Scholarships for 2023 have been awarded. Please check back in January 2024 for information on scholarships for 2024

Next Scholarship Deadline Is March 1, 2024

The Fairbanks Branch usually awards two local scholarships: The Ann Rhian Memorial Scholarship and the Nancy Johnson Memorial Scholarship. However, this year instead they were in honor of the following two individuals : Barbara Matthews Memorial Scholarship and Michelle Jean Tirrell Memorial Scholarship.

Scholarships are awarded annually in April to local women who live in the Interior of Alaska, north of the Alaska Range, and are pursuing a certificate or degree to advance their careers, change careers, or reenter the work force after a break. The awards are based primarily on merit.

The application for the scholarships can be downloaded here: AAUW Scholarship Application 2023

Additional information on other Educational Funding and Awards is also available from: www.aauw.org

The 2023 Barbara Matthews Scholarship was awarded to Sara Maguire, and the Michelle Tirrell Scholarship was awarded to Danielle Witt.

The 2022 Ann Rhian Scholarship was awarded to Rachel Campbell, the Nancy Johnson Scholarship was awarded to Laura Grage, the Barbara Matthews Scholarship was awarded to Alicia Harris, and the Michelle Tirrell Scholarship was awarded to Maya Bowers.

The 2021 Nancy Johnson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Heidi Wood. The Ann Rhian Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Roberta Riley. The Barbara Matthews Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Sujata Neupane.

The 2020 Nancy Johnson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Mackenzie Rohn. The Ann Rhian Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Mae Hetherington. The Michelle Jean Tirrell Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Brittany Wesseling. And the Branch Scholarship was awarded to Sara Sandbo.

The 2019 Nancy Johnson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Stephanie Pitka. The Ann Rhian Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Brittany Hayes. And the Branch Scholarship was awarded to Sarah Herrema.

The 2018 Nancy Johnson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Brenda Riley and the Ann Rhian Scholarship was awarded to Kelly Schmitz.

The 2017 Nancy Johnson Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Barbara VanFlein and the Ann Rhian Memorial Scholarship was awarded to Kitty Berner