Posted on Dec-19-07 at 08:38 PM (Eastern) by 65.171.115.142

I seem to be having all sorts of problems finding grants/scholarships. Tried SRS but since I'm an LPN they consider me as having a higher education and wont help-also contacted WIA and they cant help because most of my schoolwork is online. I am a single mom of 4 and continuing my education in nursing-there has to be something out there to help. Currently i get pell grant money but it barely covers tuition and fees,hope to find more to help with books and living expenses. Thanks for any suggestions you have!
Jennifer

• Not sure if this will help or not (m), maraj, 08:54 PM, Dec-19-07
• some links inside for you..., Skaytes, 08:58 PM, Dec-19-07
• TYVM, jbausch, 09:25 PM, Dec-19-07

Posted on Dec-19-07 at 08:54 PM (Eastern) by 207.190.67.77

Cuz I don't know what state you're in but here in WI, there's what is called FAFSA - I believe it stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The amount of student aid &/or student loans alloted is based on the student's financial situation, number of dependents, whether or not the student has a disability, etc. There are Pell Grants, Higher Education Grants, Subsidized & Unsubsidized loans, etc. Your college's counselor should be able to help you find out what form(s) you need to fill out & give you an idea of just what all you'd qualify for. Your college should also have a Financial Aid office & your program's instructor or college office should be able to help you find scholarships to apply for. Here, scholarships for the spring semester have to be applied for by Nov. 1st & scholarships for the fall semester usually have to be applied for by June 1st I believe.
Here's 1 site you may want to check out: http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
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Posted on Dec-19-07 at 08:58 PM (Eastern) by 71.0.13.198

maybe some of these will be of help to you..

FastWeb http://www.fastweb.com: a scholarship search engine that can match you up to a nursing scholarship based on specific criteria

National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA) http://www.nsna.org/ a nationally recognized organization that grants nursing scholarships and nursing grants in excess of $1,000 per eligible student

Nurse Options USA http://www.nurseoptions.com/studentinfo.htm: a healthcare sourcing service that offers nursing scholarships to any registered nurse student in their final 6 months of study

Department of Health and Human Services http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/dsa/pages/nu.htm#anchor1039973: offers the Nursing Student Loan program as an alternative to scholarships and grants. This program does require repayment, but offers long-term and low-interest rate loans for eligible nursing students

The Patricia Smith Christensen Scholarship http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/pchristn.html: offers a nursing scholarship to graduate nursing students who are currently registered and carry a license. Preference is given to Canadian residents, but all applications are considered

National League of Nursing http://www.nln.org/aboutnln/grants.htm: a nursing organization that offers funding through nursing grants for students interested in pursuing a nursing education and research. Over $40,000 in funds are available.

CollegeFunds.net http://www.collegefunds.net/: a scholarship database that can help locate nursing scholarships and nursing grants based on specific eligibility requirements

LONG LIST HERE ON THIS PAGE:
http://www.fedmoney.org/grants/0-scholarships.htm

http://www.aorn.org/AORNFoundation/GrantsAndScholarships/

Also just do a "google" search and use the words .. continuing education in nursing grants and scholarships ... as your search words and you will get a TON of stuff come up for you. Good luck! :)

Posted on Dec-19-07 at 09:25 PM (Eastern) by 65.171.115.142

The FASFA is where i get the pell grant-i think the reason that its not stretching as far as it should is because the online classes are more expensive,however with 4 kids-3 of which arent in school yet attending traditional classes is impossible. Thank you both for the help and ideas-looks like im going to be busy filling out applications and writing papers.
TYVM!
Jennifer