| Single mothers in financial need have a number of | | | | Apart from Brookhaven National Laboratory and |
| free grants available to them. Some are | | | | Google, there are quite a number of other |
| sponsored by the federal government, some by | | | | organizations giving money to get more women |
| state governments, some by non-profit charities, | | | | to study science and science related subjects. |
| and some are sponsored by commercial | | | | The Computing Research Association has a special |
| businesses and organizations. Depending on who | | | | grant for women and minority undergraduates |
| the sponsor is, there are different ways to apply | | | | engaged in research projects. The L'Oreal USA |
| for grants for women. That said, not all grants | | | | Fellowships for Women in Science program gives |
| are personal. That is to say, some grants are | | | | up to $60,000 to newly graduated women |
| made to organizations (both commercial and | | | | scientists for their post-doctoral research. |
| otherwise) to provide free or subsidized services | | | | Not all educational aid programs are for science. |
| to women and mothers. | | | | The Education Foundation For Women In |
| Many grants are directly related to education, i.e. | | | | Accounting offers scholarships at all levels to |
| scholarships for new high school graduates to | | | | women. The Selected Professions Fellowships |
| attend college. All federal scholarships of this type | | | | gives money to women and minorities studying |
| can be applied through the FAFSA website. The | | | | for postgraduate degrees in fields normally |
| amount of money given depends on the wealth | | | | dominated by white men. This includes |
| of the applicant's family. This is of greatest benefit | | | | architecture on top of maths, engineering and |
| to single mothers with college age children. There | | | | computer science. |
| are also private scholarships for women only like | | | | There are also school grants for children from |
| the Google Anita Borg Scholarship for female | | | | single mother households. Some take the form of |
| undergraduates in computer science. | | | | scholarships, but many come in the form of free |
| Besides this, there are also scholarships for adults | | | | or subsidized text books and reduced or waived |
| going to college for the first time. One example is | | | | school fees. Of course, not all such grants involve |
| the Pell grant which normally gives around $4000 | | | | education. There are also subsidized or low cost |
| to each successful applicant. This, too, is based on | | | | childcare. Some of these would be provided by |
| the applicant's financial need. So a single working | | | | the government, some by employers, and some |
| mother with two young children would generally | | | | by private non-profit organizations like the YWCA. |
| receive more money than a single young man | | | | On top of that, it is also possible to find subsidized |
| with no dependents. The Pell grant is | | | | housing. Some of these would be dormitories and |
| government-sponsored and can be found on | | | | low-rent apartments, some would be low or |
| FAFSA's site. | | | | zero-interest loans and mortgages, some might |
| You can also find pseudo-government scholarships | | | | even be actual subsidies. |
| as well as private scholarships only for women. An | | | | Many single mother households live in poverty. |
| example of the former is the grant sponsored by | | | | They have trouble putting food on the table, they |
| the Brookhaven National Laboratory for women | | | | have trouble paying for a roof over their heads |
| returning to college to study science, mathematics | | | | and they have trouble sending their kids to school. |
| or engineering. It gives $2000 to the successful | | | | Such families should apply for grants for women |
| applicant. An example of the latter is the | | | | to help them cope. |
| non-profit PEO's Program for Continuing Education. | | | | |