We award annual scholarships to local graduating high school seniors, women returning to college after an absence from education, and women who have taken a break from education after high school who are entering college for the first time, women in the nursing and health care fields and previous scholarship winners.

High School Seniors

Each spring, AAUW Morgan Hill awards several $1000 scholarships to women entering college and graduating from Live Oak, Ann Sobrato and Central high schools. Students completing the “Common Scholarship Application,” available at their high school and due for submission to the high school counseling office in early December, are considered for these scholarships. Finalists are interviewed by an AAUW member panel.

2020 High School Scholarship Winners

Re-Entry/Deferred Entry Scholarships

Our local AAUW branch invites women with a connection to the local community to consider applying for one of these scholarships. Only current or past Morgan Hill residents or students who attended school in the Morgan Hill Unified School District are eligible. We welcome your application if you have a Morgan Hill connection and meet these additional criteria:

Re-Entry Scholarship

• You are re-entering college after a break or interruption in your undergraduate studies.
• You are re-enrolling or already are enrolled at a community college and plan to continue at a four-year institution or you are re-enrolling or already are enrolled at a four-year institution at this time.
• You are working toward an Associate or Bachelor degree on a part-time (6 units) to full-time (12 units) basis.
• You are able to demonstrate financial need.
• You are able to provide verification of enrollment for the upcoming fall and/or spring term in order to receive any AAUW scholarship funds.

Deferred Entry Scholarship

• You are transitioning to college and entering college for the first time after a break or interruption after graduating from high school or obtaining GED equivalent.
• You are enrolling at a community college or enrolling at a four-year college/university at this time.
• You will be working toward an Associate or Bachelor degree or will be taking career training courses leading to a specific certificate program on a part-time (6 units) to full-time (12 units) basis.
• You are able to demonstrate financial need.
• You are able to provide verification of enrollment for the upcoming fall and/or spring term in order to receive any AAUW scholarship funds.

The AAUW scholarship committee looks forward to reviewing applications in support of women striving to achieve their educational goals.

2019 Students Receiving Re-Entry College Scholarship

Lauren Jenkins Healthcare Profession Scholarship

Lauren Jenkins was a geneticist and branch member who was actively involved in Tech Trek and who founded GEMS (Girls Engaged in Math and Science). Her passion for education and girls’ engagement in STEM fields lives on through this scholarship.
This scholarship applies to college based programs resulting in a healthcare license such as nursing, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology etc. Awards range from $500 to $2,000.

2020 Lauren Jenkins Medical Scholarship Winners

Keeping In Touch (KIT) Grants

Previous AAUW scholarship winners who are currently undergraduates have the opportunity each year to apply for supplemental grants to support their continuing education.

2020 Keeping in Touch Grant Winners