AIWA Scholarship Awards
Funding Amount
$1K – $10K
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- September 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Individuals
Geography
- Massachusetts
Overview
The Armenian International Women's Association (AIWA) awards scholarships to full-time female students of Armenian descent attending accredited colleges/universities worldwide, via one unified application that draws on many named endowed funds (Agnes Missirian, AIWA Founders, Lucy Kasparian Aharonian, Ethel Jafarian Duffett, Alice Kanlian Mirak, etc.). In 2026 AIWA awarded $141,000 to 57 scholars, with individual awards ranging from $1,000 to $10,000. Eligibility: female of Armenian descent; financial need + academic merit; full-time; entering 3rd/4th year of undergrad (CA residents: 2nd year) or a graduate student in fall 2026; 3.2 minimum GPA; transcripts, two recommendation letters, photo. The 2026 cycle is CLOSED; applications for 2027 open in January (awards announced ~May). Deadline for the 2027 cycle NOT yet stated (null). Amount range $1,000-$10,000 (observed per-scholar awards, stated). Applicant = individual women of Armenian descent (worldwide). Geography: worldwide (org based in Watertown, MA).
How to Apply
Apply via aiwainternational.org/scholarships ('APPLY NOW') during the open cycle (2027 applications open January). One application covers all AIWA endowed scholarship funds; submit transcripts, two recommendation letters, and a photo.
What Armenian International Women's Associati actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 7
- Total given
- $36K
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Range
- $1,000–$10K
- 3% of its 2024 grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts, where this grant's project is located.
- By dollars: California 83%, Connecticut 14%, Massachusetts 3%. Top recipient cities: Oakland, CA; Alameda, CA; Stanford, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Regents of the University of California · Oakland, CA
Student scholarships
$10K
American University of Armenia · Alameda, CA
Student scholarships
$5,000
Stanford University · Stanford, CA
Student scholarships
$5,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA
Student scholarships
$5,000
Yale University · New Haven, CT
Student scholarships
$5,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Minorities
Project Locations
- MA
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