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Scholarships for Women


Avon Foundation for Women in Business Studies

Criteria: Women 25 years and older seeking the necessary education for a career in a business related field.

Deadline: April 15

Amount of Scholarship: $500-$1,000

Additional Information: http://www.bpwusa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1

Contact: Business and Professional Woman's Foundation
2012 Mass Ave. NW
Washington, D.C. 20036


Clairol Scholarship Program

Criteria: Scholarships are awarded for full-time or part-time programs of study at the master's or professional level. Must be a woman 30 years of age or older, be graduating within 24 months from August 31 of the application year, and have a definite plan to use the desired training to improve chances for advancement, to train for a new career field, or to enter or re-enter the job market.

Deadline: not available

Amount of Scholarship: Up to $24,000

Additional Information: http://www.clairol.com/

Contact: BPA Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036


Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties

Criteria: Applicants must be graduating high school students from Palm Beach and Martin Counties. Must demonstrate financial need and academic achievement.

Deadline: March 1

Amount of Scholarship: $2,500

Additional Information: http://www.yourcommunityfoundation.org/

Contact: Scholarship Program Officer
324 Datura St.
Suite #340
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5431


Hermoine Grant Calhoun Scholarship

Criteria: Must be a legally blind woman and pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time post- secondary course of study in the fall 2000 semester. All scholarships are awarded on the basis of academic excellence, community service, and financial need.

Deadline: March 31

Amount of Scholarship: $3,000

Additional Information: http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Default.asp

Contact: National Federation of Blind Scholarships
Peggy Elliot , Chairman, National Federation of Blind Scholarships
805 Fifth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112


Landscape Architecture Foundation

Criteria: Awarded to undergraduate and graduate students in Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. Some awards are earmarked for female and minority students.

Deadline: May 1

Amount of Scholarship: $500-$5,000

Additional Information: http://www.asla.org/index.html

Contact: Landscape Architecture Foundation
4401 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20008


Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories Summer Research Program

Criteria: Female undergraduates with science majors.

Deadline: December 1

Amount of Scholarship: varies

Additional Information: http://www.alcatel-lucent.com/wps/portal/BellLabs

Contact: Lucent Technologies Bell Laboratories
Special Programs Manager - SRP
283 King George Rd.
Room B1-D29
Warren, NJ 07059


Mary Webb Leiby Scholarship Award

Criteria: female; junior, senior, or completing upper graduate programs

Deadline: May 15

Amount of Scholarship: varies


Contact: Soroptimist International
P.O. Box 384
Homestead, FL 33090


Microsoft’s National Female Technical Scholarship

Criteria: To receive the National Women’s Technical Scholarship, the student must be female. The student must be enrolled full-time and be making satisfactory progress towards a degree in one of the following fields: computer science, computer engineering, or a related technical discipline, such as math or physics, with a demonstrated interest in computer science. The student must be enrolled in her sophomore or junior year (or her fourth year, if enrolled in a five-year program). Because the scholarship is merit-based, the student must maintain a 3.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 4.0, or a 4.0 cumulative grade point average out of a possible 5.0. Five scholarships will be offered for this program. Each of the five students will receive $1,000 to be applied to their tuition for the 1999-2000 academic year. Students from across the United States will be selected in recognition of their passion for software and the ability to make a difference in the software industry. Selected students will be considered for a paid summer internship that offers an opportunity to work on the development of Microsoft products.

Deadline: February 26

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000 and internships

Additional Information: http://www.microsoft.com/college/ss_overview.mspx

Contact: Microsoft Corporation
Mary Blain
One Microsoft Way
Redmond,WA 98052-8303


St. Petersburg Alumnae Panhellenic Association Student Scholarship

Criteria: Current permanent resident of Pinellas County, Florida, or will attend college next year in Pinellas County, Florida. Must be a full-time female student in a four-year college/university. Must also be a student in good academic standing, or accepted to a graduate program.

Deadline: April 10

Amount of Scholarship: varies

Contact: Mrs. Pat Lins, Scholarship Committee Chairman
patlins@patlins.com


Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund

Criteria: Applicants must be a woman residing in the United States who plan to return to an accredited four-year college or university, no later than fall . Must plan to enroll on a part time basis to complete an undergraduate degree and have completed at least one year of a college semester a minimum of five years prior to Sept. 30.

Deadline: March 6

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000 - $10,000

Additional Information: www.talbots.com/

Contact: Talbots
Elizabeth Tuma
175 Beal St.
Hingham, MA 02043


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