My daughter is accepted at Mercyhurst College in Erie this fall to study Forensic Anthropology.  Her father is permanently disabled.
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For private grants, you may want to check the Foundation Center's Foundation Grants for Individuals Online. It's a subscription based website ($9.95 per month) but their opening blurb only says that the database is ideal for "students, artists, academic researchers, libraries and financial aid offices." Entrepreneurs are apparently not one of them, so I take it they also don't have listings of private foundations who give grants to would-be entrepreneurs.\n\nhttp://www.cfda.gov\nhttp://www.grants.gov\nhttp://gtionline.fdncenter.org\nhttp://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol66/grants.htm\nhttp://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html
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Hofstra University, NY\n\nBiology
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Contact the dept of Human Services in your county and register with disability services..they may be able to help you with tuition and books, etc. However, if the school is not acccreditted..meaning they don't take fin. aid, they may not help. If they take fin aid..apply for it. Some schools have scholarships based on your degree and GPA.
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Unfortunately the answer here is yes. Had I heard of this situation earlier I would have told you to not bother with all this planning. My niece is 1/4 Cherokee so we looked into all this information and, upon further review, you must be able to prove 1/8 Native American or greater to qualify as a member of the nation. Your daughter would be less than 1/8 if her father is 1/8. I regret to inform you that she is not going to be eligible for any of the Native American benefits.\n\nNow with that out of the way there is still a lot of hope for your daughter! Do NOT LET HER GIVE UP AND DO NOT GIVE UP YOURSELF! First, she can stay on your health care until age 24 if she is a student. If you do not have health care you need to look into how Medicaid works in your state as each state does it differently. Also, just about every university and college in the United States offers student health insurance and it can be paid for with financial aid assistance. \nAs for paying for college the best advice ever given is "where there's a will there's a way!" If she wants it bad enough there are programs to help pay for it. First, how are her grades? Second, how did she score on the ACT? Third, have you filled out financial aid forms (FAFSA, ETC). Until you have the FAFSA filled out and filed and are accepted into one or two universities, there is always hope for assistance to pay for school. Also, once financial aid packages are put together and offered you can speak to the University to get assistance finding outside sources of aid as well. Just because she is not a Native American by rule of blood, it is possible that she could qualify for a scholarship offered by her father's tribe. The University can also make a decision to change her aid package and offer her scholarships because after the FAFSA is filed and the school gets it, financial aid is a school decision. The FAFSA only guarantees ONE form of AID and that is the Pell Grant and the SEOG both of which are need based financial aid programs available to undergraduates who show a financial need and never have to be paid back! Beyond that, there are always loans and she can apply for scholarships. \nDepending on the school(s) she is applying to you need to keep in mind the early financial aid dates. Ultimately, the sooner you fill out the FAFSA and apply for financial aid the better your chances are to get the aid. The FAFSA for the 2007-2008 school year will require you to have filed your 2006 taxes as you use those numbers to fill it out. I would be happy to email with you and/or your daughter to help you through all this if you would like. If you click on my name there is a link to my email there and be sure to include a way to email you back. \n\nOh, and one more thing, be very careful about the website you use to fill out the FAFSA. DO NOT EVER PAY TO FILE THE FAFSA! Go to http://www.fafsa.gov to fill out this long and tedious government document. All the other sites will want you to pay for this and it is free. If you have problems filling it out or have questions either call the toll free number on their website OR go to ANY College, University, Community college and ask for help.\n\nGood luck and hope I can help more.
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Take it from a Mom ... do as she says ....\nHelp her around the house, cook sometimes, pick up after yourself, etc .... other than that, get the very best grades  you can.  Your mother will be so happy for you, and happy she could help you.\n\nMy daughter has to work, go to school, and is raising a baby, as well as having her youngest brother live with her.  I so wish I was in a position that she would just be able to go to school and concentrate on her diploma!!
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There are laws protecting the rights of disabled students. You qualify as disabled. I have FM at it began when I was 15 (therefore in highschool). If you're living in the US they cannot turn you away from  public schooling. I can't remember exactly what my parents did (I was so sick its all a blur now) but you have to meet with a board of people from the school. You have to bring in doctors etc to prove you really are too sick to attend school as usual. It's called a 504 plan. They then HAVE to amend the curriculum to your personal needs. If they refuse to cooperate with you then you should contact the ACLU or a lawyer. The ACLU might help you out pro bono but I'm not sure. I hope you feel better and I hope they cooperate.
