March 9, 2010
Single Parents Get Financial Aid For College
One of the favorite storylines of the soap operas is the single mom who is up against the financial wall. She is running herself ragged trying to clothe and feed her children, hold down her job and sanity, as well as maintaining her dignity given her current situation. The thing is this story is more reality than TV fodder for a weekday afternoon.
Single parents can certainly apply for Obama's 'Moms Return to School' Government Grant Scholarship program if they want to study online instead of on campus. In fact, online study is a common path for single parents who want to be at home with their children while studying. If you need more information about pell grant application it is available on the internet.
What the president has set up, for lack of better term, is being nicknamed an "education stimulus grant," under the Pell Grant program. Most advertisers call it "the single mom grant." It can garner around $5,000 annual tuition. The final amount will be based on previous education, the school program desired and financial need. Further, another program, the American Opportunity Tax Credit program, can set it up so the first $4,000 of higher education is free.
Like all federal education grants, one must fill out a FASFA form to find out what they can get. If done correctly, they can even cover non-educational matters such as daycare, housing and other basic needs. A good way to start sourcing out these grants is to first decide what area you want to get an advance education in. For varied information on financial aid, go to the web.
A good way to start sourcing out these grants is to first decide what area you want to get an advance education in. Then target the online schools that offer the right curriculum. Apply to those schools, and immediately introduce yourself to the institution’s financial officers. It’s this personnel’s job to help you obtain the single parent, and any other, grants they can get their hands on.
It’s critical to realize the federal government isn’t the only source for this kind of money. Your state and local governments have many programs, such as your local Lotto, raising funds for furthering education. The best way to find these grants is to visit your local county’s family service or economic office. The unemployment office may also have state grants available to help single parents.
A good place to find out more about this is the website Grants.gov, which finds specific grants for many categories. Use "search grant opportunities" tool at the top of the page to see what grants are available. On the other hand, be very, very careful about those sites using the president’s name. What many will try to do is steer a needy student into spurious loans or similar situations. For an abumdance of information about online grants, check out the web.
No matter what, even in these tough economic times, there are now ways for single parents to pick themselves up by their bootstraps and put themselves in a better situation. Done correctly, one can have the majority of one’s bills paid for, from getting groceries to fees such as text files and software, paid for by a number of public and private institutions. Considering the times, it’s an exceptional way to go.
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