2014 - 2015
ABWA NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS (SBMEF)
SBMEF (Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund) exists to provide educational grants and scholarships to women pursuing post-secondary educational goals as well as ongoing professional development in order to support their career advancement and to help them become the role models, mentors and leaders of the future.
Learning institutions attended must be licensed, accredited and/or state approved and located in the United States.
Final Date for all National Applications: May 15, 2014
Scholarships Awarded in July 2014
Five scholarship options are available
More details at sbmef.org
ABWA NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS (SBMEF)
$1000 LONE STAR COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
Must attend Lone Star College-CyFair
Must be a non-traditional female student
Applicant cannot be a recent high school graduate
Applicant must have had a career changeor is pursuing additional degrees or certificates
Application deadlines are April 1(for fall) and October 1(for spring)
More details at LoneStar.edu/scholarships-cyfair
FEDERATION OF HOUSTON PROFESSIONAL WOMEN (FHPW)
SCHOLARSHIP
Must be a female Texas resident planning to attend a Texas college or university
Completed at least 30 semester hours of credit as of 12/31/13 at an accredited college or university
Must be enrolled to take 6 or more credits
Grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Scholarship amount varies
Application due March 31 (for fall)
More details at fhpw.org
$250 LEADERSHIP NORTH HOUSTON (LNH) SCHOLARSHIP
One $250 scholarship will be given yearly to 2 CYFEN members who have been accepted into the program
Must have been in CYFEN for a minimum of one year
Must be a member in good standing for National & Local dues
Must be nominated by LNH member/alum by May 1, 2014
Applications are due by May 29, 2014 to Lone Star College System Community Leadership Institute
More details at LoneStar.edu/leadership-nhouston
$250 BUSINESS SKILLS TUITION REIMBURSEMENT
ABWA members and non-members may apply by June 1, 2014
The applicant must be a female U.S. Citizen
The coursework must enhance an applicant’s career objective (Coursework such as ABWA-KU MBA Essentials, Park University's Women as 21 Century Leaders, Rockhurst University and Franklin Covey offered at ABWA nationally sponsored events and/or other programming like real estate license and desk top publishing are examples of non-degree coursework that would meet the criteria for this scholarship).
The applicant must have completed the course prior to submitting her application
The applicant must apply within 90 days after course completion
The applicant must complete the online application process including: a course description, rationale for attendance, and verification of the institution’s or organization’s credentials and provide proof of payment.
More details at sbmef.org
*EXCITING* FUTURE SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY
CY-FAIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (CFEF) ENDOWMENT
Endowment must be funded within 7 years ( by 2019) All donations from the CFEF Endowment Partners are placed into a
permanent endowment fund for the purposes of expanding funds
necessary to meet the growing numbers of high schools and
increasing costs of college. Our $20,000 Endowment once funded will provide a $2,000 two-
year scholarship to the college of the recipient’s choice. For these
scholarships, CYFEN will also award a one-year ABWA membership to
the chapter of choice for the recipient anywhere in the United States. This will be awarded to a female CFISD senior student pursuing a
business degree or who is an entrepreneur going to college full time.
More details at theCFEF.org