Futurama Foundation: The Career Advancement Scholarship Grant

The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation offers the Career Advancement Scholarship, a $3000 award aimed at women aged 30 and above residing in Maine. This scholarship supports those enrolled in accredited colleges or training programs, covering both full-time and part-time studies. It assists women in improving their skills for career advancement, whether entering a new field or re-entering the job market.

BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation
Since 1962, when the first small scholarship was presented, the Maine Business and Professional Women (BPW) have helped Maine women achieve economic self-sufficiency by awarding scholarships to outstanding deserving women. Recipients of these scholarships have gone on to take their place in the ranks of working women who contribute to the economic well­-being of their families and the State of Maine.
The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation awards a scholarship in the amount of $3000 to a woman at least thirty (30) years of age who is enrolled in, or returning to, an  accredited college or training program of study, either full or part-time.  The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation Career Advancement Scholarship is designed to assist a student in meeting educational expenses. The scholarship is awarded for full-time or part-time programs of study and may cover academic or vocational/paraprofessional business training.

Eligibility

Be at least thirty years of age and a Maine resident.Need financial assistance to improve skills or to complete education for career advancement.Have a definite plan to use the desired training in a practical and immediate way to improve chances for advancement, to train for a new career field, or to enter or re-enter the job market.Provide information about the specific course of study at an accredited school and be qualified as an applicant for the course.Be officially accepted into the program or course of study.