Single mother going back to school looking for additiona financial aid, grants, and or donoations. Need help?

Question

I am a 38 yr old single mother of 2. I am their sole providor. We get no assistance from their father and don't want any. Daughter is bipolar teen and son is very hyper 9 yr old. Work full time in a nursing home but dont' make near enough. Any ideas??????????????/

Answer 1

pell grant

Answer 2

Have you talked to the human resources director at the nursing home? Sometimes an employer might offer a college tuition benefit to its current employees. If you do not have an associates or bachelor's degree, the best option is attending the local community college for affordability of its tuition. I will include some other free resources to locate money for college.

First, the college's financial aid office and website has a list of private scholarships offered from outside organizations and companies. Sometimes a college major's website will list scholarships, too.

Second, the public library has a book listing scholarships with some not even listed on the web.

Third, fill out the FAFSA form after January 1 for each school year until college graduation. It will qualify you for need based financial aid from the federal government and the school itself. It will come in the form of scholarships, Pell Grant, student loans, and the work study program. After acceptance and sending in your response, fill out the CSS form which will enable you to possibly get more financial aid through this survey.

Fourth, sign up for Upromise. It can help you save for your college tuition along with your children's college education. It can make a small dent in the tuition and student loans if used to finance your college education.

Finally, I recommend joining several free membership scholarship search websites. There are scholarships for a variety of things including ethnicity, clubs, hobbies, and even wearing duct tape to the high school prom. Most are updated on a regular basis. Most offer a customized search based on information entered onto a form on the website.

Good luck!

Answer 3

I was looking on a web site for my husband to go back to school (ASU) and I found out they have housing there for family's (with or without kids) and the aid you can get from FASFA will help with this as well as far as I found out. You may also want to check out information with the state you live in or just got ot the college and find out all you need to know from there Financial Advisers office they can help you out more then you know.

Answer 4

Community College is way cheaper and for only 2 years.

Answer 5

as your a single parent when applying to your local governemnt for the grants, etc they would assess you income whether you eligible or not.