The Higher Education Alliance for Residential Single Parent Programs "provides social and academic support to single parents in their pursuit of higher education while promoting national awareness through networking, education, and advocacy." Check each member college for its financial aid opportunities. See the HEARSPP website for contact info on its current member programs at:
Baldwin-Walllace College, Berea, Ohio, USA.
Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, USA.
College of Saint Mary, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Endicott College, Beverly, Massachusetts, USA.
Misercordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA.
Saint Paul's College, Lawrenceville, Virginia, USA; HBCU (Historically Black College or University).
Texas College, Tyler, Texas, USA; HBCU.
Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, USA.

Campuses with other kinds of support services (in many cases including financial aid):
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA.
Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Dartmouth University, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA.
University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio.
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA.
University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana, USA.
University of San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Washtenaw Community College, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.

And kudos to Native America's Tribal Colleges! Although these 30+ institutions tend to be more financially stretched than their non-Native counterparts, it appears that a higher proportion of tribal colleges offer distance education options, child care centers, and other necessary services. Who says that these services are luxuries or niceties that the almighty bottom line cannot permit?

Also of great interest & relevance: National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers (US). Represents the interests of the 2100+ campus child care centers in the US. Believes that high-quality, standard-setting "campus child care should be provided as an integral part of higher education systems." Publishes a free fact sheet on how to start a center.

Don't know what assistance a particular school offers to pregnant and parenting students? Ask the financial aid office and other school offices what they can do to accomodate your needs and your child(ren)'s. Even if there is no formal program to help pregnant and parenting students, you can ask them to be flexible and work with you. Your right to an education is a human right.

Want to help create even more assistance?
--Please help Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri,USA to endow a scholarship for pregnant and parenting students!
--(US) Write your Congresspeople in favor of the Elizabeth Cady Stanton Pregnant and Parenting Students Act. A drop in the bucket compared to the need, but every bit counts.
--From another country? Tell us what is going on in your country-- just email editor --you know what punctuation mark-- nonviolentchoice.info

General Resources on Bursaries, Scholarships, Financial Aid

Along with websites such as those below, it is always good to ask the college, university, or other institution where you attend, or hope to attend, about any of its own financial aid programs that it administers for its own students. If your financial situation has changed due to pregnancy or parenting, you have every right to inquire about--and to receive--more aid so you can take proper care of yourself and your child(ren)!

Africa:

Asia, South East:

Australia:

Bangladesh:

Canada:

Caribbean:

India:

Note: Many Indian charitable educational trusts can be researched on the Web, yet they may not be necessarily listed in the above guides. But please try a Google search with the terms "India education trusts" and see what comes up. You could also add in keywords regarding your place of residence, field of study, or other characteristic relevant to your scholarship search.

South Africa:

United States:

Note: If you are undocumented or having other problems with your immigration status in the US, try talking with your school (or prospective school's) financial aid office; looking into schools like The City Colleges of Chicago; or consulting a website like Financial Aid and Scholarships for Undocumented Students.

Alternatives to the Military

Worldwide:

Austria:

Finland:

Germany:

Israel:

Switzerland:

Taiwan:

United States: