The Indiana County (PA) Branch of the American Association of University Women announces scholarship awards for the next Academic Year. These scholarships are offered in cooperation with AAUW Collegiate Institutional members Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Saint Francis University. We offer $1,000.00 scholarships to women students attending either Indiana University of Pennsylvania or Saint Francis University whose career goal is to exemplify AAUW’s mission to advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy. Selection is based on financial need, academic promise, clarity of goals and future potential. Scholarship candidates must be available to attend a video-interview (TBA).
Deadline to apply is March 15, 2025 (must be received by 11:59 p.m.) Winners will receive their $1,000 awards by May 31. This year’s Scholarship Applications are open Februrary 1, 2025.
Eligibility Requirements:
- A current IUP or SFU undergraduate or graduate student who identifies as a woman.
- Has earned at least 24 undergraduate credits or 6 graduate credits by the end of the current academic year.
- Has a 3.0 GPA or better.
Click here for an Online Application.
Congratulations to our 2024 AAUW Scholarship Winners ~ Shagufta Haque and Julia Marshall!
Shagufta Haque is completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics with an Honors concentration and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance at IUP. Her career goal is to create an NGO that will help female artisans in rural Bangladesh and other countries preserve their traditional crafts and use E-commerce to revive their artisanal industry and gain access to global markets.
Profile of our Past Scholarship Winners
Madison Book, Scholarship Winner 2021
Saint Francis University graduate student Madison Book is pursuing occupational therapy. Her career goal is to be a pediatric therapist and researcher to help children, especially girls, that are diagnosed with challenges such as ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Ms. Book grew up in Huntington County in Mapleton Depot. She currently lives on campus.
Melanie McConnell, Scholarship Winner 2021
Melanie McConnell is a candidate for a Master of Safety Sciences degree at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Her goal is to pass the Certified Safety Professional exam and earn a position in industry as a director of health and safety. An immigrant from Trinidad, Ms. McConnell became a U.S. citizen in 2019. She currently resides in Philadelphia and is earning her degree online.
2020 AAUW Indiana County scholarship winners were: Rosalinda Rivera, Saint Francis University Women’s Studies & Criminology Major; and, Chloe Tubbs, Indiana University of Pennsylvania Music Major.
See our previous scholarship winners: AAUW Scholarship Archive