More NNPCW news for you today, hot off the press… this is why you should read the blog frequently. As of today, the NNPCW Scholarship application is available online!! The Scholarship Committee has been hard at work designing it, while the Fundraising Committee has already raised $5249 for it. And now you can apply!

The NNPCW Scholarship is open to any college woman age 18-25 who is in her second year or above of undergraduate studies at an accredited college or university in the United States. One must also be a US citizen or permanent resident (our new immigrant scholarship, which will be available in future years, does not have this particular requirement). In addition, students must to be able to demonstrate financial need and activity in a Christian faith community (whether that is your campus ministry, home congregation, women’s group, whatever). Membership in NNPCW right now isn’t required, but if you did get the scholarship we’d kind of expect you to get more involved!

One non-renewable scholarship for $1000 will be awarded per year, basically until the money runs out.

I’ve mentioned in past blogs that the Scholarship Committee is primarily comprised of young women like you—students and alumnae of NNPCW—who know what it is like to search for scholarships and want to make this as easy as possible. This process was also designed to eliminate some of the dichotomies that come when you have people with resources giving to those without resources. Rather than just older, rich people giving you money, your funding is coming from other college students, alumnae, and friends who are a lot like you—women who have been touched by the ministry of NNPCW and who want others to be helped by it as well. It is a joint ministry initiative that everyone can participate in.

So how do you apply? All you need to do is download the application forms off our website, fill them out, get a transcript, ask a leader in your faith community and one other person to be a reference, and wax eloquent on a couple of topics about faith and women. Then you get all the pieces, put them together in one envelope, and get them into my hot little hands by April 10. Yes, that means RECEIVED by April 10. A hint, by the way—you want to impress us, and late applications poor handwriting, missing pieces… not impressive.

And sorry, but if you’re a CoCo member, we decided at the last meeting that you’re not eligible to receive a scholarship. That’s what you get when God pays for you to go to Louisville twice a year!

One last note to all of you who have donated to this scholarship fund, too—I have constantly been amazed by your generosity in supporting this project. From grad students who dig up enough money after paying rent to send us a check, to amazingly generous Presbyterian Women, to even the women who started this ministry back in 1992, you’ve all added to the contributions you’ve made to NNPCW in the past with your time, talents, and advocacy. With all sincerity, thank you.

Now, go apply for that scholarship! And sign up for NNPCW while you’re at it!

“O give thanks to the Lord, for God is good; for God’s steadfast love endures forever.” --1 Chronicles 16:34

Kelsey