Each year since 2007, the Smith Mountain Branch of AAUW has awarded scholarships to assist local women continuing their post-secondary education. Unlike most scholarships awarded to high school graduates beginning their college experience, ours are awarded to women of any age with at least one semester’s studies beyond high school.
This year we are awarding 4 scholarships of $5000 each and a special memorial scholarship of $6000 for STEM majors! These scholarships are for women in college who reside in Bedford, Franklin or Pittsylvania County.
See more information below.
Applications will be accepted beginning on January 8th, 2025 with a deadline for submission by midnight on April 1, 2025. If you would like to hear stories from past scholarship applicants, please click here: Previous scholarship recipients – in their own words
The links below will take you to the the detailed requirements and the application form for 2025. If you are a STEM major, you may also want to apply for the Toni Seidelmann Memorial Scholarship. A description of this scholarship and Dr. Seidelmann’s biography are included below. Please use the same application as for the other scholarships and include the required information for this special STEM award.
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2025 Toni Seidelmann Memorial Scholarship / Dr. Seidelmann’s biography
Use the link below to send a message to the Scholarship Committee or to submit your application and related materials.
Contact Scholarship / Submit Application Materials