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