AAUW has a long & distinguished history of advancing educational & professional opportunities for women in the U.S. & around the globe.
Since 1888, AAUW has been one of the largest funders of women’s graduate education, investing in women who go on to change the world. Each year AAUW provides millions of dollars in fellowships, grants, and awards for outstanding women around the globe and for community action projects. AAUW also funds pioneering research on women, girls, and education.
AAUW offers a number of fellowship programs which provide grant monies to women pursuing doctoral and postdoctoral studies. One such fellowship is was founded in 1997 and named in honor of AAUW-Walla Walla member Dina Baker, who passed away in 2021. Our branch, with help from other branches, saw that $100,000 fellowship fully funded in 2004. Women scholars who receive grants from this ongoing fellowship fund have our branch to thank.
Neighbors
2025 Community Project Grants
AAUW-Walla Walla raises funds for scholarships, STEM camps, and leadership conferences for women and girls. We also allocate funds for project-based grants to registered tax-exempt organizations or initiatives fiscally sponsored by a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the US Internal Revenue Code.
To be considered for a grant, projects must align with the mission of AAUW-Walla Walla and take place within Walla Walla County or Milton-Freewater, Oregon.
Applications for our 2025 Community Project Grants are now open!
The deadline is 5:00pm on April 15, 2025. All levels of funding will be considered up to $5,000.
Scholars
AAUW College Scholarship Recipients 2024
STEM Horizons Scholarship Recipients
These students have declared a STEM major and will receive a $3,000 scholarship to continue their studies:
Wynter Doyle - Walla Walla HS (WWHS)
Hadley Beechinor – DeSales HS
Cynthia Montalvo - WWHS
Jocelyn Hernandez-Reyes – DeSales HS
Amy Ruiz - WWHS
Brianna Ramirez - WWHS
Emma Morasch – College Place HS
Luz Vasquez-Perez – WWHS
Rosetta Renwick - Touchet
Celeste Montero Rodriguez – DeSales HS
Lexus Brooks – Waitsburg HS
Suzanne Nicault - WWHS
Students Returning to College After a Pause in Education
The following recipients will use their $3,000 scholarship to resume their college education after experiencing an interruption or hardship:
Michelle Brooks – Waitsburg HS
Misha Patel – WWHS
Lily Clancy – WWHS
Lisbeth Corona – WWHS
Future Leaders
National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL)
Each year, AAUW brings together college women from around the country for three days of leadership training, inspiration, and networking. Our AAUW-Walla Walla Branch offers NCCWSL scholarships that pays for tuition, travel, and lodging for the conference. Applicants must either graduate from a Walla Walla area high school and be attending college, or be a student attending a Whitman College, Walla Walla Community College or Walla Walla University. Share the word about this excellent opportunity.
This year’s conference took place from May 30 - June 1, 2024, at the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland. The conference theme was “Dare to be…” As a local attendee stated, “The conference was an invaluable experience where I gained more tools to grow my leadership skills, more knowledge of how the world works, met people from all different life paths and continued to develop how my personal passions can be intertwined into my future and career.”
VISIT OUR NCCWSL PAGE FOR FULL DETAILS & APPLICATIONS
2024 NCCWSL Attendees
Alice Lanier
Emmali Simmelink
Olivia Wood
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Your generous contribution — in any amount — to the AAUW-Walla Walla Scholarship Fund will be used to fund scholarships for local women and girls pursuing higher education.
We appreciate your support!