Scholarships for Working Mothers

(EMAILWIRE.COM, June 20, 2009 )
Many working mothers hardly have enough time to consider going back to school to get a degree let alone afford it. Despite lack of time and money, there are many working mothers that would like to go back to school. They wish to get back to school to better their academic credentials so that they can either progress in their present careers or even embark on new and more lucrative ones. Working moms are especially interested in online education degrees.

Due to the growing demand for working mothers to get back to school, college scholarships for working mothers appear appear to have increased. Also working mom's may qualify for other scholarships that they do not yet know about. For example family of military get scholarships so if grandpa served our country be sure to look into a scholarship for family members.

But finance is not the only problem working moms face; most working mothers face the challenge of finding time to attend classes due to their busy schedule. However, there is an option of studying online. Online studies are the most ideal for working mothers. The financial aid office of the online programs can be very helpful for working moms but again, the mom has to be her own advocate. Studies have found that the students who gather more information and contact more then 3 colleges generally end up paying less in tuition and get more aid. All colleges are not equal so get as much information as you can. Press the financial aid office to help you find obscure scholarships as well. Start by going to one of the Online internet portals such as www.Degree.com and select all of the programs that interest you and send for free information. Become an informed consumer. You wouldn't buy the first washing machine you saw - well, going to college is just another "product" - you can't simply enroll in the first online college you come across.

Studying for an online degree is very flexible compared to the formal system that requires attending classes and therefore can be customized to suit an individualÂ’s schedule more so for working mothers. The flexibility of online studies enables working mothers to harmonize their work, house chores as well as studies.

For a list of the federal financial aid visit http://www.degree.com/federal-student-aid.htm and be sure to follow up on all leads.

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Sheila Danzig
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sheila@danzig.com