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There are countless opportunities for every student that wants to pursue higher education in every possible field and new and new fields come out today. And as the number and the specifications of the fields grow, so do the grants that you can get to help you with your education. But not all the students are just now finished high school type. Some people by one reason or another has postponed this stage and they have decided to do it in later moment of their life. These students are called nontraditional and there are education grants that aim at helping them with that task. Here are a couple of examples:

  1. Capture the dream Inc’s Single Parent Scholarship.

You can apply for this scholarship every year from the beginning of April till the end of June. It is opened for single parents from California who are also college-bound students. They give $1,000 to help single parents to obtain four or two-year degree. The applicants may be full-time or part-time students that are residents of the Bay Area. The criteria that will be evaluated are the quality of your essay, GPA, demonstrated leadership, history of community service and financial need.

  1. Nashville Athena Scholarships for Non-Traditional Students.

These grants for education are meant for women who reside in Wilson, Davidson, Robertson, Williamson, Rutherford Sumner and Cheatham counties. The winner will receive $5,000 and the second in row will get $2,500. This money should be used to help the winners to pursue their career ambition through education. To get these student scholarships you must be graduate student or to have obtained your GED; to have finished high school at least five years ago, to be an applicant or student in any undergraduate program no matter in which university and to be able to demonstrate your need of financial assistance or aid.

  1. Andersen Nontraditional Scholarship for Women’s education and Retraining (ANSWER).

This is scholarship for women of age 25 or more who raise school age child and are trying to get four-year undergraduate or two-year nursing degree, the field is of no importance. You must also be resident of a county in South or North Carolina and to pursue a degree in some of the local universities.

There are more similar grants for schools, which will be presented in the upcoming articles, keep an eye on them.

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Can grant get you a job after you finish your education?

This is the second major problem when you study: what you are going to do after it’s over? Yes you can find a grant to support your education in a given field, but after you finish your degree, there won’t be a grant? There is one grant actually that can give you long term plan: Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant.

The TEACH Grant allows students in the field of education and teaching to receive up to $4,000 every academic year till the end of their education and it guarantees you work for four years in secondary or primary school (or educational service agency)after you graduate. Well, the school will be one of low-income but you will have the chance to gain experience and better qualification and then you can aim in something higher.

There are of course conditions that you should meet if you want to qualify for the TEACH Grant:

  • You must participate in TEACH-aligned institution in graduate, post-baccalaureate or undergraduate program;
  • Be on an education professional track;
  • Your score on college admission test should be above 75;
  • You should maintain 3.25 grade points at least;
  • Also you will need to receive TEACH Grant counseling every year in which you will receive the aid;
  • Last but not least you will sign the Agreement to Serve (obligation that you will teach after graduating);

After you finish your study, you commit to teach in low-income K12 school for four years straight from the college. If this condition is not met, you will need to repay all money that you have received to the US Department of Education. If within eight years you don’t fulfill your pledge, the financial aid you got will default in a Direct Stafford loan and the interest will be charged from the date of your receiving of the subsidy.

One of the main advantages is that you don’t need to be in a financial need to be qualified for TEACH grant.

If after reading this you are interested in participation in the TEACH program, the first step is to visit your college financial aid office and to check if the school participates. Then you fill online FASFA form (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) and you are already on the right track.

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