SCHOLARSHIP
2025 Applications for Women of Promise & Courage
Non-traditional Undergraduate Student Educational Scholarship Opportunity for Women
The Women of Promise & Courage scholarships were originally established by the Abilene Branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). AAUW has been empowering women as individuals and as a community since 1881. For more than 130 years, we have worked together as a national grassroots organization to improve the lives of millions of women and their families.
APPLICATION WINDOW: OCTOBER 1, 2024 - DECEMBER 31, 2024
Women of Promise & Courage Scholarships are available to women (25 years & older) returning to higher education after some period of time in which their formal education was interrupted.
Please review the eligibility requirements for the scholarship application below before beginning your application. Previous AAUW Abilene Scholarships applicants may re-apply by submission of a newly completed Application Packet.
You are a women 25 years or older.
You are a resident of Abilene or one of the following surrounding counties: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Coke, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor, and Throckmorton.
You are returning to education at least five years after completing high school -OR- after having previously attended and left studies at a post-high school education institution.
You are working toward acquiring your first degree.
You are currently enrolled in a local college/university/online program and have completed at least one semester of course work.
You have a B (3.0) grade point average or above in all.
You have selected a degree in a field that meets your stated objectives.
The scholarship shall be for no less than $1,000 and may be used for summer, fall or spring semester following the award.
No monies will be presented to individual scholarship recipients. All scholarship monies will be sent to the Financial Aid Office of the accredited institution indicated in this application.
A prior applicant or recipient may re-apply, however, preference will be given to new qualified applicants.
Selected Scholarship Recipients will be asked to attend a Winter Breakfast on February 18, 2025, as well as the Women of Outstanding Achievement honors luncheon on Monday, April 28, 2025. Recipient portraits (taken at the Winter Brunch) will be included in media publications, as well as the presentation publication for the Annual Women of Outstanding Achievement Luncheon where Scholarship Recipients will be recognized.