Why is a grant one of the best ways to pay for college?
A grant is a type of financial assistance that does not have to be repaid.
Meaning no debt, no interest payments, just 100% free money to help fund your education. Below Ive listed with the help of grantsforwomen.com a alphabetical list of grants available to women to support their education.
American Association of University Women (AAUW)
Features information on fellowships, grants, and
awards for female students, presented by the American Association of University
Women (AAUW) in Washington, D.C. Discusses AAUW Educational Foundation
fellowships and grants, AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund support for sex discrimination
lawsuits, and the International Federation of University Women.
Grant Amount: Varies
Arcus Foundation
Provides grants through several funds, to include
the Arcus Fund, Gay & Lesbian Fund, Great Apes Fund, and the National Fund.
The Arcus Foundation envisions and contributes to a pluralistic world that
celebrates diversity and dignity, invests in social justice, and promotes
tolerance and compassion.
Grant Amount: Varies
Association For Women In Mathematics
The purpose of the Association for Women in Mathematics
is to encourage women and girls to study and to have active careers in the
mathematical sciences, and to promote equal opportunity and the equal treatment
of women and girls in the mathematical sciences.
Grant Amount: Varies
Association for Women In Science Scholarships and
Fellowships
Each year, the AWIS Educational Foundation offers
predoctoral awards and college scholarships for high school seniors in the
amount of $1,000. A new program, the Kirsten R. Lorentzen Award, is for college
sophomores or juniors studying physics or geoscience.
Grant Amount: $1,000
Barbara Lee Family Foundation
The Barbara Lee Family Foundation was founded by
Barbara Lee to strategically advance two of her longstanding passions – women
in politics and the contemporary arts. The Women in Politics Program Area is
dedicated to engaging women in the American democratic process and promoting
their participation at all levels of government.
Grant Amount: Not listed.
Colin Higgins Foundation
Through its grantmaking activities, The Colin
Higgins Foundation supports organizations that build the power and leadership
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth (age 13-24) through:- Grassroots organizing and/or comprehensive
leadership development
- Working with historically underprivileged constituencies:
youth of color,
transgendered, immigrant,low income or rural
youth/and or youth in reservation
communities
- Striving to bring about institutional change in
the legal, political economic or
cultural structures that impact the LGBT youth,
and;
- Working to link LGBT youth to other
organization and social justice movements.
Grant Amount: $10,000-$20,000
Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting
Scholarships
The Educational Foundation awards scholarships to
women who are pursuing accounting degrees at both the undergraduate and
postgraduate levels.
Grant Amount: $1,000 - $5,000
Federated Dept Store Foundation
Charitable giving through the Federated
Foundation, from Federated’s divisions and corporate office and The May
Department Stores Foundation totaled more than $33.5 million in fiscal 2005.
Areas of strategic focus for the Federated Foundation continue to be education,
arts/culture, minority issues, women’s issues and HIV/AIDS.
Grant Amount: Varies
Girls Global Education Fund (GGEF)
GGEF is unique in that they are the only
organization whose sole mission is to send girls to schools. To address the
gender gap that exists between girls’ and boys’ education wanted to give girls
a program of their own.
Grant Amount: Varies
Girls Inc. Grants
Each year, Girls Inc. partners with the Annie E.
Casey Foundation to offer the Family Strengthening Awards that recognize Girls
Inc. affiliates for outstanding programs that make families stronger and thus,
help girls reach their full potential.
Grant Amount: Varies
Google Anita Borg Scholarship
As part of Google's ongoing commitment to
furthering Dr. Anita Borg's vision, they are pleased to announce the Google
Anita Borg Scholarship, through which we hope to encourage women to excel in
computing and technology and become active role models and leaders.
Grant Amount: $1,000 - $10,000
HORIZONS Scholarship For Women
The scholarship is intended to provide financial
assistance to further educational objectives of women who are U.S. citizens
either employed or planning careers in defense or national security areas.
Grant Amount: Varies
International Federation of University Women's
Fellowships and Grants (IFUW)
IFUW and its national affiliates help to build
the future by offering fellowships and grants to enable women and girls to
achieve their educational goals
Grant Amount: Varies
Meeting Professionals International (MPI)
Scholarship Program
Women are the overwhelming majority of
professionals in the meeting industry, yet the overwhelming minority in
leadership positions in their corporation/ organizations. In 2001, MPI launched
a “Women’s Leadership Initiative” and has since worked to change this
gender-related leadership statistic. Categories of scholarship funding include:
- College education funding
- General leadership education or academic
funding
- MPI Programs- for leadership, career and
education or academic funding specifically provided by MPI
Scholarship Amounts: Not listed.
