Colleges understand that tuition is expensive, that's why they offer scholarships and tuition aid to their students. Some schools help students pay for college with tuition discounts. St. John's University in New York gives laid off alumni aid to attend graduate programs at half the regular price. Students at Manchester College in Indiana get to attend a year of graduate school for free if they fail to find a job within six months of receiving their undergraduate degree.
St. John's University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Queens, New York 11439
718-990-2000
stjohns.edu
Manchester College
604 E. College Ave.
North Manchester, IN 46962
260-982-5000
manchester.edu
Many organizations offer scholarships to students pursuing a specific career or subject. Nursing, teaching and business majors seem to have the most options, but it is possible to find scholarships and grants for other fields of study. For example, the Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) offers a scholarship to students seeking out a degree in healthcare management. The award is $5,000.
American College of Healthcare Executives
1 North Franklin, Suite 1700
Chicago, Illinois 60606
312-424-2800
ache.org
Many large businesses such as General Motors and Sprint PCS have scholarship opportunities available to graduate students. For instance, the Emergency Nurses Association offers scholarship awards to its members who are pursuing graduate degrees in emergency or general nursing. If you're a member of some sort of group, fraternity or sorority, they may be offering scholarships their members. A little research might do you good.
ENA
915 Lee Street
Des Plaines, IL 60016
800-900-9659
ena.org
The goal of the Fulbright Program is to improve relations between the United States and other nations. The U.S. congress gives out roughly 1,500 Fulbright Scholarships each year. Students awarded the scholarship get to study, work or teach English in 140 different countries around the world. Fulbright Scholarships pay for full tuition and travel expenses.
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
3007 Tilden Street, NW, Suite 5L
Washington, DC 20008
202-686-4000
cies.org