Resources

Other Scholarships

Financial Aid Websites

Following are websites to help you search for financial aid online. They are all free services, however many require that you set up a profile to access the information.

Adult Student Websites

These websites provide resources and support for nontraditional students.

Other Scholarships for Women

AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program
Website: www.aarpfoundationwlc.org
This program is for women ages 40 and over. Special consideration is given to women who are returning to the workforce after an extended absence, women who are in jobs with insufficient pay, or women with significant financial responsibility for one or more grandchildren.

Business and Professional Women's Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-1100
Website: www.bpwusa.org
The Career Advancement Scholarship Program is for women who are advancing their careers or re-entering the workforce.

Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting
(610) 407-9229
Website: www.efwa.org
The Women in Transition Scholarships and Women in Need Scholarships are for women who are pursuing degrees in accounting at the undergraduate and graduate level.

Google Anita Borg Scholarship
Website: www.google.com/anitaborg

Open to women who are Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field majors. Students must be entering their senior year of undergraduate study or be enrolled in a graduate program.

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships
Website: www.zonta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=prog_jmk

This scholarship, sponsored by Zonta International, is open to women in their third or fourth year of an undergraduate business program.

National League of American Pen Women
1300 17th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-1997
A scholarship is offered every other year to female undergraduates, age 35 or older, who are interested in art, music, or writing.

National Leased Housing Assoc. Education Fund
Website: http://www.hudnlha.com/education_fund/index.asp

1900 L Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 785-8888
Scholarships are awarded to residents of federally assisted low-income housing properties or recipients of Section 8 voucher assistance that demonstrate both merit and need.

National Pathfinder Scholarship
124 N. Alfred Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
(703) 548-9688

Website: www.nfrw.org/programs/scholarships.htm

Support provided by National Federation of Republican Women for undergraduate sophomore, juniors and seniors, as well as students enrolled in a master's degree program.

Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation
PO Box 479
Honolulu, Hawaii 96809
Website: www.ptmfoundation.net
Gives educational support awards and small scholarships to low-income women, especially mothers, pursuing technical, undergraduate or graduate education.

The R.O.S.E. Fund
175 Federal Street, Suite 455
Boston, MA 02110
(617) 482-5400
Website: www.rosefund.org (click on "programs")
Scholarship program for women who are survivors of domestic violence attending colleges or universities in New England.

Society of Women Engineers
312-596-5223
Website: www.swe.org
Financial assistance is awarded for women preparing for careers in engineering or computer science.

Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Website: http://www1.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp
Scholarship awards are based primarily on financial need and previous achievement for women who earned their high school diploma or GED at least 10 years ago.

Women's Forum, Inc.
6 East 39th Street
6th Floor
New York, NY 10016
212) 447-9107
Website: www.wfnewyork.org/education_fund.cfm
The Education Fund awards scholarships to women over age 35 living in New York City who are pursuing an undergraduate education.

Women's Independence Scholarship Program
The Sunshine Lady Foundation, Inc.
(866) 255-7742
Website: www.sunshineladyfdn.org
Funds for survivors of partner abuse who are in school to achieve the financial stability necessary for independence and self-sufficiency.

Women's Opportunity Awards
Soroptimist International for the Americas
1709 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
215-893-9000
Website: www.soroptimist.org
Scholarships for women in college who are heads of their household.

Aid for Graduate Students

American Association of University Women
Offers fellowships, scholarships, and awards for undergraduate and graduate students. For more information, visit their website.
Website: www.aauw.org

American Indian Graduate Center
Fellowships for American Indians and Alaska Natives who are pursuing a master's or doctorate degree as a full-time student.
Website: www.aigc.com (click "fellowship application")

Association for Women in Science
The Ruth Satter Award is open to female graduate students who have interrupted their educations for at least 3 years to raise a family. Must be enrolled in behavioral, life, physical, or social science or engineering with the goal of earning a Ph.D.
Website: www.awis.org/careers/edfoundation.html

American Statistical Association
The Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship is open to women in full-time graduate statistical programs.
Website: www.amstat.org/awards/index.cfm?fuseaction=cox-scholarship

CampusRN / AACN Nursing Fund
CampusRN and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing are offering several scholarship programs for students seeking baccalaureate, master's, or a doctoral degrees in nursing. Applicants must be enrolled at an AACN member institution and have a GPA of 3.25 or greater.
Website: www.campusrn.com/scholarships/scholarships.asp

Dorothy Harris Endowed Scholarship
The Women's Sports Foundation awards this scholarship to provide female graduate students in Physical Education, Sports Management, Sport Psychology or Sport Sociology with a means to attend graduate school
Website: www.womenssportsfoundation.org/cgi-bin/iowa/funding/featured.html?record=3

Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation
Available to women graduate students with physical disabilities who are in enrolled in college.
Website: www.ela.org/scholarships/scholarships.html

GCSAA Watson Fellowships
For graduate students pursuing agronomy, crop and soil science and related disciplines.
Website: www.gcsaa.org/students/scholarships/watson/

Google Anita Borg Scholarship

Website: www.google.com/anitaborg

Hispanic Scholarship Fund
Scholarships for students of Hispanic heritage, with a minimum 3.0 GPA, who are enrolled in a full-time graduate program at an accredited institution.
Website: www.hsf.net

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
This program is open to all disciplines.
Website: www.jackkentcookefoundation.org

L'OREAL USA for Women in Science
Fellowship program for women pursuing studies and research in the Natural Sciences, Computer Science and Mathematics.
Website: www.lorealusa.com

Money Matters Scholarships open to undergraduate and graduate students sponsored by Chela Financial. Essay topic is "How I am Financing My College Education"
Website: www.loans4students.org (click on "scholarships" and then "money matters")

National Pathfinder Scholarship
Website: www.nfrw.org/programs/scholarships.htm

Support provided by National Federation of Republican Women for undergraduate and graduate students.

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Fellowships for graduate study in the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering supported by the NSF.
Website: see.orau.org

Patsy Takemoto Mink Education Foundation
Awards scholarships to low-income women, especially mothers, pursuing technical, undergraduate or graduate education.
Website: www.ptmfoundation.net