FWA scholarships encourage leadership and provide opportunity for San Francisco Bay Area women in the field of finance and/or the financial services industry. Affiliation with the Financial Women's Association provides the opportunity to meet potential mentors and network with successful finance professionals while attending both learning and socially oriented functions.

Last year a total of eight scholarships were awarded, totaling $70,000. Undergraduates received $5,000 each and graduate students received $10,000 each.

In addition to the financial award, scholarship recipients are:

• honored at an FWA luncheon in early June
• invited to the Financial Woman of the Year luncheon in September
• receive a paid Associate-level FWA membership
• eligible for FWA's mentoring program

Application Deadline: March 19, 2011
For more details and how to apply, visit Scholarship Detail : The Financial Women's Association of San Francisco