Scholarships
College Scholarship Awards
The Lake/Sumter branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) offers scholarships to women who have completed the first two years or 60 undergraduate credits of a bachelors degree.
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Each year we award scholarships to support women as they complete the last two years of their undergraduate work. Winners receive an award for their junior year and, assuming progress, they receive a continuing award for their senior year.
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The application process begins in the fall, and winners are presented at our May General Meeting. Since 1988, we have awarded over 40 scholarships to deserving young women.
For more information, email the Scholarship Committee, and download criteria for our scholarship program.
2025-26 Scholarship Recipients - 1st year
Tiffany is from the Phillippines and has a bachelor's degree in business. Because of health issues and wonderful care nurses, she is returning to school to become an ICU nurse.
Bryleigh is our youngest recipient. At 17, she already has 60 credits from Lake Sumter State College. She will attend the University of Florida in the fall to become a Registered Dietician.
Aponi is a single mother of a 2-year-old who has medical issues. She is studying organizational management at Lake Sumter State College, and her goal is to own and operateher own small business: a photography company specializing in weddings.
Carla, from Venezuela, is studying business administration and economics at Valencia College.
Halle is a single mother of two. She is currently working as a teacher's aide and is returning to school to earn her baccalaureate degree in Elementary Education.
Christina D. is married and has one child, aged 20, who is on the autism spectrum. Her husband was a police officer in New York and is suffering from PTSD. She will receive her AA degree from Lake Sumter State College in August 2025 and will transfer to Florida Atlantic University to study finance and accounting. She wants to become a CPA.
Lindsay P. will enter the University of Florida in the fall to continue her education in nursing. Her career goal is to become a nurse practitioner. She works full-time in nursing, and her mother and two sisters are nurses.
Tevia M., a student at Beacon College, has completed her junior year so she only needs funding from us for one year. She is studying psychology with a minor in education, and she would like to be a health educator in a high school setting.
2025-26 Scholarship Recipients - 2nd year
Allyson R. is studying design and technology at the University of Florida. Her goal is to become an instructional designer.
Evelyn O. will return to Lake Sumter State College to complete her bachelor's degree in nursing. Originally from Chile, Evelyn is the first member of her family to attend college.
Victoria V. will complete her baccalaureate degree at Beacon College in Human Services and Psychology. Her goal is to become a school social worker.
Fiona C. will complete her degree in Human Services at Beacon College. Her goal is to become a Special Education elementary teacher.
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