50 Scholarships for Women

If you are a female who is interested in pursuing a higher education, you're in luck. There are thousands of scholarships that cater specifically to women offered by both private and public organizations.

Here are 50 such scholarships. Don't miss out on some of these great opportunities.

1. AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program
This scholarship, worth $500 to $5,000, is for women aged 40 years and older who are pursuing a degree at an accredited institution or technical program. To be eligible, applicants must show financial need. Graduate students are ineligible.

2. Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
This scholarship, worth $1,000 to $10,000, is for women pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited institution. Selection is based on financial need.

3. DigiPen Institute of Technology Women's Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $1,000, is for women who permanent residents or citizens of the United States.

4. Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholarships
This scholarship is for women who are 35 years old or older who are pursuing a degree an accredited institution. To be eligible, applicants must demonstrate financial need and must be citizens of the United States.

5. Project Red Flag Scholarship
This $2,500 scholarship is for women suffering from bleeding disorders such as von Willebrand disease or hemophilia.

6. Selected Professions Fellowships—sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW)
This scholarship is for women pursuing a degree full time in architecture, computer science, engineering, math, or another field where women are traditionally underrepresented. To be eligible, applicants must be permanent residents or citizens of the United States.

7. Society of Women Engineers Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $1,000 to $10,000, is for women pursuing a degree in engineering or computer science. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 and must be a permanent resident or citizen of the United States.

8. Thompson Scholarship for Women in Safety
This scholarship, worth $1,000, is for women enrolled in a graduate degree program in occupational safety and health or another related field.

9. AJM Scholarship
This scholarship is available to participants of the Junior Miss program. Award amounts vary by participating institutions.

10. The William Rucker Greenwood Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $1,000, is for female students pursuing a degree full time in geoscience at an accredited school in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia.

11. Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund Scholarships
This scholarship, worth $11,000, is for women aged 25 and older who are enrolled in a graduate degree program in the United States or Canada. To be eligible, applicants must be from a developing country and must have evidence of community service done in her home country with women or children. Post graduation, recipients will engage in two years of community service in her home country.

12. Lesbian Caucas Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $500, is for women participating in a master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation in that corresponds with the aims of the Lesbian Caucus and the National Women’s Studies Association.

13. Doyne M. Green Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $4,000, is for women who are pursuing a graduate degree in law, medicine, and social/public services. To be eligible, applicants must be residents of Washington and must have completed the first year of their graduate degree.

14. Delta Gamma Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship is for Delta Gamma initiates who are enrolled in an undergraduate degree program. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 and must have completed the first three semesters of their degree program.

15. NWSA Women of Color Caucus Awards
This scholarship, worth $500, is for Latina, Asian/Asian-American, Pacific Islander, Arab/Middle Eastern, African, and Native American/American Indian/Alaskan Native students who are pursuing a graduate degree.

16. The Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award/Guardian's Initiative
This scholarship is for girls between 12 and 18 years of age attending a middle school or high school. To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. citizens or legal residents.

17. Laurels Fund Scholarships
This scholarship, worth up to $5,000, is for females who are enrolled in an advanced accounting degree program.

18. Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship
This $10,000 scholarship is for women pursuing a degree in the computing and technology fields.

19. Cronk Opportunity Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is for females belonging to the Evangelical Lutheran Church who are pursuing a degree. To be eligible, applicants must be citizens of the United States, must be 21 years old or older, and must have been out of school for a period of two years or more.

20. Selected Professions Science and Technology Scholarships & Fellowships
This scholarship, worth $500 to $2,000, is for disabled women pursuing a graduate degree who are involved in a disability organization.

21. AAUW Community Action Grants
This research grant, worth $7,000 to $10,000, is for people involved in a research program or project that advocates equality and education for women.

22. ANS Delayed Education Scholarship for Women
This scholarship is for women pursuing an undergraduate degree in a nuclear-related field such as nuclear science or nuclear engineering. To be eligible, applicants must have taken a break during the process of attaining the degree.

23. HORIZONS Scholarship
This scholarship is for women pursuing a degree that will enable employment in the national security and defense of the United States, or for those women who are already employed in these fields. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.25, must be U.S. citizens, and must be able to show financial need.

24. Amelia Kemp Scholarship
This $6000 scholarship is for females of color who belong to the Evangelical Lutheran Church and are pursuing a degree. To be eligible, applicants must be citizens of the United States, must be 21 years old or older, and must have been out of school for a period of two years or more.

25. Dorothy Harris Endowed Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $1,500 to $3,000, is for female students pursuing a graduate degree in sports psychology, physical education, sports administration, sports sociology, and kinesology.

