YUWO Scholarships
Since 1972, the YUWO Scholarship Program has facilitated:
Annual Scholarships
Total Awarded
The YUWO Scholarship Program gives YUWO purpose beyond providing its members with opportunities for learning, activities, and community. Our scholarship program provides vital support to women who might not be able to continue their studies without financial aid. Women have returned to school and advanced their careers in areas ranging from nursing and public health to business administration, engineering, arts education, educational administration, data analytics, social work, and more. Awards have been used at two- and four-year colleges, universities, and accredited online programs for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees.
How to Support YUWO Scholarships
The Scholarship Program is funded through contributions from YUWO members and friends. All scholarship contributions are tax deductible and may be made anytime during the year. Many members include a donation at the time of membership renewal and end-of-year giving.
YUWO also participates in the Great Give online-giving event sponsored by The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) held annually the first week of May.
Donations may be made to the Annual Scholarship Awards. These donations are awarded to scholarship recipients in May of the academic year in which the donations are received.
Read the extraordinary stories of our YUWO Scholars here.
Donations may also be made to our Scholarship Trust Funds, which are held in perpetuity by the CFGNH. Only interest from the funds may be distributed annually to scholarship recipients.
The YUWO Scholarship Trust Fund and two named funds, the Magee Fenn Scholarship Fund and the Gustave and Carol Lynn Sirot Trust Fund, have been established. Learn more about the YUWO Scholarship Trust Fund here.
The Magee Fenn Scholarship was created in memory of Magee Fenn, first chair of the YUWO Scholarship Fund. Learn more about this fund here.
The Gustave and Carol Lynn Sirot Trust Fund was established in memory of Gustave Sirot, MD, FACP. Learn more about this fund here. Preference for the Sirot scholarship award is given to a woman age 35 or older.
Tax-deductible scholarship donations may be mailed to:
YUWO Assistant Treasurer
Judith Calvert
Box 207165
New Haven, CT 06520-7165
Indicate on your check if you are donating to the Annual Scholarship Awards, YUWO Scholarship Trust Fund, Magee Fenn Trust Fund, or the Gustave and Carol Lynn Sirot Trust Fund.
Make a gift in Honor or in Memory of family and friends
DONATE HERE
Estate Planning – Please consider leaving a legacy by establishing a bequest to the YUWO Scholarship Program in your estate planning.
CONTACT US HERE.
**Federal tax regulation and YUWO prohibit YUWO scholarships being awarded to YUWO members and their immediate families.
Meet our Scholars
Read the inspiring stories of our 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 YUWO Scholars here.