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Mott Foundation
The Mott Foundation has three grantmaking
objectives: To strengthen education for democratic participation, To support
women’s participation in government and nongovernmental organizations, To
strengthen the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector.
Grant Amount: Varies
Ms. Foundation For Women
The Ms. Foundation for Women has been creating
opportunities for women and girls for 30 years. We know that when we invest in
women and girls, helping them develop their voices and skills, everyone
benefits—men, boys, families, and communities.
Grant Amount: Varies
National Physical Science Consortium Fellowships
For Women
NPSC offers a unique graduate fellowship in the
physical sciences and related engineering fields. It is open to all U. S.
Citizens, but with emphasis on recruitment of applications from historically
underrepresented minorities and women.
Grant Amount: Varies
NOW Foundation
This foundation is a non-profit organization that
is devoted to furthering women's rights through education and litigation. They
are affiliated with the National Organization for Women - the largest
organization for women's rights.
Grant Amount: Varies
Open Society Institute Grants
The Open Society Institute (OSI), a private
operating and grantmaking foundation, aims to shape public policy to promote
democratic governance, human rights, and economic, legal, and social reform.
Locally, OSI implements a range of initiative to support the rule of law,
education, public health and independent media. Specifically for women, this
organization promotes the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality,
and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization.
Grant Range (awarded to programs benefiting
women): $340 to $550,000
PeaChic Grants
peaChic was created by women in business, for
women in business. Because of this we
also focus significant effort on helping women, nationwide, achieve their
dreams through owning businesses of their own.
In addition to well balanced articles, peaChic also offers grants 4
times per year for the purpose of starting or expanding
woman-owned/woman-focused businesses. These grants are corporate-sponsored and
never require repayment.
Grant Amount: Varies
PEO International
True to the mission of promoting educational
opportunities for women, education continues to be the primary philanthropy of
the P.E.O. Sisterhood. In fact, the P.E.O. Sisterhood proudly sponsors no less
than five international philanthropies, or projects, designed to assist women
with their educational goals.
Grant Amount: Varies
Roller Panhellenic Scholarship For Women
The Mary Louise Roller Panhellenic Scholarship is
an annual award of $1,000 awarded to an undergraduate woman who plans to attend
graduate school the following fall.
Grant Amount: $1,000
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund
Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund, a program of
the Talbots Charitable Foundation, will award $100,000 in scholarships to women
determined to finally get that college degree.
Grant Amount: $1,000 - $10,000
Textron Corporate Grants
Textron is committed to helping prepare both
adults and young people to achieve gainful employment and ultimately, success
in the workplace. We support all levels of education, from early childhood to
higher education and a variety of innovative job training programs for people
of all ages and socio-economic backgrounds.
Grant Amount: Varies
Travel Grants For Women through the National
Science Foundation and the Association for Women in Mathematics
This program enables women to attend research
conferences in their fields, thereby providing a valuable opportunity to
advance their research activities and their visibility in the research
community.
Grant Amount: Up to $2,000
Verizon Foundation
This Foundation concentrates its funding in the
areas of literacy, digital divide, women and economic development, people with
disabilities, education/scholarships, and community development.
Grant Amount: Varies
Whitehead Scholarship Program For Women
While most of the Lettie Pate Whitehead
scholarships go toward undergraduate higher education, the Foundation maintains
a special interest in health education. A significant number of its scholarship
grants support education in the medical, nursing and allied health care fields.
Grant Amount: Varies
Women's Funding Network
This fund transforms the traditional relationship
between funds, donors, grassroots organizations, and the women and girls served
by bringing all parties together.
Grant Amount: Varies
Women In Engineering Grants (WEPAN)
WEPAN Awards honor key individuals, programs, and
corporations for accomplishments that underscore WEPAN's mission. They are
presented each year at the annual conference for extraordinary service,
significant achievement, model programs, and work environments that support the
career success of women engineers.
Grant Amount: Varies
Women's Research and Education Institute Fellowship
This fellowship gives female students an
experience in public policymaking in Congress.
Grant Amount: Varies
Zonta International
Zonta International is a global organization of
executives and professionals working
together to advance the status of women worldwide
through service and advocacy.
Grant Amount: Varies
