subject: Does Obama's Scholarship Program For Moms Returning To College Unlock The Key To Success? [print this page] A good career is based upon a good educationA good career is based upon a good education. An education of at least a graduation raises the job opportunities with a higher pay and thereby providing a better lifestyle. Taking care of the children and families provides very less opportunity for a woman or mom to think about herself. The dream of going to colleges and achieving something might have become still dreams for many women.
But now, Obama's new program called "Moms Returning to College" opens the door for fulfilling the dreams of all mothers. The mothers who are interested in starting or continuing their studies can avail the benefit of this program. The benefit extends also to the moms who want to stay at home and take care of their children, but at the same time continue education by studying online. Online study courses are more flexible as it allows logging in and studying at any time without any time constraints. This facility encourages stay-at-home moms to log in and continue their studies whenever they are free and at the comfort of home.
This new program offers upto $10000 per year. This shows the commitment of Obama to higher education of moms and it is an increase in the Federal Pell Grant Program.
One more benefit with this program is the tax benefit. The American Opportunity Tax Credit Program waives off $4000 worth of tax amount for the moms who are enrolled to the scholarship program.
A stay at home mom or a single mother with low income has got a chance to be eligible for the Pell Grant. Several scholarships and grants are being offered to the moms and Pell Grant is one among them. These grants offer the moms the assistance in reaching their goals and make them enjoying with the benefits of the outcome. A few of the benefits are,
1. to take up their dream job
2. an increase in the pay scale
3. better job security
4. one among the highly skilled workers classification
Registering for the scholarship program is free and is open to all moms. This helps in unlocking the key for future success in both academics and career.
