MADISON - The AARP Foundation is accepting entries to its third annual Women's Scholarship Program. The scholarships will provide funds to women 40-plus who are seeking new job skills, training and educational opportunities to support themselves and their families.
The scholarship program is made possible by the AARP Foundation with generous support the AARP Foundation Women's Leadership Circle. Scholarships are available to eligible individuals with moderate to lower incomes and limited financial resources. To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must:
• Be female age 40 or over (as of March 31, 2009);
• Be able to demonstrate financial need; and
• Be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school or training program within 6 months of the scholarship award date.
Priority consideration is given to women in three categories: 1) women raising children of another family member (such as grandparents raising grandchildren, or those raising siblings or nieces/nephews); 2) women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time; and 3) women in dead end jobs (those with no opportunity for advancement, low pay and lacking either health or retirement benefits).
For more information about the AARP Foundation, log on to www.aarp.org/foundation.
The scholarship program is made possible by the AARP Foundation with generous support the AARP Foundation Women's Leadership Circle. Scholarships are available to eligible individuals with moderate to lower incomes and limited financial resources. To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must:
• Be female age 40 or over (as of March 31, 2009);
• Be able to demonstrate financial need; and
• Be enrolled in an accredited post-secondary school or training program within 6 months of the scholarship award date.
Priority consideration is given to women in three categories: 1) women raising children of another family member (such as grandparents raising grandchildren, or those raising siblings or nieces/nephews); 2) women who have been out of the workforce for an extended period of time; and 3) women in dead end jobs (those with no opportunity for advancement, low pay and lacking either health or retirement benefits).
For more information about the AARP Foundation, log on to www.aarp.org/foundation.
