Welcome to Education Grant Guide
Northwest Education Loan Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
You may also listen to this article by using the following controls.
Continue Your Education with a Continuing Education Grant
from:Many individuals find themselves having to interrupt their studies for some reason, be it due to a death in the family, or to start a new family. After a while, though, these individuals wish to return to school. In other cases, both individuals and organizations realize the benefit of continuing an education to improve technical or theoretical knowledge and increase work efficiency. This is where a special education grant comes in.
These grants can be given to individuals who wish to return to school either after they have suspended their studies for personal reasons, or to individuals who wish to increase their professional knowledge at a job they are currently performing. These grants are also given to organizations that wish to create continuing education classes for adults who wish to go back to school after interrupting their studies or for professional development, such as librarians, or EMTs, or even musicians.
A continuing education grant for individuals often comes with restrictions, such as requiring that an applicant be either part-time or full-time, not have a post-secondary degree yet, enroll in a specific program, reside in a specific place, and meet certain financial and academic restrictions. Depending on the specific continuing education grant, an individual may be required to write a statement as to explain why he or she wishes to participate in a continuing education program.
The institution seeking continuing education grant money must demonstrate with a proposal why the money is needed and why the money will be put to good use in the area of continuing education. Proposals must give some background information, the purpose of the grant, the need for the grant, where the grant will be used and for whom (the target population), the strategies to implement the grant, the personnel employed, methods for evaluating the success of the project, and a budget. Depending on the specific project, then, there may be other, more particular, requirements.
A continuing education grant can be donated by the federal or state government, non-profit organizations, academic institutions, research institutions, funding institutions, corporations, or private individuals. Grants.gov is an excellent place to start the search, which is a site listing all Federal grants available (4400 billion are available) as is Ed.gov, the home page of the US Department of Education. Internet searches are helpful, and sites such as finaid.org, collegeanswer.com, and the Michigan State Library website are excellent sources for continuing education grant information.
One of the best ways to research grant opportunities is to visit your regional foundation library, located at most major universities. Your local library will also have books listing grant opportunities, and you can consult with the librarian if you have any questions. These kinds of books will also be available either at your high school counselor’s office or your university’s financial aid office. You can purchase these books at book stores.
Northwest Education Loan News
Northwest sophomores become EverFi certified
High school students at all four schools in Grand Island, including 168 at Northwest, have completed EverFi, a financial literacy education program, as part of their personal finance classes.
Read more...Craig museum hosts free Norman Rockwell exhibit
CRAIG — Norman Rockwell's "Spirit of Education," an original painting on loan from the Norman Rockwell Museum, is the crown jewel of the most expensive exhibit to date at the
Read more...Government of Canada Increases Support for Part-Time Students
LONDON, ONTARIO-- - The Government of Canada has announced a new measure to help students and their families access and afford post-secondary education and training. The income eligibility thresholds for ...
Read more...Biz Bits: people and businesses in the news
Peoples Bank has hired Rick Parchem as a real-estate loan officer at the bank's home-loan center in Mill Creek Town Center. Parchem has more than 25 years of financial and lending expertise. The longtime Washington resident earned a B.A. in business administration from the University of Washington.
Read more...How do you apply for a college scholarship?
KING 5 kicks off a special series "Scholarship Season" to help students and parents navigate through the often overwhelming process.
Read more...Union Ave. Medical Office Financed for $1.8 Million
Roundabout Real Estate LLC and Visual Projects LLC, both based in Missouri, have filed a $1.8 million loan through Renasant Bank secured by a nearly 1...
Read more...2012 Market Facts
MOUNT VERNON — Mike Liepman, a veteran Northwest health care executive, will join Skagit Regional Health as chief operating officer in June. Liepman is currently chief executive officer at Valley General Hospital, a 112-bed facility in Monroe, with more than 400 employees.
Read more...