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Yes in town but unless there is a class in phys.ed. I don't there is on campus. You can always ask a student dorm councilor. no I do noyt type well I'm disabled.
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I'm not sure I know anything about her.  It sounds quite serious though.  If you didn't already, try contacting the school to find out information.  Also, contact the Archdiocese of PA, so maybe they can look into it.  Good luck!
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Syracuse, definitely.  (and I went to U Mass for grad school, in Chemistry.)
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My daughter went to SCU and loved it.  Quality education, good social groups and a ton of fun.  UCI's having a bunch of trouble and controversy these days.
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I had two friends go to school for that graduated from Pitt. One is working as a Dental Assistant and the other at a Sams club. Personally i would double major with film and busness or something with it incase you cannot get into the field... also my two friends were not willing to move... New york or California or Detroit or Flordia, GO were the most action is but i am still advising to double major
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Beccawho has made a lot of good points about the issue of being young in college, but I'd also like to raise the issue of the cultural differences of what your son would face in an American college.\n\nMy daughter started college a year early at 17 and that worked for her because she is very mature for her age and can also pass for being older. However, it is definitely not something that I'd recommend for just any young person - not because of the difficulty of the school work (I'm sure your son would do fine, academically), but because of the social "scene" on college campuses. Alcohol plays a large role in terms of how college kids socialize and since my daughter doesn't like to drink, she found it hard to meet friends. And friends are important when it comes to working on class projects together, walking home at night, going off-campus to buy supplies, helping you out when you're sick, etc. College life without a support system of friends can be rough.\n\nHave you also considered the whole issue of your son's adjustment to American culture? I've traveled to other countries and I know that America's youth culture is not something that is highly respected by foreigners, and I can't say that I blame them. American kids grow up very "fast," and when they are off on their own on college campuses, I'm not sure that environment is something you'd want your son exposed to at such a young age. And then on top of everything else, you've got all of our crazy notions about race.\n\nMy advice to you would be to keep your son in high school for the full amount of time, if possible. He obviously should have access to college level work, so if your high school does not offer enough AP classes (which count towards college credit if he passes the exams), then I would hope that they offer the option of dual enrollment with a nearby college (being both a high school student AND a college student). With dual enrollment, your son's college classes also count towards his high school diploma and are often paid for by the school district. \n\nBy remaining in high school, not only will your son get used to American culture, but his amazing grades will more likely pay off in fabulous scholarship opportunities that he couldn't get if he skips graduating from high school. This I know, because my daughter missed out on those opportunities. In this way, his hard work won't be a waste, because he will receive more recognition in the long run compared to being the odd young kid in college who is mostly ignored. Please know that scholarships and awards mean even more than "results" and great exam grades, because anyone can earn great grades, but fewer are recognized with awards. People who get awards tend to get noticed with even more awards at later stages in their life, such as applying for things like internships, grants, special programs, etc. \n\nIf your high school cannot offer college level classes for your son in the subjects where he is ready for them, then have your son take classes at your local community college. Not only can your son earn two years of college credit at a community college, but the social atmosphere at community colleges is not the same because the population tends to be a bit older and more mature. Community college students tend to go to their classes and then go home or to work. (Probably what you may be used to with African colleges.)\n\nFinal piece of advice: if you insist on pushing your son into college, at least find one with a large number of international students.
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You can also look into getting financial aid and/or grants to go to school....just go to your local community college and there should be a person there that handles that and will know how to walk you through it.  If you start off in Community College you can later transfer to another college once your grades improve.\n\nAlso, Mercy Ministries may be able to help or at least point you in the right direction.  You can find out more about them by going to http://www.mercyministries.org/home.html.  \n\nI'm wishing you the best!!  -It sounds like you need it.  :)
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I would try the school. They should have given you a parental rights book when he was enrolled in the program. I lived there in Oklahoma previously, my brother went to Putnam City High school. They had a good program also, but I know you live in Norman. But check with the school and find out what programs they offer for special education. They should tailor the program to fit his needs.
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try google. search for UP, then upon entering the web site, search for "college of science" or microbiology. For sure they would post a date on the graduate studies enrolment. or try calling the trunkline
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You should contact your college to review their scholarship to see if any of them fall in your category.  I have never heard of a scholarship for this condition.
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I am in agreement with Sassy_91. The parochial school my daughter attended had financial assistance for those who could not afford the tuition.  \n\nCheck with the registrar(s) of the school(s) you are considering.  If it is a Roman Catholic school, you may want to contact the Education Dept of the Diocese/Archdiocese.\n\nRead the link provided.  There is a book listed about the subject your question addresses.