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New Scholarship Program for Nontraditional Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This program is designed to support nontraditional students who are working on a degree. Older students often manage a variety of unique challenges while working toward their educational goals, and these scholarships are meant to make the pursuit of their degrees and dreams a little easier.” Dr. Joscelyne M.

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students

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Demystifying Graduate School: A Guide for First-Gen BIPOC and Nontraditional Students April 16, 2024 — by Yvette Martinez-Vu and Miroslava Chavez-Garcia Is Grad School for Me? Financing graduate education can be challenging, but scholarships, fellowships, and on-campus employment options exist to alleviate financial burdens.

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College Grants and Scholarships for Women in 2023

Student Loan Hero

While the society offers general scholarships for women, it also designates funds for nontraditional students and women looking to reenter the workforce. GWI’s fellowships are meant for PhD students and usually have a December application deadline. The organization has affiliates in 60 countries across the globe.

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First Generation Scholarships and General Scholarship Essay Tips

UofO First-Generation Student Support Blog

Remember, most scholarships require you to have a current FAFSA on file with Financial Aid so if you have not done so, please complete your FAFSA as soon as possible and NO LATER THAN March 1st ( [link] ). The Osher Re-Entry/Crankstart ( [link] ) is often a scholarship first-generation, nontraditional students apply to.

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The Connections that Keep Students on Track

Scholarship America

Community-based initiatives can be geographical (as we’ll get into below); as nontraditional and online students make up a greater percentage of the college population, they can also be digital solutions like the app Upswing , a virtual student service center and peer-to-peer connector for remote students; as app founder Melvin Hines Jr.

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Supporting Non-Traditional Paths to Student Success

Scholarship America

As Melvin Hines, co-founder and CEO of the student-assistance app Upswing said in an interview , “When you’re a nontraditional student and you are taking classes, it can feel isolating. I think that’s the single biggest issue that nontraditional students face is that they seem to feel like they’re out on an island.”

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New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

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Students from higher socioeconomic backgrounds are more likely to attend “most” or “highly” competitive institutions, while those from lower-income families tend to enroll in less selective institutions. Can Learn from Alaska Blog What Washington, D.C.