Nursing Scholarships for Moms in Wisconsin

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The River Falls Area Foundation offers scholarships for moms and the non-traditional students, who live or work in the region served by the River Falls Area Hospital Foundation. This nursing scholarship is not open to high school seniors and applicants must have at least one year of work experience post high school.

The foundation's goal is to increase the number of health care providers in the River Falls and surrounding area.

The nursing scholarships are awarded twice a year, once for spring term and once for fall, and can be worth up to $1000 per year.

To be eligible you must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited acceptable program. You must also submit an essay, as directed in application, and have and have two letters of reference.

For more information about these nursing scholarships for moms in Wisconsin, go here.

Scholarships for Women in Communication

Have a passion for the communication field? Be it journalism, advertising, marketing, or broadcasting, the New York Women in Communications Foundation awards scholarships to incoming students, college undergraduates, and graduate students.

These scholarships for women are awarded in amounts of up to $10,000 per scholarship.

In order to qualify for these scholarships for women, you must be majoring (or for high school seniors, declaring a major) in a communications-related field including, but not limited to, advertising, broadcasting, communications, English, film, journalism, marketing, new media, or public relations. You must also have an overall GPA of 3.2 or better. Plus, you have to be a permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT, or PA.

College undergraduates and graduate students who are not permanent residents of NY, NJ, CT, or PA but who are currently enrolled in a communications program at a college/university in one of the five boroughs of New York City. Graduate students must also be members of New York Women in Communications in good standing (i.e., dues for the current year paid in full).

To find out more about these scholarships for women, go here and download an application.

Scholarships Available in Minnesota

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Scholarships are available in Minnesota for the Rochester Community and Technical College for incoming students, returning students, and graduate students.

In order to qualify, you must be accepted to RCTC PRIOR to applying for scholarships available. These scholarships available are also open to non-traditional students adult students, including single mother scholarships.

Application deadline is March 1, 2010. **Names, numbers, and amounts of scholarships are subject to change. Please direct any questions to: RCTC Foundation at 507-281-7771, FAX: 507-280-2970 Or e-mail: joni.gamm@roch.edu