Scholarship and Girls Career Institute
Information & Applications
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.
FWC Scholarship Program
2024 Scholarship Application Materials
(The 2024 application period is now closed. Please check back later in 2024 for information on the 2025 Scholarship program.)
2024 College Scholarship Application Criteria:
To be considered for the 2024 Franklin Woman's Club scholarship, the young woman MUST:
(1) Reside in Franklin Township (Somerset County)
(2) Graduate high school Spring 2024
(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 20, 2024
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You may submit your completed application by Regular Mail:
Franklin Woman's Club, P O Box 5793, Somerset, NJ 08873 - postmarked by Wednesday, March 20, 2024
OR
You may submit your completed applications by Email:
franklinwomansclub@gmail.com. Please indicate FWC Scholarship in the subject line. Email your application no later than Friday, March 22, 2024
Deadline:
FWC must receive all application materials by Friday, March 22, 2024 via one of the methods above.
Application Materials:
2024 Scholarship Application - required
Media Release Form - required
Note: The scholarship check will be made out to the recipient's school of choice.
2024 Girls Career Institute Information
June 2-5, 2024 at Rutgers University, Douglass Campus
2024 GCI Application Materials
(The 2024 application period is now closed.)
The Franklin Woman's club sponsors Franklin Township 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.
Deadlines:
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Email: If you are submitting your application by email, the FWC must receive completed application materials by March 1, 2024.
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Regular Mail: If you are submitting your application by mail, it must be postmarked by February 28, 2024 to ensure the application materials arrive on time.
Submission Process:
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To submit by email: Completed applications may be sent to: franklinwomansclub@gmail.com. Please indicate GCI in the subject line.
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To submit via regular mail, send to: Franklin Woman's Club, P O Box 5793, Somerset, NJ 08873.
Application Materials: (Applicants MUST complete and submit all three items listed below)
Application Form - required
Application Questions - required
Media Release Form - required