| The Jeannette Rankin Foundation is a non-profit | | | | the vision of the foundation. For 2009, Jeannette |
| organization who recognizes the hardships and | | | | Ranking Foundation has awarded over 80 single |
| dreams of single mothers to provide good future for | | | | mothers their scholarships. Half of them were new |
| her children. It was named after an inspiring American | | | | students and the remaining half were mothers who |
| woman who had great determination to help her fellow | | | | renewed their scholarship. Each beneficiary receives a |
| American mothers, Jeannette Rankin. | | | | minimum of $2,000 scholarship grant depending on the |
| Jeannette Rankin was an advocate of women's rights | | | | JRF scholarship criteria. |
| and was the first elected woman in the US House of | | | | The foundation receives new applicants yearly. Every |
| Representatives and the US Congress. Even after her | | | | November 1st, the foundation announces the exact |
| death, she continued to help working mothers by | | | | number of scholarship grants available for the coming |
| leaving a certain amount of money. This has led to the | | | | year. By July 1st, the JRF releases the complete list of |
| establishing of the JRF Scholarships and Grants for | | | | the recipients. |
| single mothers. | | | | The foundation new and understands the need of |
| The Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund is a | | | | education to alleviate poverty in the affected families |
| scholarship program for single mothers. It provides a | | | | and communities. To qualify for the grant, a woman |
| subsidy to low-income women ages 35 and up | | | | must be a US citizen ages 35 or older and working |
| regardless of the race, religion, color, marital status, | | | | having a low income based on the income guidelines |
| national origin or physical disability. It helps mothers who | | | | of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation. She should also |
| are pursuing a higher degree of education such as | | | | be enrolled in the accredited university or school |
| technician or vocational education, an associate degree | | | | pursuing a technical or vocational education, an |
| or a first bachelor degree. | | | | associate degree or first bachelor's degree. |
| This foundation has been supporting the dream of | | | | The application is open for the school year 2010-2011. It |
| women to study again since 1978. Over 600 women | | | | started out last November 2009 and will be ended on |
| were benefited with over $1.3 million scholarship grants | | | | March 1, 2010. All interested parties can download the |
| since then. In 2008, the Jeannette Rankin Foundation | | | | application forms until February 29, 2010 or receive it |
| was changed to Jeannette Rankin Women's | | | | by mail by sending a self-addressed, stamped |
| Scholarship Fund to better represent the mission and | | | | envelope to the address provided by the foundation. |