The Baltimore Branch AAUW offers several scholarships each year. Beginning in 2024, we are working with the College Bound Foundation to provide two types of scholarships:

AAUW Baltimore Finishers’ Scholarships—Up to four(4) $2,000 scholarships (may be renewable for one additional year)
AAUW Baltimore is pleased to offer an award to assist current female college students who have lost financial aid (Institutional/State/Federal) and/or have faced family financial hardship. If you have graduated from a Baltimore City Public High School, have 75 credits or more at a 4-year Maryland college, have exhausted all other resources, and are in good academic standing with a cumulative 2.8 GPA or better.

Criteria: You must: have a cumulative 2.8 GPA or better; demonstrate financial need because of lost financial aid or family financial hardship.  Please use this link to apply.

Three Baltimore City public school graduates received $2,000 Finisher’s Scholarships for the 2024-2025 academic years at 3 universities.

AAUW Baltimore Interrupted Studies Scholarships—Two(2) $1,000 scholarships (non-renewable)
AAUW Baltimore is pleased to offer 2 awards to assist female college students whose studies have been interrupted due to other responsibilities and will be attending either The Baltimore City Community College (BCCC) or Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC).  Note: at least one of the scholarships will be awarded to a graduate of a Baltimore City Public High School.

Criteria: You must demonstrate financial need; and submit a Resilience Essay: Everyone faces and overcomes challenges. Describe the challenges you have overcome and how that relates to you wanting to attend to college (300-900 words; 2-4 pages).  Please use this link to apply.

1.  Scholarships fare offered to students  selected by colleges and universities in the Baltimore area.

2. An interrupted studies scholarship is offered annually to a student from the Baltimore area whose college education has been interrupted due to other responsibilities.