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Education Benefits of ABWA

The following are the Guidelines and Eligibility Requirements for SBMEF Outright Grant that we will be awarding this spring.
Guidelines:
- The maximum grant amount awarded is $1,500.
- The award is for one year, although recipients
may reapply for subsequent years.
- Funds are to be used only for tuition, books and
fees.
- The SBMEF trustees (the current ABWA National
Board of Directors) serve as the selection board
for all grants.
- Outright grants are not to be repaid.
Applicant Eligibility Requirements
- The applicant must be female and a U.S. citizen.
- The applicant must be at least at the sophomore
level in college (completed 45 credit hours or
more) when applying for funds to be used the
following year, when she is at least at the junior
level or above (completed 60 credit hours or
more). For example, as a sophomore in college, a
student may apply for an outright grant to be
awarded when she is a junior in college.
- An applicant must be sponsored by an ABWA
group.
- Both ABWA members and nonmembers may apply
- the applicant may or may not be a member
either of the Association or of the sponsoring
group.
- The applicant must have achieved a cumulative
GPA of 2.5 or better on a 4.0 scale.
- The applicant must be seeking a baccalaureate
degree or higher.
Please contact me if you are or anyone you know are interested.
Donna Pontorno
VP of Education
480.285.8400
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