The Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund makes funding available to women over 35 who are low-income U.S. citizens. Applicants must be accepted to or enrolled in a technical, associates degree or first bachelor's degree program at an eligible, accredited school. Scholarship amounts depend on income and household size. The fund considers each applicant's goals, plans, challenges and financial considerations and does not discriminate based on race, religion or any other socioeconomic factor. To apply, students must submit reference letters, transcripts or an acceptance letter from their educational institution and a budget for the next year. The application also requests work and volunteer experience.
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
1 Huntington Rd., Suite 701
Athens, GA 30606
706-208-1211
rankinfoundation.org
D'Youville College offers college scholarships to combat veterans through the Combat Veterans Tuition Grant. The grant seeks to make getting a civilian education easier for those who have served their country, offering up to $7,000 per year of support. Eligible applicants include currently enlisted or honorably discharged servicepeople who have served in an officially designated combat zone at some point during their military service. Students may apply the grant to full- or part-time undergraduate or graduate study and may supplement the funding with other financial aid.
D'Youville College Admissions Office
320 Porter Ave.
Buffalo, NY 14201
716-829-7600
dyc.edu
The Talbots, Inc. company funds the Talbots Charitable Foundation, which offers the Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund. The program's goal is to help motivated women who graduated from high school 10 or more years ago to achieve a college education. The fund underwrites six $10,000 scholarships per year along with 60 $1,000 scholarships. Eligible applicants for the $1,000 awards include students pursuing degrees from accredited undergraduate and graduate institutions, including vocational and technical schools. Students applying for the $10,000 awards must be studying toward a bachelor's degree from a four-year institution.
Talbots Corporate Headquarters
One Talbots Dr.
Hingham, MA 02043
781-749-7600
thetalbotsinc.com
Raise The Nation grants funding to students in need of support toward a college education. Raise the Nation offers scholarships and loan repayment assistance to single mothers who are looking to continue their college educations through the Scholarship for Continuing Education and the Student Loan Repayment Grant. The latter award incorporates a volunteering requirement, although applicants who work in a helping profession do not have to meet this requirement.
Raise The Nation
P.O. Box 8058
Albuquerque, NM 87198
505-265-1201
raisethenation.org