Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Grants and Scholarships for Moms

Becoming a mom is something that is not always planned out, as sometimes it just catches you off guard. Maybe you thought you had plenty of time to save some money, buy that house, of finish college then WHAM!! There you are with a baby on the way and not exactly sure what to do. This is the time you must find out about grants and scholarships for moms.

If you are like me, maybe you are working a job that will not provide the sort of security you want and need for a new baby. I was working as a bartender, and I knew that there was no way I would be able to keep that type of lifestyle and raise a baby. That is when I decided to go back to school.

I will be the first to tell you that it was not easy, but I was determined as I knew it would give my family a better life. The scariest part was the fear of getting into debt way over my head. School is by no means cheap, but if you are a single mom or even a married mom, then you can apply for free money from the government.

There are grants based on need and there are grants given out for certain majors of study. For instance, nursing school has a bunch of grants possible, as nurses are in high demand. You can even agree to work in a program hospital once you graduate that needs nurses and your whole education will be paid for plus you will already be secured into your first job.

There is nothing worse then staying up late at night worried about how you are going to provide a good home and life for you child. If you need to better your education in order to reach your goals, do you and you family a favor and check out the grants available for school.

If you do not qualify for any of these grants or even if you do, be sure to enter for a chance to win $10,000 towards school from scholarships for moms. It never hurts to have extra money. Just click the link below now and fill out the information. Checkout the FAQs and you can see and learn about the past scholarship winners too.