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Online College Grant & Online College Scholarship Guide
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.
Robyn Schwecke, 35, is a mother of two daughters, a wildland wildfire team member for the U.S. Forest Service, and the winner of a GetEducated.com $1,000 Excellence in Online Education Scholarship. Schwecke will use the free college grant toward her online Bachelors in Management at Park University.
As the first woman on either side of her family to achieve a post-secondary degree, Schwecke is determined to make the most of her education. She currently holds two Associate degrees from Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology, and now focuses her bachelors degree in the fields of accounting and entrepreneurship to prepare for a career in Fire Management.
"I have worked on a Type II Fire Management Team in the finance and plans sections over the last five summers and see myself being capable of starting a successful heavy equipment rental business to be able to stay mainstreamed with the firefighting world," says Schwecke.
Dina Salvatore, 28, is a registered nurse, new mother, and full-time graduate student. She is the winner of a GetEducated.com $1,000 Excellence in Online Education Scholarship and will use the free grant toward her Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree from the Frontier School of Midwifery & Family Nursing.
Residing on a small island in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, Salvatore recognized a shortage of healthcare providers and found inspiration to pursue her bachelors and masters degrees in nursing. Through education and volunteering opportunities, she has advocated various health-related causes, including the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAN) and The March of Dimes.
These experiences have confirmed Salvatore's passion for healthcare and they continue to propel her dream toward becoming a nurse practitioner. "My enthusiasm and motivation to learn, coupled with my solid nursing experience and academic achievements, fuel my belief that I will thrive in this profession," explains Salvatore.
Linda Haro, 48, is an honors student at Southern Oregon University and a winner of the GetEducated.com Free Online Scholarship for Core 4 Women Members. She pursues her online bachelors in business administration, with hopes of becoming an administrative assistant to help future college students achieve their goals.
Haro lives in the remote town of Sheridan, Oregon, setting her at a distance from any on-campus universities. Commuting to class every day was not an option with gas prices on the rise, so she searched for an alternative to achieve her degree. In addition, Haro supports her 24-year-old son through college, which has become a great expense with the high cost of tuition and books.
"The only financial resources I have hardly cover the basic necessities of every day living expenses of food, housing, and utilities," explains Haro. "For me, the funds needed to earn an education far exceed those of any luxuries. With that, I have chosen to study completely online because these classes are the most affordable."
For Cecilia Parmar, an online Masters degree is a “practical” solution to cramming a quality education into an already full life. The working mother is a winner of the Fall 2010 GetEducated and Core 4 Women $1,000 online college scholarship.
Parmar, 42, works as an Administrative Assistant in Monroe Township, New Jersey, while pursuing her second online Masters degree, this one in Library and Information Science. She is fascinated by archival studies, but with constant changes in her work schedule and her daughter’s school schedule, she feared traditional on-campus classes would interrupt the balance in her lifestyle.
She explains, “When I decided that I wanted to be a librarian, I knew that I could not move to attend graduate school. My family, work and responsibilities lay firmly where I live. Therefore, I thought my choices of study were very limited with only two schools within a two hour drive of my home in central New Jersey.”
Rebecca Danielson, a working mother with three young daughters, is a winner of the Fall 2010 GetEducated / Core 4 Women $1,000 online college scholarship. She is a recruiter at Ralcorp Holdings Inc., and pursues a Bachelors degree in Business Administration / Human Resource Management.
As a full-time working mother, Danielson, 32, opted to pursue an online degree after she realized it would be too difficult to manage her time and resources while attending traditional residential colleges. In 2008, she decided to take online courses through Baker College Online.
Danielson explains, “My decision to pursue my dream was driven by my desire to become a more well-rounded individual, a more valuable asset to my employer, and to broaden my skills and knowledge base.”
Regina White, 42, is a winner of the Fall 2010 GetEducated / Core 4 Women $1,000 online scholarship. She is a member of the Athabascan Indiantribe and resides in Fairbanks, Alaska, where she is pursuing a Bachelor degree in Social Work from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
White is a trailblazer in her family. She is the first member to obtain a high school GED and the first to attend a university.
Attending college is White’s life-long dream. It hasn’t been easy. The Native American has had to surmount physical disabilities, negotiate geographic barriers and overcome financial hurdles to reach her goal.
For Cecilia Parmar, an online Masters degree is a “practical” solution to cramming a quality education into an already full life. The working mother is a winner of the Fall 2010 GetEducated and Core 4 Women $1,000 online college scholarship.
Rebecca Danielson, a working mother with three young daughters, is a winner of the Fall 2010 GetEducated / Core 4 Women $1,000 online college scholarship. She is a recruiter at Ralcorp Holdings Inc., and pursues a Bachelors degree in Business Administration / Human Resource Management.
