| Returning to school to get a college education is a | | | | the Pell Grant, and made it open to more people. This |
| very scary thing for any adult student. It is a lot bigger | | | | grant can now top over $5000. It is based totally upon |
| step for a working mom. Adding the responsibility of | | | | financial need. |
| school to an already full plate can be overwhelming. | | | | There are other government funded grants available |
| You have children, a home, a job, and then you are | | | | that you can apply for. One is for students studying for |
| thinking of school? | | | | the teaching field. It is called TEACH grant. Another |
| If you are able to allot the little investment of time in | | | | one is the SMART Grant for students in their third and |
| your education, then the money to pay for it is all you | | | | fourth years of college in a science or math related |
| need. The Obama program for working mom's going | | | | field. |
| back to school may just be the answer for that. | | | | There are, of course, many other grant and |
| Traditional financial aid involves three different types of | | | | scholarship opportunities that you can access through |
| methods: loans, grants and scholarships. Many people | | | | searching the Internet. Many web sites have |
| immediately just take on student loans without ever | | | | information for you to find out more, and they often |
| applying for grants and scholarships. They have | | | | have a search engine on the site for you to query for |
| indebtedness that lasts for years. They just assume | | | | scholarships suited to your needs. |
| they don't qualify for grants or scholarships. This is one | | | | But it is important for you to first consider the Obama |
| of the biggest mistakes that people make, especially | | | | program for working moms going back to school. This |
| working moms. | | | | will provide one of the very best resources available, if |
| Moms are the beneficiaries of President Obama's | | | | you qualify, to help you finance your education and |
| desire to help mothers like you return to school and | | | | pursue your career goals for the future. |
| receive their degrees. He has raised the amounts on | | | | |