The American Association for University Women (AAUW) provides several grant opportunities for women enrolling in higher education. The Career Development Grants, awarded in amounts between $2,000 and $12,000, are designed to help women who have already earned bachelor's degrees return to school. The grants can be used to pay for another undergraduate degree, a graduate degree or specialized technical training. Preference is given to women in underrepresented groups. The deadline is in December of every year and awards are made for the following academic year.
AAUW
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52243
319-337-1716
aauw.org
The AAUW also awards scholarships of $5,000 to $18,000 for women to either return to school for a graduate degree in fields where women are traditionally underrepresented. The qualifying fields include architecture, computer science, engineering and math or statistics, as well as business, law and medicine for women of color.
AAUW
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 55243
319-337-1716
aauw.org
The AARP Foundation sponsors scholarships for women over 40 to pursue higher education opportunities and career training. Women must demonstrate financial need to qualify for the AARP Women's Scholarship Program, and can enroll in any accredited U.S. college, university or technical program. The application deadline occurs in March of each year, and applications are available online.
AARP Foundation
601 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20049
888-687-2277
http://aarpfoundationwlc.org
The Society of Women Engineers (SWE) provides scholarship funding to women who have been admitted to higher education degree programs related to careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science. The SWE awards scholarships to women at all levels, from entering freshmen to women returning for graduate school, and awards range from $1,000 to $10,000. The SWE also provides certain scholarship funding specifically to assist women in reentering the workforce in engineering or technology. Women must have been out of the workforce for two years to apply, but do not need to have any prior educational experience in engineering.
Society of Women Engineers
120 S LaSalle St., Suite 1515
Chicago, IL 60603
877-793-4366
societyofwomenengineers.swe.org
The Talbots Charitable Foundation awards several large scholarships every year to women pursuing undergraduate or technical degrees in the United States and Canada. The foundation awards up to ten awards of $15,000 each and one award of $30,000. Applicants can be at any stage of their degree as long as they have at least two full-time semesters of coursework remaining. Applicants complete an online application for the first phase of the selection process, and finalists are selected to submit additional materials, including an essay and reference form.
Talbots
One Talbots Drive
Hingham, MA 02043
781-749-7600
thetalbotsinc.com