College Women’s Club of Pasadena Scholarship Foundation

Founded in 1921, the College Women’s Club of Pasadena is truly an historic organization. The Club’s Scholarship Foundation allocates financial aid to one dozen or more full-time students each year who need financial help completing their college or graduate education. Over its lifetime, CWC has granted out more than $1.3 million to 663 women. The Club has 50 current members who raise funds though events, a boutique, and donations.

In 2016, the Club made the decision to transfer the scholarship foundation’s $1.2 million endowment to the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF). PCF manages the endowment and Club members raise funds and select scholarship recipients. This partnership ensures the perpetuity of the Club’s outreach and mission.

In May 2023, College Women’s Club of Pasadena awarded $61,500 to 17 women for the 2023-24 school year. Watch our YouTube video to see the 2023 Reception.

2023 Scholarship Recipients

Graduate Fellowships:

Victoria Combre – Pacific Oaks College
Chloe Hase – Pacific Oaks College
Luz Elizarraraz – California State University, Los Angeles
Tania Mandujano – Pacific Oaks College
Elena Mosham – California State University, Los Angeles
Ariel Mui – California State University, Los Angeles
Paloma Padilla – California State University, Los Angeles
Brenda Romero – California State University, Los Angeles

Scholarships:

Daniela Banuelos – California State University, Los Angeles
Tracy Hong – California State University, Los Angeles
Alma Leon – California State University, Los Angeles
Dannea Marie Zablan – California State University, Los Angeles
Jesus Araceli Lugo – East Los Angeles College
Melissa Vazquez Hernandez – East Los Angeles College
Angela Barakezyan – Glendale Community College
Laura Noonan – Pasadena City College
Haein Shim – Pasadena City College

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College Women’s Club of Pasadena Scholarship Foundation – Scholarship/Fellowship Guidelines

Next application cycle for the 2024-25 school year opens in late Fall 2023.

This program is open to full-time women students at the following schools:

Art Center College of Design, California Institute of Technology, California State University Los Angeles (College of Education, School of Nursing and School of Criminal Justice & Criminalistics), East Los Angeles College, Glendale Community College, Occidental College, Pacific Oaks College, & Pasadena City College.

Minimum Requirements:

• Women undergraduates must be sophomores or beyond, enrolled full-time, taking 12 or more units and moving to junior or senior status.
• Women graduate students must fulfill their school’s full-time requirements.
• US citizens and permanent residents, as well as DACA recipients, are eligible to apply.
• A GPA of 3.0 or above.

For application forms and information, please contact the school’s financial aid department.