198 Scholarships for Women Students (March 2026)
Community Foundation of Boone County
Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation
Community Foundation of Western North Carolina
Oklahoma City Community Foundation
Akron Community Foundation
National Society of Professional Engineers
Pittsburgh Foundation
American Water Works Association
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Society of Women Engineers
Community Foundation for a Greater Richmond
Women's Basketball Coaches Association
American Welding Society Foundation
Community Foundation of Northern Nevada
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation
United States Bowling Congress
Society of Women Engineers
Paso Del Norte Community Foundation
Entertainment Software Association Foundation
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Women's Transportation Seminar - Puget Sound Chapter
Chicana/Latina Foundation Scholarship Program
Society of Women Engineers
Nevada Women's Fund
Frequently Asked Questions
What are women's scholarships?
Female empowerment and women's scholarships are financial awards or grants that specifically support students who identify as women in pursuing their higher education. These scholarships aim to promote gender equality and empower women in various fields of study, providing them with opportunities to overcome barriers and achieve their academic and career goals.
What scholarships are available for women specifically?
There are 198 scholarships available for female students as of March 2026. You can find hundreds of women's scholarships available for high school junior, college junior, high school senior, college senior, college sophomore, college, college freshman, and high school sophomores. Some prominent women's scholarships for students include the Psi Iota Xi Omega Chapter Malpas Scholarship, the Wisconsin Dells Women's Association Scholarship, and the Asheville Young Woman Leadership Award Scholarship. You can find women's scholarships for pursuing your four-year, vocational, master's, associates, two-year, doctoral, undergraduate, or four year.
How do I find women's scholarships?
You can find scholarship financial aid for college that are specifically for women by using a scholarship search engine like Scholarships That Work, which has 198 women's scholarships with an average award amount of $3,128. You can also find female-only scholarships by inquiring with organizations that offer women empowerment scholarships, like the Community Foundation of Boone County, the Wisconsin Dells Educational Foundation, the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina, or the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.
How do I apply for women's scholarships?
To apply for women's scholarships, you will need to fill out the scholarship application form on the scholarship page. For one of these scholarships, you will need to submit an essay. Several women's scholarship require a resume, and two awards require letters of recommendation. The GPA requirements for women's scholarship vary between a 2.5 and 3.5 minimum GPA. One women's scholarship require nomination from a teacher or coach.
What are the best scholarships for women?
Some of the best women's scholarships are the Friends of Kim Jones-Shelton Scholarship, the Woman's Club of Hudson Scholarship Fund, the Auxiliary Legacy Scholarship, the Sandra L. Neiderhiser/Ligonier Valley BPW Scholarship Fund, and the Holly Cornell Scholarship. The best scholarships for students who identify as women will be listed at the top of this page.
Who is eligible to apply for women's scholarships?
All students who self-identify as women are eligible to apply for the scholarships on this page. Other eligibility requirements for women's scholarships may vary, so be sure to read the scholarship listing carefully. Four scholarships for women are specifically open to applicants who identify as Asian, Black, Minority, or Hispanic students. One women's scholarships are specifically for single-parents. Of these scholarships, three require community service participation. Plus, one scholarship for women and female students require extracurricular involvement. There are one scholarship specifically for first-generation college students who identify as women. Also, there are 25 women's scholarships specifically for applicants who identify as women or female. For military-affiliated students, there are one scholarship for women and female students specifically available to you. Non-traditional students, such as adult learners, can apply for three women's scholarships specifically open to non-traditional applicants.
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