Archive for February, 2009
My 17 year old neighbor wants to study to be a session musician, focusing on guitar. He’s checking into music grants provided by the Federal government to help him take some classes and study to get to a professional level. At any age, looking into grant money can help you turn your dreams into a reality!
The USDA will sometimes offer farm grants to those wishing to start or run a farm, to help with startup costs and the costs of maintaining the land. Check with local governments first, which will be especially helpful in rural communitites, then look into Federal resources.
There are grants other than education grants to help people in a variety of ways. There are grants to open small businesses, to open non-profit organizations, even to help winterize your home. It can’t hurt checking into available resources to see if you qualify for free money to improve your life or the world around you!
A short video highlighting the various scholarship and grant offerings available at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Quality private education is affordable - Check out http://www.smwc.edu/ for more information about our academic programs and financial aid.
“I am disabled/retired and wish there were some way I could return to my first love - archeology, but now it is unfeasible. However, I want to try. I have always had a fascination with Egypt and wanted to travel there and dig. So, after graduating from college (again), I would do just that.
It took me until I was in my late 30s to decided to go to college and seek a degree in journalism. I graduated at the ripe old age of 40 years old. After being involved in the newspaper business and having seen the intrusiveness into private lives, I quit and went on to become an administrative assistant in the medical field.
With the money I’ve received from the federal government in the form of a grant for education, I’m going to be able to go back to school without taking out a million dollars in loans, and I’ll be able to keep up with my regular finances. I’m proof that it can’t hurt to check into government grants!”
In 2008 the Muzak Heart & Soul foundation’s Music Matters Grant Program awarded 84,000 to help support music eduucation in 23 schools across the United States. The following is a photo slideshow of randomly selected schools that were awarded grants.
