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Mountain
Lakes, NJ Area Branch
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Apply
for a 2010 Scholarships
Applications are closed for 2010. Check back in
January 2011!
The Mountain Lakes Area Branch of AAUW
provides Local Scholarships for women students in higher education.
Deadline for Scholarship application and materials is usually sometime in
March.
Congratulations to our 2009 Recipients!
Dolce Vieira is a graduate
student at Montclair State University majoring in Environmental Studies. She
received her BS at Rutgers University in Ceramic Engineering. She is a wife,
mother, student, volunteer and an environmentalist. Dolce is highly
recommended by Eric Stern, a professor at Montclair. She is also praised for
her work with Every Drop Counts and Unity Charter School. She is active with
the GPWC Montville Township Women's Club, Parent Association at Unity Charter
School and environmental concerns. Her career goals of Environmental Studies
are also her passion. She lives in Montville with her husband and daughter.
Stacey Chung is a junior at
Rutgers University majoring in General Biotechnology. She is Vice President
of the Rutgers Kendo Club, a form of Japanese martial arts. She took part in
Honors Seminars in Springs of 2007 and 2008. Stacey is highly recommended by
Dr. Loredana Quadro with whom she studies molecular biology techniques and
works in the Department of Food and Sciences laboratory. She was the
recipient of one of the prestigious fellowships of the Aresty Research
Program at Rutgers. She also received praise from Timothy Casey, Director,
SEBS General Honors Program. She hopes to continue her education by attending
a dental school.
At various times during the year, AAUW's national Educational Foundation
offers Fellowship and Grant programs, with deadlines falling in different
months of the year, including: American Fellowships, Career Development
Grants, Community Action Grants, Selected Professional Fellowships, and
University Scholar-in-Residence. To learn more about AAUW Educational
Foundation Grant programs, go to aauw.org
Our 2010 Scholarship recipients will be announced at the
Annual Luncheon on Friday, May 14, 2010.
Applicants for the Branch scholarship must meet the following
requirements:
- Official residence in
Morris County..
- Completion of
sophomore year at an accredited college or university or matriculation in
a master’s program by June 2010.
Criteria for awards:
- scholastic record
- economic need
- motivation
- goals
The committee puts primary emphasis on economic need. At least one
scholarship is reserved for a mature woman returning to college to complete her
degree.
Application forms are available from:
- this website - you can
download a printable
application; available 1/2/2011
- the Libraries of the
Mountain Lakes, Denville, Boonton, and Morris County libraries
- make a request to:
Scholarship & Loan Committee contact: kdmenard@optonline.net / (973)
316-2468
Katherine Menard
1 Sherwood Lane
Mountain Lakes, NJ 07046
for an
application or further information.
To download the application you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0. If you
don't have the reader, you can get a free download via this link.
Last Revised: 4/09/2010
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