The Women’s Center is pleased to offer and/or administer three scholarship programs for undergraduate students. These scholarships are made possible by our generous donors, who believe in the abilities and talents of women students and want to encourage their success at Wright State. In order to streamline the process, there is one application for these three student scholarships.
Completed applications are due by Monday, March 2, 2009, at 5:00 p.m..
The Center also screens candidates for the HERS Bryn Mawr Summer
Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration. Each year, the President's Office sends a faculty or staff member to represent Wright State
at this national institute.
HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher
Education Administration
Kim and Shelley Goldenberg Scholarship for the Women's Center
Wilda Murray Ehrenfried Scholarship
SCARF Child Care Scholarship
HERS Bryn
Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration
Download a letter from Amber Vlasnik, Chair of the Presidential Screening Committee, detailing the 2009 application process.
Please join the Women's Center in congratulating the following 2009 award recipients:
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HERS Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration is Announced
Jenny Garringer
Marketing Manager
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Wilda Murray Ehrenfried Scholarship
Jasmine Jackson
Psychology
Catherine Lewis
Nursing
Kim and Shelley Goldenberg Scholarship
Alysha Rabius
Organizational Communication
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Wright State University is committed to the success of women
administrators and faculty. Through the vision and support
of the President's Office, Wright State University has
sent over a dozen candidates to the Bryn Mawr Summer Institute
for Women in Higher Education Administration since 1986. This
prestigious and competitive nomination is an excellent professional
development opportunity for WSU faculty and staff who are
preparing for increased administrative responsibilities.
The Summer Institute is a residential program that offers
women administrators and faculty intensive training in education
administration. The Institute is composed of four curricular
units (Strategic Vision, Resource Management, Organizational Skills, Institutional Impact) that provide participants
with a comprehensive and diverse perspectives on current
issues in higher education. The Institute places emphasis
on the globalization of higher education and the growing
diversity of the student body and workforce.
The purpose of the Summer Institute is to improve the status
of women in the middle and executive levels of higher education
administration, areas in which women traditionally have been
under-represented. The unique aspect of the Institute is its
commitment to the development of a professional network of
skilled women administrators ready to be mutually supportive
and to work cooperatively to enlarge the professional opportunities
for women in higher education. This network is extended through
interaction with Summer Institute faculty, women, and men drawn
from government, foundations, professional associations, and
the diverse sectors of North American higher education.
Kim and Shelley Goldenberg Scholarship for the Women's Center
Purpose
The Kim and Shelley Goldenberg Scholarship for the Women's Center was endowed by former WSU president Kim Goldenberg and his wife Shelley in 2006.
The scholarship fund was established to provide financial
support to students who have demonstrated leadership potential
and/or community service.
Support Provided
The 2009 scholarship cycle will provide one, one-time award
of $500.
Eligibility
Applicants must fit the following criteria:
- Be an undergraduate student;
- Have demonstrated leadership potential and/or commitment
to community service;
- Demonstrate financial need; and
- Be in good academic standing, maintaining a G.P.A. of
2.5.
Download the application packet for all student scholarships. Please note, that a complete application packet includes the application form, an 800 word essay, and a signed Release of Information form. Additionally, the SCARF Child Care Scholarship also requires a Recommendation Form which is included in the packet.
Wilda Murray Ehrenfried Scholarship
Purpose
The Wilda Murray Ehrenfried Scholarship was established by
the family and friends of Mrs. Ehrenfried in honor of her
90th birthday and is intended to help provide funding for
women with dependent children.
Support Provided
The 2009 scholarship cycle will provide up to two, one-time awards
of $750 each. Also, the recipients' names will be engraved
on a display in the Women's Center that honors Mrs.
Ehrenfried and all scholarship recipients.
Eligibility
All current or future students who have been admitted to Wright
State University are encouraged to apply. Preference will
be given to currently enrolled undergraduate women with a cumulative GPA
of 3.0 and dependent children.
Download the application packet for all student scholarships. Please note, that a complete application packet includes the application form, an 800 word essay, and a signed Release of Information form. Additionally, the SCARF Child Care Scholarship also requires a Recommendation Form which is included in the packet.
SCARF Child Care Scholarship
Purpose
The Society for Childcare Assistance/Relief (SCARF) scholarship program aims to help address child care costs for undergraduate students parents, with a preference for majors in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). This Dayton-based non-profit organization, endowed by John O. and Janet E. Miller, has chosen Wright State University as the pilot site for its program effective immediately.
Support Provided
The scholarship program provides child care scholarships of $500 per quarter. Five scholarships will be awarded at all times, so if one recipient graduates, another recipient will be awarded. Continuation of the award between terms will be determined on a case-by-case basis considering: the length of break between actual class sessions; childcare arrangements, and opportunities for the student to mentor or internship in their field during breaks. Feedback from awardees will be required as input to future scholarship program design. The scholarship is renewable, subject to availability.
Eligibility
Applicants must fit the following criteria:
- Be an undergraduate student who is currently enrolled at WSU. Full time students will be given priority but half time students will be considered with explanation of circumstance;
- Be a junior or senior in a STEM field which is in demand to address the technology gap;
- Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident;
- Have dependent children (12 years old or younger or a child with special needs under the age of 19) living with them who incur childcare expenses from a legal provider;
- Demonstrate financial need; and
- Be in good academic standing, maintaining a G.P.A. of at least 2.5 .
Download the application packet for all student scholarships. Please note, that a complete application packet includes the application form, an 800 word essay, and a signed Release of Information form. Additionally, the SCARF Child Care Scholarship also requires a Recommendation Form which is included in the packet.
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