WASHINGTON STATE BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S FOUNDATION

EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS 2007-2008

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

·        Woman student and a U.S. citizen

·        Meet age requirements for specific scholarship or grant

·        A resident of Washington State for two or more years

·        Officially accepted into a program or course of study at an accredited school in Washington State

·        Enrolled in an “online” accredited program accepted by Washington State Education institutions

·        Demonstrate scholastic ability

·        Be in need of financial assistance

·        Submit an official transcript of grades (copy accepted)

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE:

A completed application must be submitted for each scholarship category for which you wish to apply.

• Mature Woman Educational Scholarship ($1,000)-- Scholarships offered to women age 35 + (by March 15) for retraining or continuing education.

• Single Parent Scholarship ($1.000)-- offered to a single woman, any age, planning to return to school or to continue her education beyond the high school level.  She must have one or more dependent children, under 18 years of age, living at home.

·        BPW/WA Past President Memorial ($500.) awarded to a woman age 35 + (by March 15) in memory of one or more past presidents of Washington State Business and Professional Women.

·        Lulu Fairbanks Memorial Scholarship ($500.)-- a scholarship offered to a woman who plans a career in journalism or related career, in memory of the first State BPW President, Lulu Fairbanks.

·        BPW/WA Member scholarship (up to $500) awarded to a current Washington State BPW member who is in need of funds to attend an educational program to enhance career or potential advancement opportunity.

DESIGNATED FUNDS (funds donated by a BPW Local, District, or an individual)

*A completed application must be submitted for each scholarship category for which you wish to apply.

·        Totem BPW Scholarship (Given in honor of Dorothy Carver) - ($1,500) Woman majoring in Business Administration or Political Science at a 4-yr. College or university in the Puget Sound area.

·        North Central Washington (Wenatchee/Quincy BPW; Ann Banko Memorial) – ($500) Offered to a woman 30 years of age or older living in the north central region of Washington State who wishes to continue her education beyond high school level. 

WASHINGTON STATE BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S FOUNDATION INSTRUCTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP APPLICANTS

·        Type or print clearly in black or blue ink only.  

·        Complete 4-page application for each scholarship applied for.  Read and answer all questions completely.

·        Completed application and all related material must be mailed in manila envelope with sufficient postage, post marked by April 1, 2007, and received no later than April 5, 2007.

        Mail complete signed application (4 pages) postmarked by April 1, 2007 to:

WS Business and Professional Women's Foundation

Attn: Scholarship Committee Chairman

Madeleine Cooper

100 N. 60^th Ave. #15

Yakima, WA 98908

Incomplete or late applications will not be considered

 Remember to enclose:                           

…….   Signed and dated application form   

…….   Signed Essay (Career Objective-300 words or less)

…….   IRS 1040 and/or any Public Assistance Documents

 .…...   Financial Aid and college expense estimates

…….   3 Letters of recommendation signed & dated

…….   Transcripts (copy acceptable)

…….   Letter of Acceptance/Proof of enrollment

…….   Name and address of local newspaper for media release

¨      Scholarship committee will review all applications. Selection of awardees will be made in accordance to requirements of the individual scholarship or grant. Scholarship committee reserves the right to reject any or all applications. Applications will be held confidential. No application materials will be returned.

¨      Scholarship committee, upon selection of recipient, will authorize the WSBPWF Treasurer to issue check to the educational institution for the dollar amount of the scholarship to be applied to tuition, fees, and/or supplies. Scholarship may be used any time during the academic year 2007/2008.  If funds are not used during the 2007/2008 year, they shall be returned to WSBPW Foundation.

¨      *Winners will be notified by mail after judging is completed.  Please do not make inquiries before June 30, 2007.  Awardees may be invited to attend a function of the BPW/WA Federation.

¨      Scholarship recipients may be asked to submit a recent photo to the committee for publicity purposes.