Are you a Single Mother seeking financial opportunities to study in the midst of financial crises ?. Here’s a small collection of scholarships out there that want to financially empower single moms around the world to get an education, and create a better life for themselves and their kids (scholarship sums are in US dollars).
Live Your Dream Scholarship for Single Moms
- Value: $10,000
- Deadline: November 15
- Eligibility: An applicant must be a woman who:
- Provides the primary financial support for her household
- Is enrolled in or has been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program.
Custody X Change Single Parent Scholarship
- Value: They award three scholarships every year: $1,000 in the Spring, $500 in the Summer and $1,000 in the Fall.
- Deadline: April 30, August 31, December 31,
- Eligibility: An applicant must be a single parent who:
- Have primary physical custody of one or more minor children
- Is enrolled in an accredited college or university ( full-time)
- Have a GPA of 3.0 or higher or be a first-semester student.
- How it works: Send the following attachments via email to scholarships@custodyxchange.com:
- A 400 to 500-word essay, “How will you use your education to improve your family?”
- Your unofficial college transcript
Bema-Mora Nickolaou International Scholarship for Single Moms
- Value: They award three scholarships every year: $1,000 in the Spring, $500 in the Summer and $1,000 in the Fall.
- Deadline: July 31
- Eligibility: An applicant must be a single parent who is enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school.
- How it Works: Complete a 500 to 1,000-word essay on ONE of the following topics:
- How has being a single parent shaped your life goals?
- In what way(s) would attending college benefit both you and your family?
- In what ways do you believe single parents are stigmatized? How can we as a society put an end to these stereotypes?