The new Scholarship Board (Wendy Lyons, Chair; Norma McShane; Stephannie Peters, and Kathy Wagenknecht) met with President Suzanne Kirkpatrick on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, to finalize the process for awarding scholarships for Fall 2024.

Because of the changes at CCV and Castleton University, our prior methodology — meeting with the counselors at CCV and identifying non-traditional women students who were performing well but needed additional funds to continue their education — is no longer possible. Instead, we have agreed upon the process described below, beginning this summer.

The Scholarship

We will award ONE scholarship for $1000 for the Fall Semester. The check will be written to the school, to be applied to the student’s account. (Potentially, a second scholarship for the same student could be awarded for the second semester, depending on the student’s performance and the strength of the scholarship fund.)

The Criteria

The applicant must be a woman of at least 25 years old who lives in Bennington County, VT.  She must be enrolled in a degree program at a college for the Fall 2024 semester. The school may be located anywhere. Applicants must demonstrate a need.

The Process

Applicants must complete the scholarship’s application and submit two letters of recommendation. Based on a 3.0 GPA, the scholarship is potentially renewable in the following year.

 Applications and letters of reference will be due by July 1, 2024. All correspondence will be via email to: AAUWBENNVT@gmail.com

PR Information/Announcement

 The announcement of the availability of the scholarship will be on the Branch’s website and will also be distributed to local news/social media such as Bennington Banner, Manchester Journal, VT News Guide, Front Porch Forum, Facebook Community Forums (Bennington Blotter, Manchester Community Forum, Arlington VT Matters, etc.)