The Franklin Woman's Club is proud to have awarded approximately $60,000 in college scholarships over the years to assist graduating female high school students with college expenses.
The 2022 College Scholarship Application period is now closed. Check back in winter 2023 for details on our 2023 College Scholarship program.
2022 College Scholarship Application Criteria:
To be considered for the 2022 Franklin Woman's Club scholarship, the young woman MUST:
(1) Reside in Franklin Township (Somerset County)
(2) Graduate high school Spring 2022
(3) Be accepted to a 2 or 4-year college
Submission Process Options:
You may submit your completed application to the Guidance Counselor at your school by Wednesday, March 9, 2022
OR
You may submit your completed application by Regular Mail: Franklin Woman's Club, P O Box 5793, Somerset, NJ
08875 - postmarked by Wednesday, March 9, 2022
Deadline: FWC must receive all application materials by Friday, March 11, 2022 via one of the methods above.
Application Materials:
2022 Scholarship Application - required
Media Release Form - required
Note: The scholarship check will be made out to the recipient's school of choice.
The Franklin Woman's club sponsors high school junior girls (who live in Franklin Township, Somerset County) to attend Girls’ Career Institute (GCI), a program offered by the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs. This program allows them to learn about potential careers while getting a taste of college life at Rutgers/Douglass. In this opportunity. Students must be able to stay
overnight in dormitories.
Eligible applicants must attend Franklin
High School, Central Jersey College Prep Charter School and Thomas Edison
Energy Smart Charter School.
Submission Deadline: The 2022 application window is now closed. Please check back next winter for the 2023 GCI applications.
The Franklin Woman's Club must receive completed application materials by February 12, 2022 if you are submitting it by email. If you are submitting your application by mail, it must be postmarked by February 10, 2022 to ensure the application materials arrive on time.
Submission Process:
To submit by email: Completed applications may be sent to: franklinwomansclub@gmail.com. Please indicate GCI in the subject line.
To submit via regular mail, send to: Franklin Woman's Club, P O Box 5793, Somerset, NJ 08875.
Links to Application Materials:
Application Form - required
Media Release Form - required
Congratulations to Our 2022 Scholarship Recipients!
Taviyani Johnson
Lilyana Hopkins
Dhruvu Mehta
Jeevika Sivasubramon
Congratulations to Our 2021 Scholarship Recipients!
Casey Bonham
Emma N. Moley
Morgan Wheeler
Congratulations to Our 2020 Scholarship Recipients
Brianna Rao
Rachelle Dubuisson
Gabriela Delgado
Sonia Dalal
Lekha Gowder
Janiah Fladger
Afsheen Amed
Ciara Dukes
Eluwa Ihunaya
Nicole Origenes
(Left to Right): Nia Abdullah, Kayla Arrington, Nadia Asmah, Jada Bethea, Anamaria Buchhan, Nisha Makwana, Monet Murray, Madison Rowe and Kaitlyn Timari.
Two Generations of Scholarship Winners!
Pernethia Arrington (right) (nee, Penny Peoples), is pictured with her daughter and 2019 Scholarship Winner, Kayla Arrington. Pernethia won the Franklin Woman's Club Scholarship in 1990!!
Josephine Reina (on right) stopped by the Franklin Woman's Club booth at Franklin Day on September 22, 2018, to thank
club members for supporting her education with a 2006 Scholarship Award. Ms. Reina graduated from Franklin High
School in 2006 and from Towson University (Summa Cum Laude) in 2010. In 2013, she
graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law (Magna Cum Laude). Ms. Reina currently works as an attorney at Malaby & Bradley LLC, in New
York, NY. She is shown here with Joanne Murset, Chair of the club's Tricky Tray Committee. The Franklin Woman's Club annual Tricky Tray
raises funds for scholarship awards and other community giving, and will be
held next on March 22, 2019.
Congratulations, Ms. Reina and may you have continued success in your career!
The Franklin Woman’s Club (FWC) is pleased to announce this year’s scholarship winners: Gabriella Consiglio, Anjana Nair, Karinna Rao, Sierra Schiff, Maitri Shah, Summer Thompson and Madison Whiting. This year, the club dedicated their scholarship awards to the memory of Kim Thorne, who served as the FWC Co-President for the 2017-2018 club year. Sadly, her service was cut short due to her unexpected death in October after a very brief illness. Prior to that, she served in several other club leadership positions, including the founding of its book club. The FWC is proud that the scholarship award recipients share Kim’s values for education and volunteerism.
2018 Scholarship Winners with
Franklin Woman's Club Selection Committee
(Left to Right - Back Row) Selection Committee Members: Phyllis Beals, Joanne Murset, Sherice McQueen, Sheila Snell, Nancy Gale and Sharon Coney
(Front Row) Scholarship Winners: Anjana Nair, Maitri Shah, Madison Whiting, Sierra Schiff, Summer Thompson, Gabriella Consiglio and
Karinna Rao
2017 Scholarship Award Winners
Left to Right:
Jamie Greene
Taylor Breen
Molly Swayne
Jodi Viaud (Franklin Woman’s Club Education Chair)
Jada Edwards
Heather Attanasio
Left to Right:
Zahra Yusah
Caitlin Hibbard
Jennifer Dars
Angelina Frances
2015 Scholarship Award Winners
Left to Right:
Stephanie Tu
Sheryl Dalal
Dana Slavick
Monica Estillore
and Alayna Fuller (not in photo)
2014 Scholarship Award Winners
Left to Right:
Neha Ashraf
Subona Panja
Frances Reyes
Brooke Tooles
Alexandra Schmidt Cristina Canestri
Keana Mirmajlesi and Mackenzie Pitts (name order does not coincide with the photo).