The Buffalo branch of the American Association of Women (AAUW) provides additional financial support to college students in the Western New York area in the form of specialized loans, grants or scholarships. The funds include several named awards. Applicants must demonstrate superior academic achievement, have potential for achieving their academic and career goals, and for some of the awards, show financial need.
Varies by Award
Apply online on the Buffalo branch of the AAUW website.
Year
| Name
| Award
| Field(s) of Study
| Hometown
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Sophie May | Olga Lindberg | French and Political Science | Buffalo, NY |
| 2021 | Somayeh Dejbord | Catalyst for Change | Industrial and Systems Engineering | |
| 2021 | Maymuna Akter | Women Entering College (formerly Velma Cobb) | Biomedical Sciences | |
2021 | Emily Ivey | Olga Lindberg | Microbiology and Immunology | Katonah, NY |
| 2021 | Somayeh Bejbord | Catalyst for Change | Industrial Engineering | Tehran, Iran |
| 2020 | Aliaya Williams | Catalyst for Change | Biological Sciences | Oneonta, NY |
| 2020 | Lisa Gagnon | Olga Lindberg | English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) | Buffalo, NY |
| 2019 | Emma Janicki-Gechoff | Catalyst for Change | Education | |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Helen Quaye | Catalyst for Change | Pharmacology and Toxicology | |
| 2019 | Kali Burke | Olga Lindberg | Cognitive Psychology | |
| 2019 | Grace DeSantis | Olga Lindberg | Urban Planning | |
| 2019 | Temara Cross | Jacquie Walker | Public Health and African-American Studies | East Buffalo, NY |
| 2018 | Marissa Bell | Olga Lindberg | Human-Environment Geography | |
| 2018 | Jessica Gilbert | Olga Lindberg | Geography | |
| 2018 | Jessica Evans | Jacquie Walker | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering | |
| 2017 | Malika Kodial | Velma Cobb | Computer Science | |
| 2017 | Caroline Schnabel | Catalyst for Change | Chemical and Biological Engineering | |
| 2017 | Adriana Diane Ragland | Catalyst for Change | Social Work | West Buffalo, NY |
| 2017 | Megan Carroll | Catalyst for Change | Social Work | |
| 2016 | Alyssa Dzik | Velma Cobb | Biomedical Sciences | |
| 2016 | Katherine Ann Czerniejewski | Catalyst for Change | Biomedical Engineering and Mathematics | |
| 2016 | Dominique Bertrand | Olga Lindberg | Anthropology | Austin, Texas |
| 2016 | Lisa Kulka | Olga Lindberg | Educational Psychology | |
| 2015 | Amanda Munson | Catalyst for Change | Education | Hamburg, NY |
| 2015 | Kaely Kwitek | Jacquie Walker | Accounting and Finance | Orchard Park, NY |
| 2015 | Alycia Quinn | Dorothy Payne STEM | Exercise Science | New York, NY |
| 2014 | Sara Goff | Olga Lindberg | Medicine | |
| 2014 | Robin Foster | Olga Lindberg | Evolution, Ecology and Behavior | |
| 2014 | Samah Anwar Asfour | Jacquie Walker | Political Science and Global Gender Studies | Tonawanda, NY |
| 2013 | Darcy Regan | Olga Lindberg | Chemical Engineering | |
| 2013 | Jessica Utzig | Olga Lindberg | Biomedical Engineering | North Tonawanda, NY |
| 2013 | Christine Tjahjadi-Lopez | Jacquie Walker | International Trade | Getzville, NY |
| 2013 | Priyanka Navaneethan | Dorothy Payne STEM | Marketing | Buffalo, NY |
| 2012 | Emily Thurnherr | Velma Cobb | Pharmacy | Holland, NY |
| 2012 | Tara Feuerstein | Catalyst for Change | Industrial Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Cognitive Science | |
| 2012 | Emily Keddie | Catalyst for Change | School Psychology | Buffalo, NY |
2012 | Grace Mukupa | Olga Lindberg | Global Gender Studies | Arlington, VA |
| 2012 | Nhi Kha | Dorothy Payne Urban | Chemistry and Health and Human Services | Buffalo, NY |
| 2011 | Felicia Cao | Olga Lindberg | Biochemistry and Asian Studies | |
| 2011 | Diana Emran | Dorothy Payne Urban | Buffalo, New York | |
| 2010 | Kimberly Kelly Kucharski | Velma Cobb | ||
| 2010 | Bridget Obzud | Olga Lindberg | Medicine | Kenmore, NY |
| 2009 | Ruth Simmons | Catalyst for Change | Education | |
| 2009 | Gertrude Chimhungwe | Olga Lindberg | Pharmacy | |
| 2009 | Bich Thi-Ngoc Vu | Dorothy Payne Urban | Computer and Electrical Engineering | |
| 2009 | Emily Nuding | Dorothy Payne STEM | Environmental Engineering |