Local ScholarshipPortland Branch raises funds and annually grants a scholarship to a student at Portland Community College. Applicants must be students at PCC and apply through the PCC Foundation.
To make a tax-deductible donation to this scholarship fund, make your check out to "PCC Foundation" and write "AAUW Portland #002" in the memo line. Mail to PCC Foundation, Portland Community College, PO Box 19000, Portland OR 97280-9894. |
National Fellowships & GrantsOne of the world’s largest sources of funding for graduate women, AAUW is providing more than $3.9 million in funding for more than 230 fellowships and grants to outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2018–19 academic year. Due to the longstanding, generous contributions of AAUW members, a broader community of women continues to gain access to educational and economic opportunities — breaking through barriers so that all women have a fair chance.
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Applying for a Scholarship, Fellowship or Grant
All Portland Branch scholarships and grants are given through the PCC Foundation or through AAUW National, according to the policies and guidelines of those organizations. To see if you qualify, please go to PCC Foundation or to AAUW Fellowships and Grants.
Contributing to AAUW Funds
If you wish to make an online contribution, go to aauw.org and click on "Donate"
Contributions to AAUW Funds are fully tax deductible and can be designated to a specific fund. Some of the most commonly designated funds and national programs are:
AAUW Greatest Need Fund (9110)
Allows AAUW the flexibility to respond rapidly to new and emerging challenges facing women and girls and to utilize your gift where it’s needed most. This fund ensures the strength, relevance, and viability of AAUW into the future.
Education and Training Fund (4450)
Addresses the barriers and implicit biases that hinder the advancement of women by championing equal access to education and ensuring that education at every level is free from sex discrimination.
Examples include: Fellowships, Alumnae Initiatives, Fellowships and Grants, Public Policy Research, STEM, Title IX.
Economic Security Fund (4449)
Ensures livelihoods for women through achieving pay equity for women, providing training in salary negotiation, and deepening women’s retirement security and quality of life.
Examples include: Start Smart, Work Smart, Work Smart Online, Legal Advocacy Fund, Pay Equity, Title VII, Retirement Security.
Leadership Fund (4452)
Supports the effort to close the gender gap in leadership opportunities by bolstering the participation of and increasing the number of girls and women in leadership roles, particularly in education and nonprofit organizations
Examples of programs include: Campus Action Projects, Empower, NCCWSL, Career, Workplace, Training.
Contributions to AAUW Funds are fully tax deductible and can be designated to a specific fund. Some of the most commonly designated funds and national programs are:
AAUW Greatest Need Fund (9110)
Allows AAUW the flexibility to respond rapidly to new and emerging challenges facing women and girls and to utilize your gift where it’s needed most. This fund ensures the strength, relevance, and viability of AAUW into the future.
Education and Training Fund (4450)
Addresses the barriers and implicit biases that hinder the advancement of women by championing equal access to education and ensuring that education at every level is free from sex discrimination.
Examples include: Fellowships, Alumnae Initiatives, Fellowships and Grants, Public Policy Research, STEM, Title IX.
Economic Security Fund (4449)
Ensures livelihoods for women through achieving pay equity for women, providing training in salary negotiation, and deepening women’s retirement security and quality of life.
Examples include: Start Smart, Work Smart, Work Smart Online, Legal Advocacy Fund, Pay Equity, Title VII, Retirement Security.
Leadership Fund (4452)
Supports the effort to close the gender gap in leadership opportunities by bolstering the participation of and increasing the number of girls and women in leadership roles, particularly in education and nonprofit organizations
Examples of programs include: Campus Action Projects, Empower, NCCWSL, Career, Workplace, Training.
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