Local Scholarship Applications

The Abilene Branch of AAUW awards five academic scholarship each spring to women returning to education. Four Maude King, Emogene Emery and Celina Torres-Fennell undergraduate scholarships are awarded to women currently attending college in Abilene. We award one scholarship for each of the four Universities / Colleges (ACU, HSU, McMurry and Cisco College, Abilene Campus). The Jewel Davis Scarborough Graduate Scholarship is awarded to one woman attending Graduate School at any of Abilene's Universities. Scholarship Recipeints are presented and honored at the Annual May Scholarship Luncheon.

Applications for Abilene Branch Educational Scholarships will be accepted beginning in December 2011. Please check back at that time.

2010 Scholarship Recipeints

AAUW Awards $3.7 Million in Fellowships and Grants for 2011–12 Academic Year

Since 1888, AAUW Has Provided More Than $90 Million to 11,000 Fellows, Grantees

WASHINGTON – The American Association of University Women (AAUW) will award $3.7 million in school year 2011–12 in support of 239 scholars, research projects, and programs promoting education and equity for women and girls. Since awarding its first fellowship in 1888, AAUW has provided more than $90 million to more than 11,000 fellows and grantees from around the globe.

"AAUW's tradition of awarding monetary support to worthy candidates dates back to a time when institutions blatantly discriminated against women and the prevailing thought was that women did not belong in the nation's colleges and universities. Our founding leaders rejected that notion and vowed to help those who would follow them. The end result is one of our nation's greatest success stories of women helping women," said AAUW Executive Director Linda D. Hallman, CAE.

The 2011–12 fellows and grantees join a prestigious circle that includes trailblazers such as Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie and novelist Susan Sontag. It also includes many of today's leading thinkers and innovators, such as youth expert and author Rosalind Wiseman, economist Heather Boushey, and social entrepreneur Jane Chen. To find out more about this year's exceptional class of awardees, view the online directory of 2011–12 fellows and grantees when it goes live on the AAUW website on August 1.

"Each year, I am impressed by the outstanding level of quality of our fellows and grantees. This group is no exception," said Gloria Blackwell, AAUW director of fellowships, grants, and international programs. "The AAUW fellowship and grant program is a living testimony of the inspiring generosity of our members and donors, whose contributions allow us to offer one of the largest funding pools available exclusively for graduate-level women."

This year, AAUW awarded

47 Career Development Grants

27 Community Action Grants

22 Selected Professions Fellowships

88 American Fellowships

49 International Fellowships

5 International Project Grants

1 Eleanor Roosevelt Fund Award

To reach an award recipient, contact AAUW at 202/728-7602 or fellowships@aauw.org.

To apply for an AAUW fellowship or grant, visit www.aauw.org/education/fga. For application questions, contact aauw@act.org.

Give a Grad a Gift
AAUW members can now give a recent grad—a friend, daughter, granddaughter, or niece—a free AAUW membership. At no cost to you or her!

Expose her to the power that comes from belonging to a national women-led organization of more than 100,000 members who believe in and advance equity and education for women and girls. Expand her networking opportunities through career development opportunities and community action projects. She will experience the rewards of working with and learning from successful AAUW mentors.
Keep her current on the events and people that affect her life as she receives Mission in Action, AAUW Outlook, Action Network alerts, and more.
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Best of all, she will receive a free one-year AAUW membership at no cost to you or her! So send no money!
Remember, only members can take advantage of this offer. Complete the online membership application now!
Download the application Grad Gift MS Word* file
Grad Gift Adobe PDF file
Abilene Branch Members**
Your grad will receive a one-year member-at-large membership—a $49 value. She can join the Abilene Branch, AAUW for no cost but will be responsible for paying $10.00 Texas AAUW state dues. (Unless you choose to pay that for her.)

Abilene Branch Academic Scholarship

***AAUW members can now give a recent grad—a friend, daughter, granddaughter, or niece—a free AAUW membership. At no cost to you or her!