SCHOLARSHIP & FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES FOR WOMEN
The following is a list of websites to scholarships, grants or fellowships dedicated to women graduate students, as well as organizations that center on activities or opportunities related to women.
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The
association offers an international fellowship to graduate or postgraduate
students based on their academic achievement, professional potential and the
likelihood they will help advance the future of women and girls in their
country of origin. Applicants must provide a three- to five-minute video based
on a social issue facing women such as education, health, violence against
girls and women or others.
Leadership
exCHANGE offers female students around the globe a four-week program to engage
in university classes, activities to expose them to cultural experiences and
community service opportunities. Applicants are judged based on their
applications and could be contacted for an interview.
Scholarships
are open to applicants enrolled in or have been accepted to baccalaureate or
graduate engineering or computer science programs. Women applying for these
scholarships must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average and cannot be a
current recipient of a Society of Women Engineers scholarship or already
receiving full funding for tuition, books or fees from their college of choice
or another organization such as the armed services or reimbursement from an
employer.
Jane
Klausman, part of the Zonta Club of Syracuse, New York, made a bequest in 1998
to establish this scholarship for women seeking opportunities in business
management. Scholarships are awarded to women of any age living or studying in
a district or region of Zonta International and applicants are selected by the
local club.
The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program is available to foster
women’s interest in oceanography and marine science. The scholarship offers a
year-long stipend of $30,000 and an allowance of up to $12,000 for costs
pertaining to their education. Master’s students can receive two years of
support and doctoral students can get up to four. Four scholarships are awarded
per year.
Dr. Anita
Borg (1949-2003) founded the Institute for Women and Technology. The
scholarship seeks to motivate women to achieve in technology. Female
undergraduate and graduate students are chosen based on academic performance
and leadership skills and are invited to attend a Google retreat, build a
network of support among peers and attend workshops, speakers and panelists.
They also receive a financial award for a school year.
This
organization supports the advancement of women in the accounting industry
through research and educational opportunities. Graduate scholarships offered
include the Institute of Management Accounts IMA, Rhonda J. B. O’Leary Memorial
and Moss Adams Foundation to provide academic support. An application form is
available at the Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting’s website, and
applicants must provide personal and professional goals and demonstrate skills
in accounting or business.
The
nonprofit Women in Defense provides this scholarship program for women working
in national defense or security or seeking a career in a related field.
Scholarship awards range from $4,000 to $20,000 and applicants must have a
minimum grade point average of 3.25.
Women
studying technology, computer science and engineering are encouraged to apply
for an opportunity to visit Palantir’s headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif. for a
day-long workshop. The workshop is a chance for women to understand how
technology is impacting the world, plus finalists receive an amount between
$1,500 and $10,000 in financial aid for their studies. Applications include an
essay to describe a technical project the student has been working on or has
completed and how technology was used as a strategy to achieving goals for the
project.
The
award, established by a bequest from physicist M. Hildred Blewett after her
death in 2004, encourages women to go back to their careers in physics research
after long periods of not working in their chosen fields. The fellowship award
supplies up to $45,000 and permitted expenses include travel, salary,
equipment, tuition and other fees. Applicants must already have completed some
units toward a doctorate, and recipients will be judged based on actions
they’ve taken toward returning to their career, the planned project and
feasibility and academic significance.
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