Financial Literacy
Updated July 12, 2021
Financial literacy (education on the management of personal finances) is an essential part of planning and paying for postsecondary education. Everyone needs to understand the options with respect to the vast array of financial products, services, and providers to make sound financial decisions.
Affordable College Online | Scholarship and grant database for women. |
Annuity.org | Information for budgets, credit, retirement, etc. |
Credit Card Insider's Student Centers | To help students learn about student loans and credit so they are more responsible with their finances. |
Office of Federal Student Aid | Provides publications, fact sheets, online tools, and other resources to help prepare and pay for college or career school. |
Simple Tuition | Tips, advice, interactive tools, and deals to ensure students plan better for the cost of college, pay less for college-related expenses, and are smarter about how they manage and pay back their student loans. |
Divorce Options | Wednesdays, 6pm-8pm, State Bar Center 5121 Masthead NE Albuquerque, NM. Weekly Support Group |
Food Stamps/SNAP
The Women's Resource Center is trained by Road Runner Foodbank to help you apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)! We have applications in our office or can help you apply online. Virtual Walk-in Hours are Tuesdays 12pm-2pm. Email women@unm.edu for an appointment.
Graduate Students
Microsoft Research Graduate Women's Scholarship a one-year scholarship program for outstanding women graduate students in their second year of graduate studies. Scholarships are granted by Microsoft Research at the discretion of Microsoft.
AAUW source of funding for graduate women.
Non-traditional Students
AARP Woman's Scholarship Program
Scholarships: General Databases
Study Specific Scholarships
Women in technology | |
Information technology | |
Scholarships and resources for women in computer science fields | |
Women in education | |
Women's studies and education | |
Field of communications | |
Engineering students | |
Transgender and young women | |
Accounting scholarships/resources for women in that field | |
Aviation and aerospace |