Project Working Mom:
Putting Education to Work

Damerkys Alberto Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling Walden University To whom it may concern, My name is Damerkys Alberto. I am 38-years-old. I have a B.A. with a concentration in Psychology from the College of New Rochelle in New York City. I graduated in 2003 with honor and a GPA of 3.7...

Wanda Hollis B.S. in Business Administration - Management Walden University One of the biggest lessons I have taught my children is the importance of a good education and granting me the Project Working Mom Scholarship would allow me to set a positive example in their lives. Being a mother is a heartfelt...

Pamela Dennen The Future Can be Changed With a Click of a Button Ph.D. in Education - Early Childhood Education Walden University It was a simple action—in fact it was just a click of a mouse button. But that simple action turned possibility into reality, as it opened up a whole new path to my future...

Pamela Sime Ph.D. in Education — K-12 Educational Leadership Walden University What doesn't kill me, will make me stronger. That is the motto that I have lived by for a large portion of my adult life. I married at a very young age and as couples often do, we grew apart as we got older. The arguments...

Tanya Pyke Ph.D. in Public Policy & Administration Walden University Being awarded this scholarship will make an otherwise virtually financially unattainable and geographically inaccessible degree possible. This scholarship will truly ease the burden of graduate school and added strain on my family...

Dora Waite Ed.D. in Teacher Leadership (K-12) Walden University When I began my educational career after high school, I did so at my parents' insistence, because they expected it of me. Reflecting back on that time in my life, I realize how wise my non-college educated parents were to push me. Their...

Billie Jo Lawrence Ed.D. in Teacher Leadership (K-12) Walden University I am interested in pursuing my Doctor of Education in order to broaden my influence in my field. I would like to find a faculty position at the university level where I will be able to teach future teachers. The thought of getting...

Sonja Nelson Project Working Mom Scholarship Essay Ph.D. in Applied Management & Decision Sciences — Learning Management Walden University Growing up my family had many hopes and dreams for my future. During my junior year in high school, the day after Thanksgiving, I told my mother that I was six...

Coni Park Project Working Mom Scholarship Essay Ph.D. in Human Services — Self-Designed Walden University As a single mother, the prospect of falling prey to poverty is merely one lost job away. Having lived with the reality of how easily my three daughters and I could find ourselves in such a situation...

L.G. Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management Walden University I am making a commitment. I am making a commitment to pursue a better and more fulfilling life for myself and my child. I am excited to write this essay, excited that someone wants to celebrate the joys and hardships...