The following scholarships are available to PFW students, IU Students and those attending other institutions. They are organized by the criteria on which they are awarded, though most have more than one criterion. Check out all the categories that apply to you. Each entry contains a link that will take you to a webpage that includes the application or instructions for applying. Please read the criteria carefully. You don’t want to spend hours on an application and then discover that you don’t meet the eligibility criteria.

Please note, if you live outside Allen County, in northeast Indiana or northwest Ohio, take a look at the last section to find links to community foundations in most counties that administer several scholarship funds. Most of the community foundation scholarships are geared toward new high school graduates, but the foundations listed on this database also administer scholarships that are open to—sometimes they are only open to—nontraditional students.

The Women's Center staff is available to answer questions or offer additional advice for your scholarship search. You can reach us at [email protected]  or by phone at 260-481-6029. 

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Scholarships for Students in Specific Academic Areas

Art and Sciences

• Degree.Directory.org
• Phi Kappa Phi

Business

• CPAexcel Student Scholarship (must be taking an accounting course)
• Business Research Guides Scholarship for Women Entrepreneurs (Women)
• International Franchise Association Scholarships

Communication

• Media Fellows Scholarship - Washington Media Scholars Foundation

Computer Science

• Microsoft Corporation Scholarship
• Rural Technology Fund Scholarship(s)

Criminal Justice

• The Christopher W. Keyser Undergraduate Scholarship

Education

• Wells County Scholarship 
• Wells County Adult Scholarship

Engineering

• National Society of Professional Engineers Scholarships
• Purdue University- Lyles School of Civil Engineering
• Society of Women Engineers (Women)
• The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship (Women)

Health and Human Services

• Fort Wayne Medical Society Alliance Scholarship
• Tylenol Scholarship

Hospitality

• American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation
• National Restaurant Association Scholarships

Public Policy

• EPA Fellowships for Undergraduate Environmental Study
• Indiana Conservation Officers Scholarship

STEM—Science / Technology / Engineering / Math

• Affordable Colleges Online - Women in STEM Scholarships
• NASA Interns, Fellows, and Scholars
• Women in STEM Scholarships
• Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

Women’s Studies

• Purdue University Fort Wayne Women's Studies Scholarships

Scholarships for Women

• Live Your Dream: Education and Training Award for Women
• The Deana Kendrick Foundation Scholarship (30 years+)
• Tri-Kappa Scholarships
• Women’s Independence Scholarship Program

P.E.O. Program for Continuing Education 

• Please contact [email protected] with the following information:
  • First and Last name
  • Mailing address, Phone number, and email address 

Additional information about the scholarship will be provided once you have contacted the organization. 

• Clubs of America Scholarship Award for Career Success
• Kosciusko County Community Foundation

Scholarships for Minority Students

• Association on American Indian Affairs
• Islamic Scholarship Fund
• Sallie Mae Fund – African American Scholarships
• Sallie Mae Fund – Latino College Dollars

Scholarships Administered by Northeast Indiana / Ohio Community Foundations

• Kosciusko Community Foundation
• Steuben Community Foundation
• Wells Community Foundation

Scholarships for Graduate Students

• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
• Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund

Scholarships for International students (Non-U.S. Citizens)

• The Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship

Professions That Pay for College Tuition