Looking for Scholarship or Grants for Graduate School

For starters, go to the Financial Aid office at the school.

Then consider some Graduate internships.

I've never heard of scholarships for mother's only. Most are based on reality of need and they go to whomever qualifies for them.

Your best bet is going to be a grad assistantship. Most grad programs will support their students for 4 hours, waving tuition and giving them a job for money. It's how I got through grad school!

Call up the program you are interested in and ask if you could talk to someone about how the program supports its students financially.And/or call the graduate college and ask to talk to someone there.

In graduate school I worked teaching an undergraduate lab class some semesters and other semesters doing lab research for a professor (not my advisor who did not have a lot of funding but another prof.). This paid for my tuition and gave me a small stipend. Talk to your school's financial aid office.

There are not very many scholarships out there for grad school. I got a small one through my school, but the rest of tuition was paid with loans and a part time job. I also did an internship, but it was unpaid. I definitely agree with checking out the assistantship. Or if you're employed, sometimes your employer will assist with the tuition.

I just graduated last year and nationally there are no scholarships because you are a mom. I got academic and needs based, plus government financial aid. Otherwise I carry student loans.

If you really want it you are going to have to accept some debt.

The only programs I know of are military. Very likely not what you are looking for but if you really need it... Well, it M. be worth it...

What about a Graduate Assistantship? When I earned my MA, I worked 20 hours a week as a GA. The MA program was 36 hours, and the department gave us tuition wavers for 6 hours a semester (fall, spring & summer - 18 hours a year), heath insurance and a monthly stipend. I was single at the time and had to take out a loan to make ends meet, but it was a HUGE help. Definitely something to look into.

Hi -- don't know if you are still in Brooklyn as it says on your profile. If you live in NJ, consider earning your degree from one of the state schools (Montclair State has a master's in counseling) so that tuition will be lower. If you live in NY, I assume that CUNY and the state schools also have reduced tuition for students who are in-state. Unless there is something that a degree from Seton Hall can give you that no other school can, it doesn't necessarily make sense to pay full price for a private school's master's degree.
Good luck and enjoy grad school!
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Have you filled out the FAFSA forms? http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

That is the first step. If you take out student loans, you want them to be government subsidized, to lower your risk of outrageous repayment obligations in the future.

Some social services jobs will help with tuition. I worked for the Division of Youth and Family Services in NJ (the child protective services agency for the state) and they did have a program where they paid tuition if you agreed to work for them for 2 years after graduation or something like that. But if you have a young child it may not be a good fit. It is a really challenging job--high stress and unpredictable overtime is common. But I have heard of other jobs offering help. I think a group home I interviewed at had it. I got my counseling degree at Indiana University and the state school tuition was not as high but I still had loans. I have attended a few one day training kind of programs there and they offer a certificate program in cooperation with DYFS. I'm not sure if I can help you but you can message me if you want since we are in the same field and in northern NJ. I'm just taking a break because my kids are still young (3 and 6 this winter).