Western Governors University and the AARP Foundation have expanded the WGU Educational Assistance Program to offer an additional 114 scholarships to students over 40. The need-based program is designed to help adults over 40 complete a bachelor’s or master’s degree in high-demand fields, especially Education and Nursing. To date, more than 122 scholarships, with a combined total value of $575,000, have been awarded.
To learn more about the WGU and AARP scholarship program, click here.
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I was reading about the scholarship for new students over 40. I note there is no scholarship available for the prelicensure bachelors in nursing–there are scholarships for RN to BSN. Whis is this?