People will tell you that the transition phase from high school to college can be a difficult one. Also, the expenses that one faces when moving on to college from high school can cause a lot of worry. Be it a university, a graduate school or a community college, times are hard particularly when we talk of paying matriculation fees. The good thing is that there are many entities offering grants, fellowships, and scholarships exclusively for women. The following are among the most noteworthy.
Nationwide Financial Aid
AAUW or the American Association of University Women is a body that aims to aid the distaff side by advocacies of equity and education. For the past years, this has given around 4M dollars in financial help. Kinds of aid they give cover fellowships, awards, grants, and awards of community initiatives.
Aid for Women With Specialization
HORIZONS Scholarship Foundation, put up by the Women in Defense, aims to help women who are going into the field of national security. There are differing plans, beginning with a minimum of five hundred dollars. Females who apply for such scholarships should be an American citizen, with a GPA of 3.25. The financial aid offered by this foundation extends to those who are taking up courses in other fields such as mathematics and law.
Other kinds of financial aid for female students
There are still other entities that aim to support women as they go through their college degrees. Here is a short list.
** AEI Scholarship Fund, P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund, Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, and Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund.
**The Sigma Delta Epsilon (Graduate Women in Science Fellowships) – catering to females in the sciences.
**Women’s Research & Education Institute-Congressional Fellowships on Women & Public Policy – was put up to train women in the field of policy formation, and for graduate students aiming to go into politics later on
Prior to seeking that grant or loan, a research would be a good course of action. Go to the homepages of the many organizations, and check the similarities and differences among their financial aid packages.
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