Our 2024 Scholarship Recipients

 

Applications Process

for 2025-26 Scholarship Grants.

Scholarships grants are awarded annually to qualified, greater Cleveland women ages 25 or older in a four-year degree-granting program or graduate program. The Scholarship Committee selects recipients on the basis of maturity, academic record, promise, goals, and financial need. Send inquiries to ccwscholarship@gmail.com if not answered below. CCW is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that funds the scholarships solely through members’ contributions to our Scholarship Foundation. Send inquiries about how to donate to collegeclubwest@gmail.com.

The application process, mailing, and contact information can be found in the forms below. Applications must be completed by March 14, 2025. Candidates will be interviewed by the College Club Scholarship Committee in May 2025. Recipients will be announced within a few days and invited to our scholarship banquet on May 17, 2025. Grants will be distributed starting in the summer of 2025.

 CHECKLIST for Applying ( Checklist for the 2025 application process in Word or PDF.

• Completed online portion of the application or use the embedded form below or at bit.ly/ccws25
• OR use the CCW Scholarship Application Form 2025 in Word  or PDF form If possible, fill out the online form, except for financial information, essay, and terms of agreement form pages, which are available separately below and must be mailed via USPS.
• Download the financial form which includes the essay and two recommendation forms available below or here. CCW Scholarship Financial Form 2025 with Checklist in Word and PDF version
• Complete and mail via USPS the financial information form and essay portion of the application which includes a copy of your 2024 income tax return with Social Security numbers removed. (Or if unavailable your 2023 return and 2024 W2s.)
• Sign and return Terms of Agreement form which is the last page of the financial application.
• Requested all official transcripts be sent via USPS mail or email.
• Request two letters of recommendation to be sent via USPS or emailed. CW Scholarship Recommendation Form 2025 in Word and PDF version

Here is a consolidated list of the printed 2024-25 Forms:

• Checklist for the 2025 application process in Word or PDF.
• CCW Scholarship Application Form 2025 in Word  or PDF form– If possible, fill out the online form, except for financial information, essay, and terms of agreement form pages which are available separately below and must be mailed via USPS.
• CCW Scholarship Financial Form 2025 with Checklist in Word and PDF version
• CCW Scholarship Recommendation Form 2025 in Word and PDF version

To download printed forms, click each link. If you have difficulty, you may need to right click for the download menu; or on a Macintosh, click option key when clicking on the link to get the menu with “save link as.”

Complete this online portion at http://bit.ly/ccw25.