American Association of University Women (AAUW) Scholarship

The American Association of University Women (AAUW)–Monona/Madison Branch has been a committed supporter since 1993, initially through the establishment of the Single Parent Scholarship Fund. Additionally, our Returning Adult Student Award program benefits each year from funds donated in memory of two national AAUW founding mothers, Annie D. Swenson and Lois Mathews Rosenberry. Swenson served as the Madison branch’s first president in 1909, while Mathews Rosenberry was UW-Madison’s dean of women and professor of history from 1911 to 1918.

These awards support undergraduate students who are single parents pursuing an undergraduate degree. Eligibility requirements include:

• Demonstrated financial need
• Head of household status
• U.S. citizen, permanent resident, asylee, or eligible non-citizen

The application for this award is to be submitted through the ‘Scholarships for Nontraditional, Adult, & Single Parent Students’ opportunity. There are up to 15 individual scholarships associated with this one application, administered by the Division of Continuing Studies.

Visit the Adult Career and Special Student Services website to learn more!