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College Scholarships For Women
In the past, women were not as prevalent in the workplace, and while they have made their way in, they are still often at a disadvantage, at a lower level of education than most men. They still hold traditional roles in the home, leaving them less time and fewer opportunities (as well as less financial resources) to attend college and gain the same education. In order to even out the odds, there have been a number of specialized scholarships for women created in recent years.
One of the largest providers of a scholarship for women is the Society of Women Engineers. Because women are severely underrepresented in the field of engineering, which has traditionally been thought to be a man's field, the goal of the society is to entice more women to join their cause by offering scholarships for study in the fields of engineering, math, and science.
In order to diversify the student body, a number of colleges also offer particular scholarships for women, including a huge range of undergraduate and graduate scholarship programs at UCLA. While many scholarships for women are based on course of study (for example, the NWSA Graduate Scholarship in Lesbian Studies) or some other prerequisite criteria, there are those with more interesting qualifications appealing to certain groups. Take, for instance, the National League of American Pen Women, which offers Scholarships for Mature Women, a scholarship based on age intended to get adults and older women back to school for the education they never pursued in the past.
List of Scholarships For Women
- American Legion Department of Michigan Memorial Scholarship — $500 awarded each year to 5-20 female students attending Michigan college and dependents veterans.
- Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship — Unnamed amount to one undergraduate single parent who is Arkansas resident.
- Association for Women Geoscientists, Puget Sound Chapter — $1000 awarded to one female undergraduate student attending Washington State college and majoring in geosciences.
- Beverly J. Smith Memorial Scholarship — $2500 awarded to two female undergraduate students attending Pennsylvania college.
- Counselor, Advocate, and Support Staff Scholarship Program — Up to $3000 awarded each year to 50 female undergraduate and graduate students majoring in selected fields.
- Daughters of the Cincinnati Scholarship — $1000 to $3000 awarded each year to 10 undergraduate students who are daughters of officer in military service.
- Ford Opportunity Program — $11261 awarded to 52 single parent undergraduate students attending Oregon college.
- Fresh Start Scholarship — $750 to $2000 awarded each year to up to 10 women undergraduate students attending Delaware college.
- Horizons Foundation Scholarship — $500 to $1000 awarded each year to 5-10 women undergraduate or graduate students pursuing career in defense.
- National Society of Women Engineers Scholarships — $1000 awarded each year to female undergraduate students majoring in computer science/engineering.
- Scholarship for Young Women — $500 to $3000 awarded each year to 15 women undergraduate or graduate students.
- Scholarship Program for Fomer Soviet Union Emigres Training in the Health Sciences — Up to $5000 awarded to varied number of female undergraduate and graduate students from former Soviet Union.
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