to Apply: CLICK ME and fill out a short, 1-minute registration form

Scholarships4Moms was created to help hard-working mothers who have the desire to go to college but are unable to pay for the skyrocketing costs of higher education.

For nearly 5 years, Scholarships4Moms has been granting, moms like you, the wish of a better tomorrow. Read the testimonies of two previous $10,000 scholarship recipients.

Previous Scholarship Winners

Name: Alisha Brown

Hometown: Pembroke Pines, FL

Drawing Date: Jan 23, 2009

“I grew up watching my mother work two, sometimes three, jobs at a time and still struggle to support two children on her own. She always pushed us to do our best to succeed. So in my mind not going to college was not an option for me, however as I finished high school and looked into financing, I could not see my dream of being a college graduate began to fade. As I would look in the mirror, I saw history repeating itself. Here I was, a single mother, earning just above minimum wage, still waiting for the opportunity to go to college.

Even with student loans tuition has been out of my reach but I never stopped hoping and searching for a way to make it happen. That’s when I happened across freeccollegescholarships.net’s/scholarships4moms.net $10,000 drawing which I entered. Nearly two weeks later I received a phone call stating that I had been chosen as the winner. I was so excited, I did not know what to say or how to react. I could not believe it! Now, with the help of freecollegescholarships.net/scholarships4moms.net I can go to college, pursue a degree in nursing and career I can be proud of, and give my son an understanding of how far persistence can take him. “

Name: Terri Booth

Hometown:Delaware

Attending School: Daughter attending University of DE

“I saw this ad to sign up for a drawing for a scholarship and thought, I probably won’t win, but at least I will get my name on some lists and find out about more scholarships for my children. Get this, I won, I really won! Thank you Scholarships4moms.net, I was the winner of a drawing and I can now help my daughter pay for her first year in the University near our home, plus I can go back to school. I have wanted to go back and finish my degree in Deaf Education since I work in a school for the deaf. I thought I had to wait until my daughter was out of college to even think about going back to school myself. Now I am able to do both, only because of Scholarships4moms.net”

If you’re serious about getting ahead in life, now is the time to act. Again, the registration deadline is August 16, 2010.

Register Now

Scholarships: Earn to Learn

Scholarships are gifts. They don’t need to be repaid. There are thousands of them, offered by schools, employers, individuals, private companies, nonprofits, religious groups, and professional and social organizations.

Some scholarships are merit based. You earn them by meeting or exceeding certain standards set by the scholarship-giver. They might be awarded based on academic achievement, or a combination of academics and a special talent, trait or interest. Other scholarships are based on financial need.

Grants: Need and Receive

Grants are also gifts, but they’re usually based on financial need.

Most often, grant aid comes from federal and state governments and individual colleges. Available federal grants include:

• Pell Grant. These are federal grants awarded to undergraduate students.
• ACG. The Academic Competitiveness Grant is for college freshmen and sophomores who are eligible for Pell Grants and who took “rigorous” classes in high school.
• FSEOG. The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant is awarded to undergraduate students with exceptional financial need.
• National SMART Grant. The National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent Grant is awarded to college juniors and seniors who are eligible for Pell Grants and are majoring in mathematics, technology, engineering, a foreign language critical to national security or physical, life or computer sciences. Students must also have grade point averages of at least 3.0 in their majors to be eligible.
• TEACH Grant. The Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant is for students who plan to teach in schools that serve low-income students.

Fast Fact: There’s more grant money available now than 10 years ago.

Institutional Grants

There are other grants in addition to ours. Colleges provide institutional grants to help make up the difference between college costs and what a family can be expected to contribute through income, savings, loans, and student earnings.

Other institutional grants, known as merit awards or merit scholarships, are awarded on the basis of academic achievement. Some merit awards are offered only to students whose families demonstrate financial need; others are awarded without regard to a family’s finances.

Some grants come with special privileges or obligations. You’ll want to find out about the types of grants awarded by each college you are considering.