Programs to Help Mothers Go Back to School

The Patsy Takemoto Mink Foundation Scholarship

• The Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation Scholarship is a grant offered to women re-entering college. To qualify, you must be a mother, demonstrate financial need, must be enrolled full-time at an accredited college or university and be pursuing your first associate's, vocational or bachelor's degree. The award of up to $2,000 is given to 10 women each year.

  Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation
  P.O. Box 479
  Honolulu, Hawaii 96809
  patsyminkfoundation.org

Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship

• The Jeannette Rankin Women's Foundation is dedicated to ending poverty by aiding non-traditional students complete their degrees. This scholarship is offered by the foundation to women age 35 and older. To qualify, candidates must be pursuing their first associate's, vocational or bachelor's degree and be financially needy. Candidates also must write an essay outlining their educational and professional goals, a clear plan to achieve said goals and any difficulties they have conquered. The scholarship amount varies based on the individual needs of the applicant, but it tends to be between $1,000 and $5,000.

  Jeannette Rankin Foundation
  1 Huntington Road, Suite 701
  Athens, GA 30606
  706-208-1211
  rankinfoundation.org

The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship

• The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund helps the impoverished population of Arkansas. The fund encourages single parents living in the state to complete their degrees. To qualify, you must be a single parent (mother or father), live in Arkansas, be low income and must be pursuing your first associate's, vocational or bachelor's degree. The award amount is between $1,000 and $5,000.

  The Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund
  614 East Emma Ave.
  Suite 119
  Springdale, AR 72764
  479-927-1402
  aspsf.org

Possible Woman Foundation International Scholarship

• The goal of the Possible Woman Foundation is to give women a second chance to earn a degree. The selection committee looks for unique, special woman who are financially needy, non-traditional and visionary. Candidates must demonstrate thoughtful and realistic career and education goals and explain any hardships they've faced. The award amount varies, but ranges from $1,000 to $5,000; more than $100,000 has been given out since 2001.

  Possible Woman Foundation International
  1054 Redwood Drive
  Norcross, GA 30093
  770-905-5175
  possiblewomanfoundation.org