Upskilling and learning a new skill are goals that a couple of people with different career paths want to achieve. However, while there might be several free courses, they don’t entirely do what you want in terms of depth and more knowledge. 

There are chances that you’ve checked out some of these courses and it seems like you may not be able to afford the amount they cost. If this is you or this has been you for a long time, then you need to hear about the Coursera Financial Aid Program. 

Coursera is an education company with over 275 high-class universities that bring rich learning experiences to individuals looking to learn one or more skills. The benefits at Coursera include access to hands-on projects, courses, job-ready certificates, and even degree certificates. 

What does it mean to request financial aid from Coursera? 

Requesting financial aid from Coursers to study a course means that you want Coursera to consider you fit to take a course without payment i.e. free of charge. Sometimes, it can mean that you can only pay a small percentage while the company takes responsibility for the larger part. Say, if you pay 20% of the amount for a course you would love to take, Coursera will pay 80%. 

This is how to request Financial Aid from Coursera

If you have been hearing about Coursera financial aid and do not know how to go about it. Here you go: 

• First, go to the website at Coursera.org 

When you land on this page, look for your course of choice – use the search bar. 

• Underneath the course instructor’s name, you will see a hyperlink labeled “Financial Aid Available”

• Click on this hyperlink to open a small dialog box.

• When applying for financial aid, it takes about 15-16 days for Coursera to get back to you on their decision. If this is fine by you, you can click on “Continue application” 
• After clicking on “continue application”, another page appears. 

• On this page, tick both square boxes, then copy and paste the text “I agree to terms above” into the designated box. Afterward, click on the Continue button. This action will lead you to the following page.

• It is important that while providing information to request financial aid, you are giving only true data as this is a major determinant of whether you will get the aid or not.  

Also, you want to be sure that you are using the financial aid for the right purpose. If a course is free, you may not need financial aid.