AARP offers scholarships for women 40 and over

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YOUNGSTOWN — If you are a woman 40 or older and looking to go back to school to learn a new skill or increase your education, the AARP Foundation may be able to help.

The national organization is accepting applications for its second annual Women’s Scholarship Program, targeting women 40 or older who need financial assistance to seek new job skills, training and education to support themselves and their families.

“Two Ohioans won scholarships the first year they were offered, and we are eager to see this become a trend,” said Jane Taylor, AARP Ohio’s state director.

The foundation gave out 74 scholarships this year to recipients across the United States, including a woman from Dayton who declined to be identified, and Annie McGrady, 62, of Shaker Heights.

McGrady is using her award to pursue a master’s degree in geriatrics at Cleveland State University.

She owned a day spa for 20 years and went back to school full time in 2003, earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Cleveland State.

To be eligible for the scholarships, applicants must be female 40 or older as of Aug. 31; able to demonstrate financial need; and be enrolled in an accredited postsecondary school or training program within six months of the scholarship award date.

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