Gender Based Scholarships
American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
Dept. 60
301 ACT Drive
Iowa City, IA 52243-4030
319-337-1716 x60
Career Development Grants
Criteria: Awarded to women currently holding a bachelor's degree who are preparing for career advancement or career change.
Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents whose last degree was received prior to June 30, 1994
Deadline: December
Boston City Federation Scholarship
Administered by the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Massachusetts, this program is open
to women maintaining legal residents in MA and who are returning to college after an absence of at
least four years.
Amount: $500
Contact: Jean Shanahan, 508.529.3164
http://www.gfwcma.org/id79.html
Business & Professional Women's Foundation
2012 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-293-1200 x169
Career Advancement Scholarship
Criteria: Awarded to women 25 years and older who are US citizens and are accepted into an accredited program at a US institution (including Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), and will be graduating within 12-24 months from the date of the grant. Applicant must also demonstrate financial need.
Deadline: April
www.bpwusa.org
Effie Solomon Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the American Association of University Women, Beaver Valley Branch. This program
is open to female residents from Beaver County, PA who are enrolled in an accredited law school.
Those who have completed at least one year of law school in good standing shall be given
preference.
Amount: $1,000
Typical Deadline: April
Contact: Mary Beth Quinn, 724.846.4260
http://aauwbeavervalley.com/EffieSolomonScholarship.aspx
Elaine Osborne Jacobson Award
Awarded by the American Association for Justice, this program is open to female law students who
are currently enrolled in accredited North American law schools on a full or part-time basis who
through their law school academic and clinical work and other related activities demonstrates their
aptitude for and a long-term commitment to a legal career of advocacy on behalf of the health care
needs of children, women, the elderly or the disabled.
Amount: $3,000
Typical Deadline: May
Contact: Kay Eckstein, 202.965.3500 or kay.eckstein@justice.org
http://www.justice.org/cps/rde/xchg/justice/hs.xsl/2926.htm
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation (ELA)
This program is open to female graduate students with physical disabilities.
Amount: 2 awards at $2,000/each
Typical Deadline: June
http://www.ela.org
Ida Foreman Fleisher Fund
Awarded by the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, this program is open to female students,
preferably Jewish, who are pursuing professional degrees.
Amount: $2,000-$8,000
Typical Deadline: May
Contact: Patricia Quarles, 215.832.0514 or pquarles@philafederation.org
http://philadelphia.ujcfedweb.org/page.aspx?id=124638
Justice Pauling Davis Hanson Scholarship
Awarded by the Fresno County Women Lawyers Association; open to women who have completed
their first year of law school. Preference is given to current/former residents of Fresno, Kings,
Madera and Tulare counties.
Amount: varies
Typical Deadline: April
Contact: 559.226.1540
Margaret Yardley Fellowship Fund
Awarded to women who are New Jersey residents pursuing post-graduate advanced studies at any
school.
Amount: $1,000
Typical Deadline: March
http://76.12.14.20/newsite/index.php/article/sub/9
Marilynne Graboys Wool Scholarship
Awarded to female law students who demonstrate financial need and are residents of Rhode Island.
Amount: $2,000
Typical Deadline: June
Contact: Alison Jackson, 401.274.4010 or ajackson@rifoundation.org
http://www.rifoundation.org/scholarships/scholarshipopportunities/tabid/190/Default.aspx
NCAA Women's and Ethnic Minority Enhancement Postgraduate Program Award
Sponsor: NCAA
Description: The recipient.. is expected to enroll as a full-time graduate student in a sports administration program or a related program that will assist the applicant in obtaining a career in athletics.
Contact: 317/917-6222
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
P.O.Box 6222, Indianapolis,
Indiana 46206-6222
http://www.ncaa.org
Deadline: December
The Mary and Benjamin Rubin Scholarship Fund
Awarded by the Central Scholarship Bureau; this program is available to women who are residents
of MD who have been out of high school for at least twelve months. A minimum GPA of 3.0 is
required. Applicant family income must not exceed $91,000/year.
Amount: $500-$2,500
Typical Deadline: May
Contact: 410.415.5558 or info@centralsb.org
http://www.centralsb.org/html/rubin.htm
The Millie Gonzalez Memorial Scholarship
Awarded by the Factor Support Network, this program is open to women with Hemophilia or von
Willebrand Disease.
Amount: 5 awards at $1,000/each
Typical Deadline: April
Contact: scholarships@factorsupport.com
http://www.factorsupport.com/scholarships.htm
Ruth Rabstein Scholarship Opportunity
Awarded by the Mercer County Women Lawyers Caucus, this program is open to female law
students with ties to Mercer County, NJ.
Amount: $1,000
Typical Deadline: March
Contact: 609.984.0231
Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP Diversity Scholarship Program
This law firm provides scholarships for minorities and women law students at selected schools who are committed to pursuing a career in patent law. Scholarship recipients are not required to work at Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP, although the firm may extend to the recipient an offer of employment as a summer associate or associate, if it chooses. Financial need is not a consideration for this scholarship.
Deadline: September
Awards: $2,000
Contact: Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP
Attn: Shelley Levine
Two Embarcadero Center, Eighth Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Website: www.townsend.com
