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College Women’s Club of Pasadena Scholarship

Founded in 1921, the College Women’s Club of Pasadena is truly an historic organization. The Club’s Scholarship Foundation allocates financial aid to more than a dozen full-time students each year who need financial help completing their college or graduate education. Over its lifetime, CWCPSF has granted out more than $1.3 million to 680 women.

In 2016, the Club made the decision to transfer the scholarship foundation’s $1.2 million endowment to the Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF). Since that time, PCF has managed the College Women’s Club of Pasadena Scholarship Endowment.  Club members raise funds and select scholarship recipients. This partnership ensures the perpetuity of the Club’s outreach and mission.

Scholarship & Fellowship Guidelines

The application cycle for the 2025-2026 school year is open. Please read the following guidelines carefully to determine your eligibility.

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

Eligibility: 

Students at the following schools are eligible to apply:

Art Center College of Design, East Los Angeles College, Glendale Community College, Pacific Oaks College (Pasadena campus only), Pasadena City College, California State University Los Angeles [College of Education; College of Engineering, Computer Science & Technology; School of Nursing; and School of Criminal Justice & Criminalistics].

PLEASE NOTE: Current community college students at any of the above-named schools who are planning to transfer next year to a four-year accredited institution are eligible to apply.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Women undergraduates must currently be sophomores or beyond, enrolled full-time, based on the individual program requirements, and moving to full-time junior or senior status for the award year.
  • Women graduate students must fulfill their school’s full-time requirements during the award year.
  • Planned future enrollment in college full time for Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. Students graduating at the end of the Fall 2025 term may be eligible for a partial award.
  • Maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or above.
  • United States citizen, permanent resident, or registered DACA student.
  • Currently residing in California, preferably in Los Angeles County or surrounding counties.

Application Instructions and Notes: 

1. Complete the entire application online. If an item is not applicable to you or the answer is “none,” so state.

2. Personal Essay: Please provide a personal statement that tells us about yourself. You may address all or some of the following topics: academic/career/life goals, importance of education, reason for your chosen field of study, achievements, hardships you have overcome, family influences, philosophy of life that guides you, and any other information you would like us to know. This personal essay and your financial need are the two most important factors for this scholarship. Personal essay is limited to two typed pages.

3. Letter of Recommendation: Your application must include one letter of recommendation, preferably from a professor/instructor at your current college. You are responsible to make sure the letter of recommendation is delivered by the deadline.

4. Official Transcript: Your completed application must include a copy of your official current college transcript in PDF format.

Deadline & Notification to Applicants: 

Application, essay, transcript, and letter of recommendation must all be submitted BY February 12, 2025, 11:59 PM to be considered. Scholarship awards are announced in early April.

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