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TO COLLEGES FOR MOTHERS |
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Pell grant---$4,731 (2008-9) New : Academic Competitiveness Grant: $750 for the first year of study, $1,300 for the second year for Pell Grant recipients (2008-9) New : National Smart Grant: $4,000 a year for 3rd and 4th year Pell grant recipients that major in the physical, life or computer sciences, mathematics, technology, engineering or a foreign language determined to be critical for national security. (2008-9) New for 2008-9: College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 TEACH grant program: $4,000/year for teachers who will teach in low income areas SEOG---------$4,000 (see below for details) 2008-9 Work study---$5,000 (varies) State grant--$5,000 (varies) Also please look into scholar's incentive grants at your colleges financial aid departments. New 2008-9 Loan information: Perkins Loans at 5%: $4,000 /Federal Stafford
Loans (at 5.3% interest) $23,500 for the first year, $4,500 for
the second year, and $5,500 for the 3rd and 4th years. (loans
not recommended if you can avoid them, see below) Independent
loans: $7,500 first year, $8,500 second year, $10,500 third and
fourth years.
So: avoid loans, go for the maximum Pell grant and SEOG grant and state grants and work study and ask about other grants and scholarships. Be sure that your financial aid package will cover your expenses. Know what you are eligible for and continue to fight for a sufficient financial aid package, even if you have to get a legal aid lawyer to help. -----Katherine Arnoldi (Thanks to Enid Mastrianni!)
Go to the Map Search for Colleges and click on your state to find the scholarship opportunities at individual colleges.S http://www.monkey.com Also Arkansas has a great scholarship page: http://www.ark.org/scholarship /index.php/search/scholarships/new For Other Scholarship information go to : raisethenation.org For information about The Katherine Arnoldi Scholarship Fund for Teenage Mothers click here
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