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Scholarships for women and girls in Arizona
Women's scholarship programs range from essay-based national awards to competitive STEM pipelines to local foundation grants that receive surprisingly few applications. This guide covers the landscape and the tools to navigate it.
Women make up over 57% of U.S. college enrollees, but dedicated scholarships remain abundant because of targeted funding from foundations, corporations, and sororities. Arizona women have access to programs from the Arizona Business and Professional Women Foundation, P.E.O. Sisterhood chapters, the Women's Foundation of Southern Arizona, and national programs like Elks MVS, Horatio Alger, and Girls Who Code. STEM-specific awards are especially plentiful.
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Local P.E.O. chapter scholarships are easier to win than national ones
The P.E.O. Sisterhood runs scholarship programs through hundreds of local chapters nationwide. Arizona chapters award to local women. Applications go through a chapter sponsor — ask a librarian or school counselor if they know a member, or check the P.E.O. chapter finder.
Girls Who Code alumni have dedicated scholarship paths
If you've completed a Girls Who Code Summer Immersion or Club program, check their alumni scholarship portal. Even partial completion counts for some awards.
The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Award is one of the least-known, most accessible awards
Soroptimist supports women who provide the primary financial support for themselves or their family. It's not just need-based — the "primary support" framing includes students whose family relies on them working. Most Arizona chapters receive under 20 applications.
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