Advancing Educational Opportunities for Women and Girls
AAUW generates significant resources for higher education, underwriting advanced education opportunities for women and girls to ensure women have access to and the opportunity for high performance in their profession of choice.
AAUW Fellowships and Grants
AAUW has a long and distinguished history of advancing educational and professional opportunities for women in the United States and around the globe. One of the world's largest sources of funding for graduate women, AAUW is providing more than $3 million in funding for more than 200 fellowships and grants to outstanding women and nonprofit organizations in the 2009-10 academic year.
Due to the longstanding, generous contributions of AAUW members, a broader community of women continues to gain access to educational and economic opportunities — breaking through barriers so that all women have a fair chance.
Funding
Applications for the 2010-11 fellowships and grants programs will be available online on the national AAUW Fellowships and Grants webpage after August 1, 2009.
- American Fellowships
- Career Development Grants
- Selected Professional Fellowships
- Community Action Grants
- International Fellowships
The Roseville-South Placer Branch supports AAUW's goals by raising funds to help graduate women. Each year our Branch honors one or two of its members for their outstanding contribution with a named gift to the Eleanor Roosevelt Fund.
Women of the Year: Kathy Kort and Michele Stark
KATHY KORT
Kathy Kort has served as branch president-elect, president, and membership vice president. 
Under her leadership as membership VP, our membership has increased to its largest number in this branch's history. She has been our branch ambassador to the community as she recruits new members wherever she goes.
MICHELE STARK
Michele Stark is a past president elect, co-vice president of programs, and president of our branch. She has been this year's scholarship chair and in March co-chaired the very successful luncheon and fashion show which raised money for Sierra College Schlarships.
She has introduced the AAUW Start Smart program to out branch and to Sierra College and has been a co-chair in setting up the first aread conference at Sierra College. She has succeeded in getting Sierra College to join us as a college member. In addition, Michele initiated and supervised the work at the election precincts, which was an important civic project and fundraiser.
Our branch honors and thanks Kathy and Michele for their outstanding service!!
Contact: Leslie McNeill for information about scholarships