Scholarships for Women Over Forty
Women over 40 seek higher education for various reasons--earning their first bachelor degree, job training, computer education, and receiving graduate and post-graduate degrees. When you decide to go back to school as a nontraditional student, you may be unfamiliar with scholarships for women over 40. Organizations awarding these scholarships provide financial assistance for women from North America and around the world. Monetary awards vary, depending on donations and cost of your education.
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund helps women in the United States and Canada who have a high school diploma or GED go to an accredited two- or four-year college, university or technical college in the United States or Canada. Eligible recipients need to be out of high school at least 10 years at the time of their application and not have a bachelor's degree in any field. If you are already enrolled at an institute of higher education, you need to have at least 24 more credit hours (about two semesters) left before earning your degree to be eligible. Once Talbot receives 5,000 eligible entries, they don't accept anymore applications. Awarded funds include up to 10 scholarships of $15,000 and one $30,000 scholarship. You can only apply once.
Talbots Scholarship Foundation
(507) 931-1682
scholarshipamerica.org
AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program
AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program accepts applications from women over 40 who are U.S. citizens, have moderate to low incomes, and are enrolled in accredited technical schools, community colleges and four-year universities. Graduate students are not eligible for this scholarship. Women can be enrolled as full-time or part-time students. They must be entering school within six months of receiving the award. AARP receives charitable contributions from places such as Walmart and the Women's Leadership Circle Cabinet. The scholarship program favors applicants returning to work after a long absence, underemployed women, and women raising family members' children, including grandparents. The amounts of awards range from $500 to $5,000, depending on your financial need and cost of the program you enter. Award money pays tuition, books and lab fees.
AARP Foundation
601 E. St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20049
(888) 687-2277
aarpfoundationwlc.org
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
The American Association of University Women was founded in 1881 as an education and economic resource whose mission consisted of creating education opportunities for women and girls. According to the organization's website, AAUW has awarded millions of dollars in fellowships, grants and awards to women from around the world. AAUW offers more than 200 fellowships and grants to women entering graduate and post-graduate programs. Select programs offer scholarships to minority and international female students. AAUW has provided financial aid to women from more than 130 countries. Programs that merit scholarships include architecture, law school, medicine, engineering, mathematics and statistics, and computer programming. Scholarship amounts vary, going as high as $30,000.
American Association of University Women
1111 Sixteenth St. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 785-7700
aauw.org
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