The Tennessee Business & Professional Women (BPW) Foundation is offering a $1,000 career advancement scholarship. The criteria for application includes: Recipient must be female, a US citizen, 25 years of age or older, and pursuing a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in the fields of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) – or related field.  Recipient must be within two years of completing their degree.

Other selection considerations:

·         Academics (20%); GPA, coursework rigor, educational records, quality of essay (e.g. writing skills, structure, grammar, spelling)

·         Career objectives (25%)

·         Responsibility/involvement (15%); paid employment/promotions, unpaid work, volunteer/community activities,

·         Disadvantage (35%); financial disadvantage, situational hardships, ADA eligibility, overcome bad circumstances

·         Special considerations (5%); completeness of application, Military Veteran

 YOUR APPLICATION, RESUME, TRANSCRIPT AND ESSAY ARE DUE MAY 3, 2013 NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON.   PLEASE SEND TO: 

CAROLYN BEVERLY                              [email protected]

PO BOX 489

WHITEVILLE, TN.   38075

Information courtesy of Tennessee Economic Council on Women