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Online education can be a more affordable option than traditional universities, but it’s not free. Assuming your online degree will be easy to pay for is a sure road to discouragement. But you also shouldn’t assume you can’t pay for it, there is financial assistance out there. We’ve highlighted 15 scholarships, grants, and resources aimed at funding your success story via online education.
This indispensable tool connects you to every state scholarship, grant, loan program, tax credit, and reduced expense program in the United States. You can search by state or by region, and it also organizes the programs according to target career, military benefits, and more.
At the most well known online option, there are 9 different partner scholarship programs and 10 campus-specific scholarship options available (in addition to state and federal programs available to most legitimate online programs). The full list of scholarships can be found here.
Many financial assistance programs cater only to students pursuing their first bachelor’s degree, but fear not. This online leader offers eight different scholarships for Master’s and Doctoral students.
This career-centered option offers online-only degrees and offers a broad array of financial aid options depending on your state, degree choice, and other factors. To investigate the options available here, check out their online financial aid survey.
The College Board is the official organization behind the SATs you fell in love with during high school. Even if the test gave you fits of psychosis, they ought to know more about getting into college than just about anyone, so their online questionnaire couldn’t hurt. It’s much easier than the Math portion of the SAT anyway.
In addition to their scholarship services, this site also conducts a $2,000 scholarship drawing.
Not everyone is going for their bachelor’s or master’s, if you’re pursuing an associate’s degree online, DegreeDirectory.org’s Online Associate’s Degree $500 scholarship is perfect for you.
This resource offers an extensive list of programs especially for adults reentering the ranks of education.
This Scholarship site offers 6 online scholarships of up to $5,000 apiece eligible to legal US residents enrolled in post-secondary education. Excellent option for online students.
FastAID’s free scholarship search goes beyond the US, boasting a worldwide scholarship database. Americans are welcome, too.
If you’re in the military or the child of a veteran, this scholarship finder scours thousands of financial aid options to deliver the ones best suited for your needs.
Their talking monkey tries to hook you up with $3 billion worth of financial aid in scholarships and grants. Not recommended for people with maimouphobia (fear of monkeys).
Each December, this education Web site awards a $1,000 scholarship through an essay contest.
If you are in a low-income situation, applying for federal programs such as the Pell Grant is an absolute must. You can apply for free (hence the name) and determine which programs you are eligible for. Don’t think for a minute that online programs aren’t eligible. University of Pheonix, DeVry University, and Kaplan University are among the leaders in FAFSA recipient education.
If you’re currently employed and are looking to advance your education, check to see if your employer participates in programs for employee education funding. Use the eLearners search tool and select “Employer” from the drop-down list to find out if you’re eligible for assistance.
If you know of any other resources for online education and scholarships, be sure to share with the rest of us. Meanwhile, here are a few other articles that might help you decide if online education is for you.
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