Women's Resource and Community Connection

• Counseling and Psychological Services
• Dean of Students
• Campus Title IX information
• Victim Services
• Career Center

• Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 1-800-500-1119
• Florida Council Against Sexual Violence    : 1-888-956-7273
• Florida Attorney General’s Office    : 1-800-226-6667
• Equality Florida
• American Civil Liberties Union of Florida
• Safe Schools South Florida

• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence: 303-839-1852
• National Organization for Women: 1-800-246-8019
• Office of Victims of Crime: 202-307-5983
• Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network: 1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
• American Association of University Women
• National Women Studies Association
• Equality Now
• International Planned Parenthood Federation
• World Health Organization
• National Human Trafficking Resource Center: 1-888-373-7888
• National Disability Rights Network
• Trans Student Educational Resources
• Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)

• American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship: Scholarships are awarded each year to women entering their third or fourth year of college in the coming year. A 3.0 GPA or higher is required.
• Broward Women's Alliance (BWA) Scholarship: This scholarship is to benefit women who need support and encouragement for professional development through education. The applicants must be enrolled in a degree-seeking or certificate program at a fully accredited school or college. Applicants must also be a resident of Broward County.
• Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship House: The FAU Business and Professional Women s Scholarship House (BPWSH) was established to provide campus housing for women with strong academic promise and substantial outside financial assistance in order to attend Florida Atlantic. The BPWSH is a cooperative living/learning facility where 16 women share leadership experience, develop life skills, and community responsibilities.
• Grace Fait Asian Women Educational Assistance Scholarship: This scholarship is awarded with preference given to a female of Asian descent. Recipient must have a minimum GPA of 3.5, be in good standing at FAU, and have demonstrated financial need. A completed FAFSA is required to be considered for this scholarship.
• Katherine Dexter Treadwell Memorial Scholarship in Counselor Education: Graduate students in the College of Education pursuing a master's degree in Counselor Education. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0. Preference will be given to female students.
• Mildred Kytlica Scholarship Fund: Provides financial support to individuals who are pursuing a degree in the College of Education with preference to female education majors. Recipients must be admitted and matriculated to the College of Education in good standing with a minimum GPA of 3.0.
• Sean and Tanya Davis Scholarship: Awarded to a female African American accounting student with an overall 3.0 GPA or higher. Student must have demonstrated financial need verified through the Student Financial Aid Office.
• ZONTA of Greater Deerfield: Awarded to Doctoral student(s) in Higher Education Leadership. Student applicants must submit evidence of approved dissertation topic related to girls and women leaders and/or in females in non-traditional fields. Must also demonstrate financial need and preferably reside in Broward County.

• Admiral Grace Murray Hopper Scholarships Scholarships awarded to women planning to study engineering, technology, or computing in the upcoming academic year; student must be planning to attend full time (exceptions are made for reentry and non-traditional applicants).
• Amelia Earhart Fellowship Fellowship is awarded annually to women pursuing Ph.D./doctoral degrees in aerospace-related sciences or aerospace-related engineering.
• Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Female graduate or undergraduate students with a passion for computing and technology; academic achievement is heavily considered.
• Anne Maureen Whitney Barrow Memorial Scholarship Scholarship awarded to a woman who is a sophomore, junior or senior students in any engineering major; must be planning to attend full time (exceptions are made for reentry and non-traditional applicants).  
• AOE National Scholarships Women enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate engineering or technical science degree. The applicant must be in at least her sophomore year if an undergraduate.
• Auxiliary Legacy Scholarship An undergraduate woman in her junior year of a four-year engineering program accredited by ABET.
• Interek Scholarship Women studying engineering at either the undergraduate or graduate level. The award also includes an internship component.
• LGS Innovations Scholarship College juniors, seniors, or graduate-level students pursuing a STEM degree. 
• Lillian Moller Gilbreth Scholarship All SWE scholarships are open only to women majoring in engineering or computer science.
• Olive Lynn Salembier Scholarship Eligibility is restricted to women who have been out of the engineering job market as well as out of school for a minimum of two years prior to reentry.  Recipient may be entering any undergraduate or graduate year, including doctoral programs, as full or part time students. 
• Palantir Scholarship for Women in Engineering Women studying technology, computer science and engineering.
• Society of Women Engineers Scholarships are open to applicants enrolled in or have been accepted to baccalaureate or graduate engineering or computer science programs.
• SWISS Scholarship Female bachelor’s and master’s degree students studying in fields related to information technology. 

• AAUW Selected Professions Female students in their third or fourth year of studying medicine at the doctoral level. 
• American Chemistry Society's Priscilla Carney Jones Scholarship Female undergraduates enrolled in a chemistry program, provided they are in their junior or senior year.
• American Physics Society's M. Hildred Blewett Scholarship Female students who have completed a PhD in physics and are pursuing research projects.
• Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration program is available to foster women’s interest in oceanography and marine science.
• Dr. Vicki L. Schechtman Scholarship Undergraduate woman interested in pursuing a career in scientific studies. 
• HOSA Future Health Professionals Scholarship Women who are members of HOSA and enrolled in an undergraduate degree program related to a health profession.
• M. Hildred Blewett Fellowship The award encourages women to go back to their careers in physics research after long periods of not working in their chosen fields.
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Women with financial constraints pursuing a graduate degree in a science-related program. 
• Women Chemists Committee Overcoming Challenges Scholarship A woman enrolled in a two-year or four-year chemistry degree program at a school that does not grant doctoral chemistry diplomas.

• Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize All members of the mathematical community are welcome to submit nominations for the prize. Nominees must be female undergraduate students and U.S. citizens.
• American Statistical Association's Gertrude M. Cox Scholarship Female graduate students enrolled in a statistics program.
• Horizons Scholarship Female students in either a graduate program or in at least their junior year of their undergraduate career, be in financial need, be enrolled in a mathematics or STEM-related degree, and show an interest in pursuing a career related to defense or national security. 
• P.E.O. Star Scholarship A female undergraduate student in her final year of study within a mathematics degree program.

• Asian Women in Business Scholarship Women of Asian or Pacific Island ancestry who can demonstrate holding a leadership role or an entrepreneurial achievement.
• Blue Soda Promo, Women in Marketing Scholarship Women pursuing a postgraduate degree in accounting with demonstrable academic achievements and a commitment to service. Financial need is also taken into account.
• Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting This organization supports the advancement of women in the accounting industry through research and educational opportunities. 
• The Educational Foundation for Women in Accounting, Laurels Scholarship Women with at least 60 credits and a 3.0 GPA who are studying marketing or advertising.
• The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Female undergraduate and graduate students are chosen based on academic performance and leadership skills and are invited to attend a Google retreat, build a network of support among peers and attend workshops, speakers and panelists. They also receive a financial award for a school year.
• IIT Scholarship Women currently enrolled in a graduate or undergraduate degree program with a demonstrated passion for international development, relations, trade, economics or business.

• American Montessori Society Teacher Education Scholarship Women who are enrolled in an AMS-affiliated program and can demonstrate financial need.
• Barbara Lotze Scholarship for Future Teachers Female undergraduates enrolled or planning to enroll in a physics teacher preparation course.
• Edward and Helen Borgens Education Scholarship Female students who are at least 25 years old, a college sophomore, and intend on teaching at the elementary or secondary level.
• Federal Student Aid TEACH Program Female students enrolled in a program preparing them to be a teacher in a high need field, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. 
• Knowles Science Teaching Foundation Female students who are passionate about teaching science or mathematics at the high school level.

• Alliance for Women in Media Emerging Voices Scholarships AWME offers numerous scholarships to women at both the undergraduate and graduate levels who are pursuing higher education in communications.
• APA's Judith McManus Price Scholarship Women and minority students who plan on pursuing careers as practicing public planners.
• AQHA Career Path Scholarship Female students undertaking a degree in journalism or communications who plan to pursue a career related to horses.
• Breylan Communications Scholarship Female students between the ages of 16 and 21 who are enrolled in a communications degree program with at least one year of studies remaining.
• Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Scholarship Women enrolled in a social science graduate degree program with an interest in working with disaster safety and mitigation.
• Gladys C. Anderson Memorial Scholarship Provided to a woman who is legally blind, studying religious or classical music at the college level.
• James M. & Erma T. Freemont Foundation Scholarship Female graduate and undergraduate students who show outstanding academic excellence in a social sciences degree program.
• Nellie Love Butcher Music Scholarship Scholarship awarded to a female music students undertaking a degree in piano or voice. 
• R.L. Gillette Scholarship Offered to women who are legally blind and enrolled in a four-year undergraduate degree program in literature or music.
• WIFLE Annual Scholarship Female students who have completed at least one year of a social sciences degree and intend to work in law enforcement.        

• American Association of University Women The association offers an international fellowship to graduate or postgraduate students based on their academic achievement, professional potential and the likelihood they will help advance the future of women and girls in their country of origin.
• American Association of University Women American Fellowships Full-time female students working to complete a dissertation, conduct research, or prepare for publication.
• American Association of University Women Career Development Grant Women who have completed a bachelor’s degree and are pursuing an advanced degree or credential.
• Graduate Women International Grant Women who are members of this society are eligible to apply for this scholarship while pursuing PhD-level work, regardless of field of study.
• Graduate Women in Science National Fellowship Female students who have completed a degree and are performing hypothesis-driven graduate research.
• Holly A. Cornell Scholarship Scholarship presented to encourage and support an outstanding female and/or minority students pursuing advanced training in the field of water supply and treatment. 
• Horizons Foundation Scholarship Program The nonprofit Women in Defense provides this scholarship program for women working in national defense or security or seeking a career in a related field.
• Jeanette Rankin Grant Need-based women who are at least 35 years old and working toward a technical, vocational, associate, or bachelor’s degree.
• Mary Houliston MacDonald Scholarship for Women Scholarship provided for woman in Broward County, 28 years of age or older that have been abandoned by her husband or be currently single because she is widowed or divorced.
• P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education Need-based women working to complete a degree or certification process.
• Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund National Scholarships The national scholarships are open to women meeting the requirements of each national scholarship on the website.
• Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants Summer/Short-Term Research Publication Grants fund women college and university faculty and independent researchers to prepare research for publication.
• Women and Leadership Program Leadership exCHANGE offers female students around the globe a four-week program to engage in university classes, activities to expose them to cultural experiences and community service opportunities.
• Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellowship in Women's Studies PhD students working to complete their dissertations on a topic related to women’s issues.
• WOSL Scholarship Awards Scholarship awards may be granted to women who are committed to advancement in military or other public service careers.

Every 2nd Thursday of the month we will hold Lunch and Learns from Noon - 1pm in Owls Care Health Promotion Classroom SS-222.

Meet new colleagues, hear from inspiring women in leadership roles and grow professionally! While our events are tailored towards women, they are open to all faculty and staff.

For more information, please contact Jill Rubin at  rubinj2014@health.fau.edu.