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Grants and Scholarships For Dads
The thought of falling deeper into debt has a lot of dads putting off going back to school to get the much needed training they require to get a better job. Due to this fact, scholarships for dads is becoming more popular, offering the needed help for many dads.
With the recession, a lot of men have found themselves out of a job. And even the line of work they have done for years may even be gone. This is true for those who made a living in the automotive industry and the construction business plus many others. As a result of this, many men are returning to school to be trained in a totally new field of work.
Unfortunately, though, it does not seem that many of the colleges have heard about the recession and continue to increase the cost of attending classes. But thankfully there are grants and scholarships for dads that can help you cover the costs of going back to school without putting you into debt.
Basically there are two types of aid you can get for school. Grants and scholarships.
Grants, unlike loans, never have to be repaid. Plus there are no credit checks for getting this type of money. If you qualify, based on income, you can receive up to $5300 from the Pell grant. Plus there is the the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, in which you can receive up to $4000 if you qualify. And remember, both of these are free money grants.
And don’t forget about those scholarships. Even if you do qualify for one of the government grants, you should not stop there. Be sure to search for even more money that can help cover the cost of school in the form of a scholarships for dads. These can come from a variety of sources and new ones are added all the time.
The first place to look is the schools you are considering attending, as they often have special funds for adult students. Another place is businesses and nonprofit groups, who hand out financial aid too.
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Obama Scholarships for Dads – Don’t Exist
This article is going to be more of a rant than anything else. I was looking around today and I saw someone on a forum talking about obama scholarships for dads. The forum conversation got pretty heated, but it ended with people being more confused than the person who initial asked the question – is there an actual scholarship that the President has created?
I have done some searching around and I don’t see any scholarships or grants from Obama or his cabinet. And first off, I’m a bit biased because I haven’t been too happy with his Presidency to be honest. I voted for him based in part on the hype and also the promises that he made. I remember standing a few feet from him, actually shaking his hand, and saying to myself “this guy has got to be the most honest and trustworthy politician I’ve ever met.”
Almost 3 or so years later, I’m looking at our country and just shaking my head. I don’t see any real ground breaking social changes in our country. There is actually a lot of racism getting stirred up in the media – crazy with that and we live in the year 2011!
Instead of going on and on about this, I want to give you guys a little hope – no pun intended there for those of you who remember his campaign. I think that getting money for school is going to always be tough. Our country’s education is very overpriced and it’s no wonder that about 8 out of 10 students need to take out money to afford it.
If you’ve already gone through the system and were able to get some money from the assistance programs – good for you! But I bet that you’re here because you’re looking for a little more. Books are damn expensive even though they are now in digital format. Hah – $100 for a digital copy of a book is insane.
Make sure that you also check out my main page because I’ve shared a list of 3 or 4 of the online 3rd party (sponsored) scholarship programs available for dads. They are not a definite thing, but are definitely worth the 5 minutes of your time that it will take to sign up. I personally do it every month or so. I’ve never won in the past 3 months, but I do know someone who did – lucky him!
Well, it is late here and I’m off to bed! Good night all
Scholarships For Dads Dot ORG Re-Design
Hey Guys,
I’m just posting a quick update to let everyone know that I’ve done a lot of re-designing of this site in the past couple of days. I’d really appreciate feedback. If you have the time out of your day, please post a comment below and let me know what you think.
Also, I’m on the lookout for new scholarships, grants, and any money that can help other dads with school. Send me an email or leave a comment if you have something that you think might be worthy of making the list.
Thanks,
Your Fellow Dad