We award annual scholarships to local graduating high school seniors, students returning to college after an absence from education, college students in the nursing and health care fields, college students for participation in a leadership conference, and previous scholarship winners.

Some of our 2018 Scholarship recipients at the Wildflower Run with Dr. Kathleen Rose, President of Gavilan Community College

College Scholarships for High School Seniors

Each spring, AAUW Morgan Hill awards several $1000 scholarships to young 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.

2018 High School Seniors Receiving College Scholarships

College Scholarships for Re-Entry Students

AAUW Morgan Hill annually awards several scholarships to students re-entering school after a break in their education.  These “Re-Entry” scholarships are awarded to students attending college who best meet the following criteria:

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  Re-entering college after a break
  
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  Have a connection to Morgan Hill, either having attended a Morgan Hill school or as a past or present resident of Morgan Hill
  
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  Plan to continue their education at a four year institution
  
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  Have genuine financial need

2018 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.
In 2016, we awarded our first $2000 to a Gavilan College RN student.

In 2018 we awarded four Healthcare Profession scholarships.

Keeping In Touch (KIT) Grants

Previous scholarship winners who are currently undergraduates have the opportunity each year to apply for supplemental grants.

2018 KIT grant recipients:

National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) Scholarship

The Morgan Hill branch of AAUW typically awards a scholarship to this national conference, held annually near the end of the school year. The scholarship includes conference registration and travel expenses. If we are not able to identify a local candidate meeting our criteria, we will pass the funds on to AAUW’s national organization who will provide the scholarship to a worthy candidate.

2018 NCCWSL scholarship recipient: