Non-Traditional Scholarships
| Business and Professional Women of Iowa Foundation Educational Scholarship Program |
| Business and Professional Women of Iowa Foundation Educational Scholarship Program Deadline: March 25, 2008 Award: $500 Eligibility: Applicant must be a resident of Iowa. Applicant must be a non-traditional student who is a U.S. citizen and has completed at least one year in an institution of higher learning with satisfactory scholastic standing. Contact: Maxine Losen, 2149 108th Street, Hazleton, IA 50641; Phone: (319) 636-2491; Email: mwlosen@iowatelecom.net Additional Information: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Des Moines Alumnae Chapter Deadline: March (Annually) Award: Undisclosed Eligibility: Applicant must be an African American female. Must be non-traditional (has not followed the normal progression from high school to college and has returned to the classroom to begin or continue post secondary education). Must be currently attending college and planning to continue during the 2006-2007 school year. Applicant must live in the Des Moines metropolitan area. Apply: Applications for this scholarship can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Mrs. Phyllis Butler or Ms. Mary Lynne Jones, Phone: (515) 453-5649 or (515) 242-7781, Email: marylynne.jones@dmps.k12.ia.us |
| Jeannette Rankin Foundation Deadline: March 1, 2008 Award: $2,000 Grants Eligibility: Applicant must be a woman, a U.S. Citizen, and age 35 or older, as of March 1, 2008. Applicant must be low-income (financial guidelines are available on the application packet), enrolled in, or accepted to, an accredited school, and pursuing a technical/vocational education, an associate's degree, or a first bachelor's degree. Apply: For scholarship application, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit www.rankinfoundation.org Contact: The Jeannette Rankin Foundation, P.O. Box 6653, Athens, GA 30604; Email: info@rankinfoundation.org |
| Soroptimist International of Des Moines Deadline: December (Annually) Award: $400 Eligibility: Must be a female head of the household, with primary financial responsibility supporting you family (including children, a spouse and parents). Must be attending, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Applicant must demonstrate financial need. Note: Previous recipients of the award and students that already have an undergraduate degree are ineligible to apply. Apply: Applications can be downloaded from: www.soroptimist.org Contact: Cheryl L. Kluza, Phone: (515) 281-7817 |
| Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund Deadline: January (Annually) or until 1,000 applications have been received, whichever is earlier Award: up to $10,000 Eligibility: Must be women currently residing in the United States. Must be women who have earned a high school diploma or their GED at least ten years ago. Must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full- or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school. Apply: Applications can be downloaded off Talbot's website: www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp Contact: Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, Scholarship America, One Scholarship Way, P.O. Box 297, Saint Peter, MN, 56082, Phone: (507) 931-1682 Additional Information: For more information, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. |
| Wal-Mart Higher REACH Scholarship Deadline: February (Annually) Award: $2,000 Eligibility: The Wal-Mart Higher REACH Scholarship is open to non-traditional students who have been employed by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for at least one year as of February 1. You must have been out of high school for at least one year in order to qualify. Selection will also be determined by financial need, academic record, an essay, and job performance appraisal. Apply: Scholarship applications are available from the Wal-Mart and Sam's Club personnel manager. Contact: 1-800-914-8385 or http://www.walmartfoundation.org/wmstore/goodworks/scripts/index.jsp |