Scholarships Available Through Woman’s Club

There is a November 1 deadline for requesting applications for the following statewide scholarships sponsored locally by Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC:

*Phipps Memorial Scholarship, which was created in 1926 to help deserving students further their education;

*The Dorothy E. Schoelzel Scholarship, first awarded in 1967 to assist women in the field of education to continue their academic career at accredited institutions;

*Waterbury Woman’s Club Scholarship, created in 1977 to assist deserving students to further their education in working with learning disabled children; and

*Wesleyan Writers Conference Scholarship, awarded to a woman who has a major interest in writing. The nationally rated conference provides participants with a weeklong interaction with famous international writers, publishers and editors.

Applicants must be women who are currently enrolled in either an undergraduate or master’s program, and have already completed at least two years of college with a minimum grade point average of 3.0.

Written requests for applications should be sent to Scholarships-Education Department, Newtown Woman’s Club, GFWC, Inc, PO Box 101, Newtown CT 06470-0101.