Women's Scholarships
| American Business Women’s Association Scholarship (ABWA) Eligibility: Applicants must be women who are Iowa residents and who will be or are presently attending accredited Iowa college, technical or vocational schools; full or part-time student applicants are acceptable. Student applicants must be in good academic standing with a GPA of 2.5 or better, and ABWA members or members’ dependents from other chapters are eligible to apply. Apply: Applications can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Joyce Bixby, Education Committee, 2621 34th Street, Des Moines, IA 50310 |
| American Business Women’s Association Scholarship (ABWA) Hawkeye Chapter Apply: Applications can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Sally Lawson, ABWA Hawkeye Chapter, 2717 Cambridge Street, Des Moines, IA 50313; Phone: (515) 243-7305 |
| American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) Outright Grant Eligibility: Applicant must be a female and at least a junior level at an accredited institution. Apply: Applications can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Martha Owen, Phone: (515) 276-6696, Email: owenm@iowa-hospice.com |
| Business and Professional Women of Iowa Foundation Educational Scholarship Program Eligibility: Applicant must be a resident of Iowa. Applicant must be a non-traditional student who is a U.S. citizen and has completed at least one year in an institution of higher learning with satisfactory scholastic standing. Apply: Applications for this scholarship can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Maxine Losen, 2149 108th Street, Hazleton, IA 50641; Phone: (319) 636-2491; Email: mwlosen@iowatelecom.net |
| Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Des Moines Alumnae Chapter Eligibility: Applicant must be an African American female. Must be non-traditional (has not followed the normal progression from high school to college and has returned to the classroom to begin or continue post secondary education). Must be currently attending college and planning to continue during the 2006-2007 school year. Applicant must live in the Des Moines metropolitan area. Apply: Applications for this scholarship can be picked up in the Office of Student Financial Planning in Carnegie Hall. Contact: Mrs. Phyllis Butler or Ms. Mary Lynne Jones, Phone: (515) 453-5649 or (515) 242-7781, Email: marylynne.jones@dmps.k12.ia.us |
| Des Moines Women’s Club Eligibility: Applicant may apply for ONLY ONE of the four scholarships. Applicant must be a woman beyond the secondary school level, who is currently enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited college or university. Applicant must be a legal resident of Polk County or one of the bordering counties of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Story, or Warren. Apply: Applications can be downloaded off the following website: http://www.desmoineswomensclub.org/scholarships.html Contact: Phone: (515) 244-0507, Email: fieldsend@hoytsherman.org |
| DRI Diversity Scholarship Eligibility: Applicant must be a minority or woman. Apply: Applications can be done online at: http://www.dri.org/ Contact: Katrina H. Holland, (312) 698-6207, kholland@dri.org |
| Jeannette Rankin Foundation Eligibility: Applicant must be a woman, a U.S. Citizen, and age 35 or older, as of March 1, 2008. Applicant must be low-income (financial guidelines are available on the scholarship application packet), enrolled in, or accepted to, an accredited school, and pursuing a technical/vocational education, an associate’s degree, or a first bachelor’s degree. Apply: For scholarship application, please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit www.rankinfoundation.org Contact: The Jeannette Rankin Foundation, P.O. Box 6653, Athens, GA 30604; Email: info@rankinfoundation.org |
| Soroptimist International of Des Moines Eligibility: Must be a female head of the household, with primary financial responsibility supporting your family (including children, a spouse and parents). Must be attending, or have been accepted to, a vocational/skills training program, or an undergraduate degree program. Applicant must demonstrate financial need. NOTE: Previous recipients of the award & students that already have an undergraduate degree are ineligible to apply Apply: Applications can be downloaded from: http://www.soroptimist.org/SIA/AM/Template.cfm?section=Home Contact: Cheryl L. Kluza, Phone: (515) 281-7817 |
| Talbots Women’s Scholarship Fund Eligibility: Must be women currently residing in the United States. Must be women who have earned a high school diploma or their GED at least ten years ago. Must be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four- year college, university, or vocational-technical school. Apply: Applications can be downloaded off Talbot’s website: www.talbots.com/about/scholar/scholar.asp Contact: Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, Scholarship America, One Scholarship Way, P.O. Box 297, Saint Peter, MN 56082, Phone: (507) 931-1682 Additional Information: For more information please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall |
| Women’s Opportunity Award / Soroptimist International Organization Eligibility: Student must be female and head of the household, with primary financial responsibility supporting your family (including children, a spouse, and parents). Must be currently attending or have been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Student must demonstrate financial need. Previous recipients are ineligible to apply. Women who already have an undergraduate degree are ineligible to apply. Apply: Send application with two completed reference forms to: Additional Information: For more information please see this scholarship folder in the Office of Student Financial Planning located in Carnegie Hall or visit www.soroptimist.org |