Single mothers pass through a very difficult time trying to keep the surface calm by managing the needs of her children and the family. She acts as a pillar to her family and is tough at heart, works harder at different jobs to fulfill the necessities of her kids. In the long run, she feels alone and stressed but she tries to scramble on her feet again and again and tries hard to keep her in the steady lane. This is the picture of the life of a struggling single mother who doesn't know if there is any help available to her. Well, nowadays, there are certainly various avenues of help which are providing grants and scholarships to single mothers and which are becoming popular.

Grants and scholarships, unlike loans, are a token of gift to the recipient as acknowledging the dedication and hence motivating them to achieve a better life. A single mother, with financial cringes, can hardly think about her education and for such women, there are a number of scholarships available which makes it possible to complete their education.

There are a number of organizations, universities and colleges who have come forward and working hand-in-hand towards providing the best educational prospects to single mothers. A wide list of the varied opportunities is listed below:

1) The Jeanette Rankin Foundation Scholarship Program - This program aims at providing scholarships to women of 35 years of age and over. This institution has already provided more than 500 scholarships since its start in 1978.

2) Federal Pell Grant are not to be repaid and are offered to undergraduate students who are yet to complete their bachelor's degree.

Also, we have the American opportunity tax credit program wherein the initial $4,000 fee of higher education is free for most of the Americans.

Also, now we have the Obama's 'Moms Return to School' Government Grant Scholarship which provides single mothers the best option of studying through the online medium hence, reducing their anxieties further as to the question of pursuing studies with a hectic schedule. The online education is a very convenient and flexible program and is the finest prospect for a single mother.

There are various not-for-profit organizations who are reaching out to the single mothers. Raise the Nation is one of them, committed to the welfare of single mothers, providing maximum financial assistance to them for continuing with their academic ambitions. Working almost on the same lines, we also have The Women's Independence Scholarship program, The American Association of University Women (AAUW), The Educational Foundation for Women, etc. who are moving forward with similar vision of providing education and help to single mothers.

It is time on the part of the single mothers to remove the hesitation from their side and kick-start their life. Just wake up to that lovely bright morning and look around, there are so many grants and scholarships available for single mothers now that it is time you put an end to your struggle for life and accept your right for a better life and a fabulous future.