Gents,
Figured I'd throw this out here, as someone may have had a similar situation and cracked the code.
I'm looking at enrolling in a distance education opportunity that does not fall under a VA accredited program. MGIB and tuition assistance cannot be applied, or at least all of the education centers have said so.
Military members can submit a particular DD form to pay for the training, but the Marine Corps doesn't work that way, and I simply do not have the kind of disposable income required to enroll in the course.
I've looked at a number of research grant opportunities, but they are usually focused towards people who don't do much beyond bouncing around one research opportunity to the next, and don't hold down real jobs.
So, the BLUF is that I'm looking for a funding source (preferably a grant) to the tune of $2,500, that is geared towards folks who are working at the graduate level, and in a professional certification track.
The program I'm interested in is the United Nations Institute for Training and Research, Programme of Correspondence Instruction in Peacekeeping Operations:
http://www.unitarpoci.org/general_info.php
As I investigated grant sources for this, I quickly realized that the first 400 Google hits were most likely centered on a prospective student starting or continuing undergraduate studies. There are a few grant sources on the fringe, but they either so large (up to $80,000 a year) that they require your research to be your only job, or they want nothing to do with military personnel.
I know there has to be something out there, but I've about exhausted my patience, even though I believe that "nothing escapes Google".
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