Nontraditional College Grants

Retraining/Training Grants

• Retraining grants are provided by the government and private institutions for people either out of work or who are underemployed. The government offers its grants through the U.S. Department of Labor and private companies and gives them to veterans, health-care workers, dancers, professionals, factory workers, academic professionals and skilled laborers. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA) offers career training grants at a variety of colleges, universities and technology schools. Other private organizations that offer retraining grants include the Ben & Jerry's Foundation, the Cara Program and Goodwill Industries International.

  U.S. Government Grants
  2929 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 213
  Houston, TX 77098
  713-840-1380
  us-government-grants.net

P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education

• The goal of P.E.O. is to provide educational opportunities to women through grants and loans, and the organization has been around since 1973. The P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education provides needs-based grants to women in Canada and the United States. These grants are for women who started school and never finished and who now need to return to school to care for their families and themselves. Those eligible to apply for these grants include women who are sponsored by a P.E.O. chapter; are citizens of the U.S. or Canada; are studying within the U.S. or Canada; were not a student for at least two years in their lives; are within two years of finishing their programs; and are not enrolled in a doctorate program.

  P.E.O. International Headquarters
  3700 Grand Avenue
  Des Moines, IA 50312
  515-255-3153
  peointernational.org

Span Plan

• Purdue University's Span Plan grant is for adult, nontraditional students. Purdue awards the grant to students based on needs. To qualify for the grant, applicants must have completed a FAFSA and must be a part-time, registered student at either Purdue Lafayette or Purdue College of Technology Statewide. International students must complete the Estimated Family Contribution form. Other qualifications include not having a previous bachelor's degree; being in good academic standing; falling into the required-needs category based on the FAFSA; and having received fewer than four Span Plan grants.

  Purdue University
  610 Purdue Mall
  West Lafayette, IN 47906
  765-494-4600
  purdue.edu