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WASHINGTON STATE
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN’S FOUNDATION

Educational scholarships available for 2020-2021

 

The Washington State Business and Professional Women (WSBPWF) Foundation provides scholarships for women attending fully accredited schools of higher education.

Scholarships available for the 2020-2021 academic year:

A completed application and documents must be submitted for each scholarship category you are applying for:

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

*FEMALE STUDENT AND A US CITIZEN

  • Meet age requirements for specific scholarships or grants (if any).
  • A resident of Washington State for one or more years, except applicant for Military scholarship.
  • Officially accepted into a program or course of study of an accredited school in Washington State or
    enrolled in an “online” accredited program accepted as a Washington State Education institution.
  • Demonstrate scholastic ability.
  • Be in need of financial assistance.
  • Submit a copy of the official transcript of grades.
  • Complete all pages of the application form and include all required additional documentation
  • Deadline: Must be postmarked on or by June 15, 2020, and received by June 20, 2020.

FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE

A completed application and all required supporting documents must be submitted. If applying for
multiple scholarships make sure to include all additional requirements for the individual
scholarships.
[ Additional criteria for individual scholarships available on Criteria page ]

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Mature Woman Educational Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Scholarships offered to women age 30+ (by March 15) for retraining or continuing education.

Single Parent Scholarship ($1,000.00)
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 Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Warded to a woman age 30+ (by March 15) in memory of one or more past presidents of Washington State
Business and Professional Women.

Lulu Fairbanks Memorial Scholarship ($500.00)
A scholarship offered to a woman (any age) who plans a career in journalism, communications or related
career, in memory of the first Washington State BPW President, Lulu Fairbanks.

BPW/WA Member Scholarship (up to $1,000.00)
Awarded to a current member of Washington State Business and Professional Women who is in need of
funds to attend an educational program to enhance career or potential advancement opportunity.

DESIGNATED FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS

(Funds donated by a local organization, a business or an individual, most with additional criteria.)

SouthWest Seattle BPW (Eileen Henry Memorial Scholarship ($500.00)
Offered to a mature woman in South King County wishing to continue her higher education.

Margaret Way Scholarship $500.00)
Offered to a woman, age 30+, living and planning to attend an accredited school in Greater Puget Sound
area. No restrictions on major of study. Preference will be given to returning students.

Business and Professional Women (BPW/WA) Woman Military Scholarship $500.00)
Offered to a female member of the Armed Forces or Honorably Discharged Veteran, 18 years of age or older,
attending any accredited school in the State of Washington. No restrictions on major of study. Proof of
military status (current or discharge) required.

Emerald City BPW Foundation Scholarship ($1,000.00)
Offered to a woman living in the Greater Puget Sound area (King, Kitsap, Pierce or Snohomish Counties) with
the following criteria: She will be entering, or continuing, a curriculum at an accredited school, in the
field of study that will advance her career goals; be in need of assistance; have demonstrated a high
scholastic ability.

Patrick Healy and Bobbie Healy Scholarship ($1,000.00)
A scholarship offered to a woman, living and planning to attend an accredited school in the State of
Washington, for a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) advanced degree
(Masters or Doctorate) whose goal is to work in the research field of either cancer or heart disease.

Joyce Kelly Memorial Scholarship ($1,000.00)
A scholarship offered to a woman, aged 30+, living in Puget Sound area (Snohomish, King, Pierce, Kitsap and
Island Counties) and planning to attend an accredited school in Washington in a course of study of
Horticulture or Business Administration.

General Information

Eligibility Criteria for all applicants:

  1. Woman student and a citizen of the United States of America.
  2. A resident of Washington State for one or more years, except applicant for Military scholarship.
  3. Be entering or continuing a curriculum at an accredited school in the field of study that will advance her career goals.
  4. Be in need of financial assistance.
  5. Have demonstrated a high scholastic ability.
  6. Complete and submit the application and all required materials by the deadline date

Award Process:

  1. All ORIGINAL hardcopy completed applications, with attachments, shall be sent to the Washington State Business and Professional Women’s Foundation (WSBPWF) Scholarship Committee at:
    Washington State BPW Foundation
    ATTN: Scholarship Committee
    860 Southwest 143rd Street
    Seattle WA 98166 
  2. All applications must be DELIVERED by the deadline in number 4 (emailed applications will not be accepted).
  3. All submitted applications are treated with confidentiality and become the property of the Washington State Business and Professional Women’s Foundation. With the exception of the
    recipient applications, which become part of the annual Foundation records, all others are destroyed after the scholarship year.
  4. WSBPWF Scholarship Committee will review all complete applications. Selection of recipients will be made in accordance with criteria established solely by the WSBPW Foundation’s
    appointed committee.
  5. Upon selection, the WSBPWF Scholarship Committee will voucher and authorize the WSBPWF Treasurer to issue the scholarship award to the named educational institution of the recipient.
  6. Awarded scholarship funds will be mailed to the educational institution stated on the application.
  7. Once funds are received at the named institution, recipient may expend the funds during any term (Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer) within one year of the award date.
  8. The recipient may draw on the funds, as needed for tuition, books, lab fees, and supplies appropriate to the course of study.
  9. Successful recipients will be notified by mail.
  10. Upon request, the recipient will submit a recent black and white photo to the committee for publicity purposes.

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