Scholarships
Annually, the Scholarship Fund of the Minneapolis Branch of AAUW offers two four-year scholarships to young women graduating from a Minneapolis Public High School. Women graduating with a G.P.A. of at least 3.0 and a documented financial need are encouraged to apply.
Scholarship recipients currently receive $3,000 annually. If the scholar is a student in good academic standing at her college or university the scholarship will be renewed each of the following three years. The maximum that each scholar could receive is $12,000 over 4 years.
All members of the board read each application to determine the finalists who will be interviewed. The selection criteria are based on grades, financial need, an essay written by the applicant, information from references, and an interview. Finalists are interviewed in April by three board members and recipients notified by May 1.
History
The Scholarship Fund of the Minneapolis Branch was established to provide financial assistance to Minneapolis Public School women graduates to continue their education with the goal of attaining a Baccalaureate degree at an accredited institution. The fund has come a long way in a very short time. The first four-year scholarship was awarded in 2001. In 2006, we were able to begin giving two awards annually. In 2011 we will be awarding two new scholarships and renewing 6 scholarships for a total of 8 scholarships of $3,000 each. Each spring a theater party is held as a fund raiser for the Scholarship Fund.
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