M. Louise Whitman Scholarship Endowment in Womens Studies

An endowed scholarship established by The Virginia Business and Professional Women’s Foundation, Inc.

Recipients must:

• Demonstrate financial need as defined by the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Be enrolled in Women’s Studies
• Be a United States citizen or noncitizen eligible for federal financial aid
• Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Be a rising Junior or Senior at James Madison University
• Be recommended from their program area of study
• Have a minimum 3.2 GPA
• Submit an essay for review that outlines how their minor in Women’s Studies integrates with their major field of study to achieve their career goals

The review of applications and selection of a M. Louise Whitman Scholar will be conducted by the Director of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (previously Women’s Studies), in accordance with the program’s scholarship committee procedure. Should a competitive and deserving applicant not be identified, an award will not be made, and the funds will be reinvested in the endowment.

The Donor directs that a single scholarship award to one student is preferable. The Director of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, may use discretion to decide to divide the annual award. The annual award may be divided a maximum of three (3) times to create three separate awards. The scholarship may be renewed for a second year provided the recipient maintains the minimum GPA and expects to graduate on the date stated in the initial scholarship application.