Cook County Higher Education (CCHE) offers the Wes Hedstrom Scholarship to distance education students in Cook County, Minnesota. Named in honor of the late Wes Hedstrom, who was a Board of Director for CCHE and a life-long advocate for education, the Wes Hedstrom Scholarship provides funding to distance education students who need that extra bit of help that can make college possible.

ANSWER Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria (Note: Applicants who have already earned a 4-year degree are not eligible to apply). Be a %u201Cnontraditional%u201D female student age 25 or older at the time of the application deadline. Applicants may be married or single. Be the primary caregiver to at least one school-age child (enrolled in grades Pre-Kindergarten %u2013 12). This includes natural born, legally adopted children or children for whom legal guardianship has been granted. The children must live in the home with the applicant. Be U.S. citizens, including foreign-born U.S. citizens, and legal residents of one of the following counties: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Stanly or Union in North Carolinas or Lancaster or York in South Carolina. Be enrolled or plan to enroll as a full-time, degree-seeking student at an accredited institution in Mecklenburg and surrounding counties, seeking a first-time bachelor's degree in any subject, a two-year nursing degree, or a two-year degree in CPCC's Health Careers Program or Information Technology. Recipients are not eligible to receive scholarship monies if attending a for-profit school. ANSWER has a stellar graduation rate because all scholarship recipients are provided with a mentor for the duration of the scholarship and are required to participate in our Mentors For Mom Program. This includes attendance at the Mentors For Mom workshops held one Saturday a month during the months of September, October, November, January, February and March. These workshops include programs on professional, career and personal development. Learn more about the program at Mentor For Mom. Recipients must maintain satisfactory performance (a G.P.A. of 2.5 or above) and meet the following mentoring requirements: Have contact (phone, email, or an in person visit) once a month with an assigned mentor. Attend the Mentors For Mom workshops and also an annual luncheon in May honoring new graduates.

This scholarship is open to women who are Maine residents, thirty years of age or older, need financial assistance in order to improve skills or to complete education for career advancement, have a definite plan to use the desired training in a practical and immediate way to improve chances for advancement, to train for a new career field, or to enter or reenter the job market. Applicants must also provide information about the specific course of study at an accredited school, be qualified as an applicant for the course, and be officially accepted into the program or course of study.

The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation awards a scholarship in the amount of $1200 to a woman enrolled in, or returning to, an accredited college or training program of more than one year in length. The Continuing Education Scholarship is designed to assist a student 22 years of age or older in meeting educational expenses after the first year of study has been completed. The scholarship payment will be made directly to the school to be applied to the second academic semester. The Maine Community Foundation will send a check in December to school/college; if student is still enrolled, both school/college and student must sign check. Criteria The applicant must meet the following requirements: %uF0B7 Be a Maine resident who has completed or will have completed by the end of the spring semester at least one year of college of an accredited training program requiring attendance for more than one year. %uF0B7 Need financial assistance to complete educational program. %uF0B7 Have a definite plan to complete the educational program. %uF0B7 Be a student in good standing at the educational institution or on approval leave of absence of not more than a year.

Be a single mother. A resident of Utah at the time of application (may attend online courses outside of Utah). Be a graduate of an accredited high school or have equivalent. Have realistic and obtainable educational goals. Demonstrate financial need for the scholarship. (Our foundation is open to diversity and inclusion within the single mother population. We celebrate diversity and acknowledge that diversity strengthens communities. We do not discriminate based on color, race, ethnicity, or age. We encourage all to apply.)

The scholarships recognize students who have been diagnosed and treated for a dermatologic condition and are pursuing a higher education degree.

Applicants must be re-entering or continuing school in order to learn a marketable skill which will lead to economic self-sufficiency. The applicant must identify as a woman and be 25 years of age or older.

Be female. Be a U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident. Be a resident of Delaware OR be currently employed in Delaware for at least the past 12 months. Be at least 20 years of age and have a high school diploma or G.E.D. Have had at least a two year break in education either after completing high school or during post-secondary (college) studies. Be admitted to an accredited Delaware college in a two or four year degree program at the undergraduate level. (Students who have previously earned a bachelor's degree are not eligible to apply.) Acquire a recommendation from a college representative, a nonprofit/government agency or an employer. Have at least a C average if currently enrolled in college. Certify financial need. Submit a completed application including a personal statement. Be available for a brief phone interview if selected as a scholarship finalist.

The Alice Barton Scholarship Program works to empower survivors of domestic violence through education and job training. Economic abuse is a common and effective tactic batterers use to control their victims. Financial barriers persist even after a victim successfully leaves her abuser. By enabling victims to gain new knowledge and skills, the Alice Barton Scholarship Program helps victims increase their self-confidence, find better employment, and achieve economic independence. Alice Barton Scholarship Program achieves this mission through annual scholarships to individual survivors of domestic violence. The money may be used to pay tuition, books, and fees for classes, and a portion may be used to pay other expenses which support the survivor's education and job training efforts, such as child care or transportation. %u200B The Alice Barton Scholarship Program was founded by Roxanne Conlin, her brother Raymond Barton, and her sister Rhoda Olsen, in honor of their mother Alice Barton, a survivor of domestic violence. Roxanne Conlin is a well-known Iowa trial attorney and longtime supporter of ICADV. Raymond Barton is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Great Clips, Inc. Rhoda Olsen is Great Clips CEO. Raymond Barton and Rhoda Olsen now live in the Minneapolis area but were raised in Des Moines. Scholarships will ONLY be awarded to survivors who reside in Iowa or are attending an Iowa-accredited educational platform. Priority will be given to survivor applicants: a. seeking their first college degree or technical job training, b. who have been referred by a local domestic violence program, and c. who have completed the Allstate Foundation Financial Literacy curriculum, or other financial literacy program, offered at their local domestic violence program. Survivors are encouraged to apply even if they do not fit the priority areas.

The 2020 MPS General Meeting will be hosted in Oslo, Norway, September 1-5, 2020. The 2020 Hayek Essay Contest is open to all individuals 36 years old or young. Entrants should write a 5,000 word (maximum) essay. Essays are due on May 31, 2020 and the winners will be announced on June 30, 2020. Essays must be submitted in English only. Electronic versions should be sent to: mps.youngscholars@ttu.edu. Authors of the winning essays must present their papers at the General Meeting to receive the award. The essays will be judged by an international panel of three members of the MPS.