26. Michael J. Freeman Scholarships for Irish Women Program
This scholarship is for women attending an institution in Ireland who are of Irish descent.

27. Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award
This scholarship, worth $1,000, is for students pursuing a degree in physics or geoscience. To be eligible, applicants must be sophomores or juniors in college and must demonstrate academic achievement and involvement in extracurricular activities.

28. ARFORA / Martha Gavrila Scholarship for Women
This scholarship, worth $1,000, is for female members of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America who are pursuing a graduate degree.

29. Glamour's Top 10 College Women Award
This scholarship, worth $3,000, is for women pursuing a degree at an institution. To be eligible, applicants must exhibit academic achievement and leadership skills, and must be juniors in college.

30. Women in Need Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $2,000, is for women pursuing a degree in accounting. To be eligible, applicants must have taken a break during the course of their study and must be in their junior year of college.

31. College Scholarships Foundation Women's Scholarship
This $1,000 scholarship is for women who currently enrolled in an institution. To be eligible, applicants must be United States citizens with a minimum GPA of 3.0.

32. Microsoft Graduate Women's Scholarship Program
This $15,000 scholarship is for women pursuing a PhD. Recipients are also awarded a $2,000 travel stipend to attend a conference related to their degree.

33. NWSA Women's/Gender Studies Student Scholarships
This $1,000 scholarship is for students completing a master's thesis or doctoral dissertation in women's studies.

34. Renate W. Chasman Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $2,000, is for reentry students who are pursuing a degree in natural science, engineering, or mathematics. To be eligible, applicants must be in their junior or senior year of undergraduate study or their first year of graduate study. Applicants must also be residents of Long Island and citizens or permanent residents of the United States.

35. The Merck Index in Chemistry Scholarships
This $5,000 scholarship is for women pursuing a doctorate degree in organic chemistry at a university in the United States or Canada.

36. The Penelope Hanshaw Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $500, is for students pursuing a degree in geoscience at an accredited institution in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, or West Virginia. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.0 and must be able to show academic achievement, leadership skills, and involvement in geoscience or earth science activities.

37. GoGirlGo! Award
This $2,500 grant is for all-girls sports teams whose members are in 9th grade to 12th grade. Applicants must be residents of the United States.

38. Ethnic Minority and Women's Enhancement Postgraduate Scholarship for Careers in Athletics
This scholarship is for female and minority students pursuing a graduate degree who are involved in intercollegiate athletics.

39. AARP Foundation Women's Scholarship Program
This scholarship, worth $500 to $5,000, is for women aged 40 years and older who are pursuing a degree at an accredited institution or technical program. To be eligible, applicants must show financial need. Graduate students are ineligible.

40. Dorothy L. Weller P.E.O. Scholarship
This scholarship is for female residents of California who are studying law at an accredited institution or licensed paralegal school. The award amount is not specified.

41. Michelle L. McDonald Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $1,000, is for women who are studying accounting at a college or university who have taken a break from school due to having children or entering the work force.

42. Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Scholarship
This $2,000 scholarship is for disabled women who are pursuing a graduate degree.

43. P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund
This scholarship is for women who are enrolled in a graduate degree program in the United States or Canada. This scholarship is not for residents or citizens of the United States or Canada.

44. Justice Pauline Davis Hanson Scholarship
This scholarship is for women who are pursuing a degree in law. To be eligible, applicants must be former or current residents of the counties of Fresno, Kings, Madera, or Tulare. Freshmen are ineligible for this award.

45. Women's Western Golf Foundation Scholarship
This scholarship, worth $2,000, is for women who participate in some aspect of golf. To be eligible, applicants must show academic excellence, financial need, and must be citizens of the United States.

46. Janet Cullen Tanaka Scholarship
This scholarship is for women pursuing a degree in geology, environmental and engineering geology, geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology, or hydrology at an accredited college or university in Oregon or Washington. To be eligible, applicants must have a GPA of at least 3.2. Freshmen are ineligible for this award.

47. Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarships
This scholarship, worth $5,000, is for female juniors and seniors pursuing an undergraduate degree in business.

48. Girls Incorporated Lucile Miller Wright Scholars Program
This scholarship, worth $2,500 to $15,000, is for 11th and 12th grade female participants of a Girls Incorporated affiliate.

49. Calgon Take Me Away Essay Contest for Women
This scholarship, worth $1,000 to $7,000, is for women who are or will be enrolled in an accredited college or university. To be eligible, applicants must be citizens of the United States with a GPA of at least 3.0.

50. African-American Women in Computer Science: College Scholarships
This scholarship, worth $4,000 to $10,000, is for African-American females who are pursuing a degree in computer science or information technology.

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