| Every country will agree to the fact that the women | | | | are eligible for a federal student loan, and is available to |
| require adequate education to move ahead in life, | | | | undergraduate and college school program. |
| especially the mothers. Single mothers have special | | | | 2) Canada Student Grant for Persons from |
| needs as they are the only support to their family and | | | | Middle-Income Families: As the name suggests, this is |
| kids. Money, time and confidence are three obstacles | | | | granted to a middle-income class student also |
| in their path to acquire education. Canada, like any | | | | qualifying for a federal loan. The selected student will |
| other country, has identified these problems and hence, | | | | receive $100 per month of study. |
| has started college grants for single mothers in | | | | 3) Canada Student Grant for Persons with Permanent |
| Canada. | | | | Disabilities: This grant is only for those students who |
| The Canadian government realizes the problems | | | | are handicapped or crippled. The state offers $2000 |
| faced by single mothers and has started various | | | | every academic year for these students to cover their |
| grants to help the mothers cope with the problems by | | | | education costs and tuitions. |
| providing required education for them. Like in the United | | | | 4) Canada Student Grant for Services and Equipment |
| States, to apply for federal grants in Canada, one | | | | for Persons with Permanent Disabilities: Those |
| needs to apply it through the FAFSA centre. The | | | | handicapped students who face exclusive expenses |
| FAFSA is an online centre set up for receiving the | | | | for interpreters or tutors are provided $8000 annually |
| applications for the federal and state grants. The | | | | from the state. |
| applicants usually need to submit their previous year's | | | | 5) Canada Student Grant for Persons with |
| tax records as it is the eligibility criterion for receiving | | | | Dependents: This grant is exclusive for mothers. $200 |
| the grants. | | | | per month of study is provided to them for each child |
| The latest feature regarding the college grants for | | | | which they have under 12 years of age. |
| single mothers is the Canada Student Grants program | | | | 6) Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Students with |
| (CSGP) which has clubbed the various federal student | | | | Dependents: This is for single mothers who are |
| grants into a single program and is earnestly trying to | | | | pursuing part-time education. For every child under 12 |
| reach out to single mothers who like to pursue their | | | | years of age, the single mother is entitled to $40 per |
| studies. This new program helped 245,000 students in | | | | week of study. Single mothers with three or more |
| the academic year 2009-2010 and is very easy to | | | | children are entitled for $60 per week. |
| apply for. Some of the grants under this program have | | | | 7) Canada Student Grant for Part-Time Studies: This |
| been listed below: | | | | scholarship is only for part-time students. The state |
| 1) Canada Student Grant for Persons from | | | | grants up to $1200 per school year for the eligible |
| Low-Income Families: This grant provides $250 per | | | | part-time students. |
| month to students of low-income household who also | | | | |