The Ann Arbor branch of the American Association of University Women
Endowed scholarships at U-M, WCC, and EMU, funded by the Used Book Sale and member bequests.
Our three partner campusesApply through each school's financial aid or CEW+ office.
Greatest Needs Fund · fellowships & grants
Mary Markley Scholarship
Used Book Sale & Bittman funds
AAUW Ann Arbor Endowment · Digital Divas
AAUW Ann Arbor Endowment · Brandon Scholarship
State organizationAAUW-Ann Arbor Branch supports local scholarships at the University of Michigan, Eastern Michigan University and Washtenaw Community College through proceeds from its annual used book sale fundraiser, held every year since 1953, as well as individually established endowments.
All local AAUW scholarships are awarded through the institution involved. For more information please contact the appropriate school.
Created by the branch in 1990 with $2,100 and maintained at $5,000 a year for people returning to school to finish undergraduate or graduate degrees. Endowed in 2019 by a U-M alumna who had received a Mary Markley scholarship in 1983, so it continues in perpetuity.
CEW+ scholarships →Established in 2006 with the Bittman family for an undergraduate whose education has been interrupted. Elizabeth, an Honorary Life Member of the branch and 70-year Ann Arbor resident, graduated from U-M in 1941 believing "an education is something that can never be taken away."
CEW+ scholarships →Two or three junior or senior undergraduate women each year, since 1959. Mary Butler Markley, an 1892 U-M graduate and a founder of the branch in 1902, left $5,000 in 1956 to fund it. Fully endowed with U-M since 1994.
U-M Office of Financial Aid →A surprise bequest in 1998 from a member of the 1940s and 50s, honored by her husband more than 40 years after the couple left Ann Arbor. The $15,000 endowment has grown to about $50,000 and regularly supports WCC students.
WCC scholarships →Began as a $30 student loan fund in 1933 for Michigan State Normal College, converted to a scholarship in 1965, and formally endowed at EMU in 2001. Awarded annually to junior or senior students.
EMU scholarships →Each year the branch sponsors students from our partner campuses to attend AAUW's national leadership conference for college women. Interested students should ask their campus women's center or contact our NCCWSL Director.
Students, stories, and how to apply →