SITE SEARCH
Breaking News
blank image for loading script
Online Degree Rankings


Best Online Colleges

Online college rankings reveal the best consumer choices for affordability.



 Online College Reviews

Write a review of your online degree and see which online colleges got the best student reviews.



Online University Reviews


Have you heard good - or bad - things about an online college? Share which online universities you feel are the best in a reputation review.
blank for loading
Articles
ARTICLES HOME
 

Online College Grant & Online College Scholarship Guide

RSS Feed

Online college scholarship and grant programs are plentiful, but many are hiding. The trick to winning a free distance learning college scholarship or grant is to know they exist. GetEducated.com has compiled a list of the best free online education grant and scholarship programs to help you get closer to an affordable online degree. In fact, we even sponsor our own online college scholarship program which makes $1,000 grants to distance learning students for college and continuing education online. Whether you are searching for financial aid scholarships or grants for women, the military, or to cut the cost of your bachelors or masters degree consult GetEducated.com's online school financial aid advice center to find the best online university financial aid in the form of free money.



 
Scholarship Brings Online Teaching Certificate Within Mom's Reach
Online College Financial Aid  >  Online College Grant and Scholarships
By Jess Wisloski  |  January 11, 2012   
 
online teaching certificate, scholarships for teachers,Amanda LienhardtUnemployed new mom Amanda Lienhardt, 30, found herself looking into online teaching certificate programs, months after her short-term contract teaching at a small school finished.

Despite holding a degree in elementary education, it was hard for her to get a foothold in the wavering job market, and her experience in that temporary job left her reeling.

"The way things ended with my last position just made me look at myself as a teacher, and ask 'How can I improve, and become a better teacher for my students?'" she says.

Read More About Lienhardt's Online Teaching Certificate Choices
 
Online Student at Southern Oregon University Wins $1,000 Scholarship
Online College Financial Aid  >  Online College Grant and Scholarships
By Jess Wisloski  |  January 02, 2012   
 
North Bend, OR is home to Southern Oregon University Online CampusSouthwestern Oregon is great if you want to be near breathtaking coastal views, small town living, and hundreds of acres of preserved forest land.

Proximity to higher education is another story, as Deb Nicholls, an online student  at Southern Oregon University, knows. 

"The closest institute of higher education is two and a half hours away," said Nicholls, who is 51 and lives in tiny, peninsular North Bend.  


Thanks to a $1,000 Excellence in Online Education scholarship from Get Educated, this online student will be able to graduate this spring. 

Read more about the online student at Southern Oregon University
 
Online Student and Single Mom Wins $1,000 Scholarship, and Hopes her Daughter is Inspired by Her Diploma
Online College Financial Aid  >  Online College Grant and Scholarships
By Jess Wisloski  |  December 13, 2011   
 
Online Student ScholarshipLynn Ponder, 44, isn’t the only one in her household who will be in college next year: The online student will be midway through her Master of Arts in Technical Communications at Texas Tech University next fall, just as her 18-year-old daughter enters classes on a college campus for the first time.

Thanks to Get Educated, which has scholarships for single moms and others, this single mom's pursuit will be easier.

With the help of Get Educated's $1,000 Excellence in Online Education Scholarship -- which was awarded to Ponder as a member of Core4Women, a web-based support network for online students -- she’ll be completing her semester with fewer expenses.

Read more about scholarships for single moms
 
Online College Student Wins Get Educated $1,000 Scholarship to Attend Indiana Wesleyan University
Online College Financial Aid  >  Online College Grant and Scholarships
 
Online College Student Wins Free $1,000 Scholarship to Attend Indiana Wesleyan UniversityRosa Morgan, 42, is an In School Suspension Supervisor at Lebanon Middle School in Lebanon, Indiana. She is the winner of the GetEducated.com free $1,000 online college scholarship. Rosa will use the grant toward an online Bachelors of Management at Indiana Wesleyan University.

At ten years old, Morgan moved to America from the Cape Verde Islands, located off the coast of Africa. School was challenging for Morgan, as she was placed in bi-lingual immersion classes. Without any prior experience speaking English, she struggled to keep up with her studies.

Morgan remembers, “I did not know many English words and I did not know many Portuguese words. I had come from an island that was colonized by the Portuguese, so the language in school was Portuguese, but we spoke Creole at home. My island was very poor, so school was not a high priority.”


Learn more about the GetEducated.com $1,000 online college scholarship
 
Distance Learning Student Wins a $1,000 Scholarship to Pursue an Online Masters Degree (MBA)
Online College Financial Aid  >  Online College Grant and Scholarships
 
Baker College Online Student Wins $1,000 Scholarship for MBA DegreeHeather Ellison, 36, works as a restaurant manager in Rodney, Minnesota, while earning a master of business administration (MBA) at Baker College Online. She is a winner of a GetEducated.com $1,000 distance learning scholarship award.

Ellison is a single mother working 50+ hours a week, so distance learning became the only option for her to achieve a higher education. She attended a university directly out of high school, but dropped out during her last semester.

After working in the restaurant industry since she was sixteen, Ellison now values the importance of a college degree. She explains, “This is not where I saw myself being, and this is not where my passions lie.”

More about online college scholarships for MBA degrees
 
$1,000 College Scholarship Awarded to Online Health Degree Student at Dakota State University
Online College Financial Aid  >  Online College Grant and Scholarships
 
Online College Scholarship Award for Bachelor of Health Degree at Dakota State UniversityDayna Shong, 39, works as an inpatient coder at Regions Hospital in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and is the winner of a GetEducated.com $1,000 Excellence in Online Education Scholarship. She will use the free college grant to pursue an online bachelor of science in health degree at Dakota State University.

After landing a job in retail, which paid the bills but did not provide a lot of personal satisfaction, Shong began looking through an occupational handbook at the library in search of a more satisfying career. Health administration immediately sparked her interest. In the fall of 2002, she signed up for an online course in Medical Terminology.

“I decided to take the most difficult class I could find to prove myself during my first semester. I studied harder than I ever have in my life,” explains Shong. “To this day, this is my favorite class. I found studying about anatomy, physiology, procedures, and vocabulary fascinating. I was hooked from day one.”

Read more about this online health degree scholarship to Dakota State University
 
Start
12


Page 1 of 2
 
Online Education
 
Facebook Page Google Bookmarks Twitter YouTube
Find a Degree
Search our directory of over 3000 accredited online degrees!
By Subject
By Degree Level
By School
Search our Articles:
Online Education
 
Newsletter
Online Education Jobs and Teaching Online Courses
Home | Online Education Articles | Media Coverage | About Us | News Releases | Privacy | Terms of Use | Team Bios | History and Mission | Newsletter | Contact | Advertising