Illinois Heartland Chapter of the American Business Women's Association

Illinois Heartland Chapter of the AWBA is offering a $2000 scholarship through the Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund (SBMEF).

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must be women who:

~are U.S. citizens

~have achieved a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 scale ~will be a college freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate level in August 2016, and are attending or have been accepted at an accredited U.S. college or university authorized to confer a minimum of a baccalaureate degree.

The application will be completed online and requires a biographical sketch, three (3) professional letters of reference, and an official transcript. Trustees of SBMEF serve as the selection board.

Eligible women may request access to an application by contacting Alexis Kalish at terablue@live.com

Note: Applications must be completed by March 31, 2016. The first ten (10) fully completed applications meeting eligibility requirements will be forwarded to the trustees for review. A minimum of three (3) eligible applications is required to make the award.

This is a one-time scholarshop and is not renewable. A check will be issued jointly to the educational instituion and the recipient. Fund use is limited to tuition, books, and fees.

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