AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN, MANKATO BRANCH
JOSEPHINE BOWDEN STUDENT TRUST FUND
$300 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FOR 2005-2006
Application/Cover Letter (attach to your application materials)

Many non-traditional, returning women who would like to attend college are inhibited by high costs
and the strain imposed on an already tight budget. The Mankato Branch of American Association
of University Women recognizes the special need of these adult, returning women and has
developed a local fund to ease the financial burden of an undergraduate college education.
This scholarship is limited to returning women students enrolled as undergraduates at Minnesota State
University, Mankato. High school graduates of 2003 and 2004 are not elegible. Preference is given to
those who demonstrate financial need in their application statement. Previous recipients are elegible
and may re-apply.

I, ______________________________ hereby make application for a gift from the Josephine Bowden Student Trust
Fund, Mankato Branch, AAUW, to assist in my undergraduate education at Minnesota State University, Mankato. By
continuing my education at this institution, I hope to

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(you may continue on the back of this page)

Year of graduation from high school: ___________ Year/level in college:____________
I intend to earn a Bachelor's Degree in (subject):__________________________________
Total credits earned: __________ Current total GPA: __________ Transferred from: _____________
Currently employed: No_____ Yes _____ Where and how much: ____________________________

I have asked the following persons (non-relatives) to send personal letters of support on my behalf:
Name :

  1. _____________________________________ ____________________________________
  2. _____________________________________ ____________________________________

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Applicant's signature

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Home address: street, city, state, zip and phone

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Local address: street, city, state zip and phone

Please describe your personal financial need on the back of this sheet or on an attached stheet. This statement will be given great weight in the decision to award this gift. Please submit a copy of your transcript(s) with this application. (unofficial is acceptable).
Mail to:
Anita Dittrich 150 Stoltzman Road Mankato, MN 56001 (507)387-7180
Applications and letters of reference deadline is March 1, 2005.