Brief Description:

Founder Region Fellowship, Inc. awards grants to outstanding women in the final phase of their doctoral degree program from an accredited institution of higher learning in Founder Region, Soroptimist International of the Americas.

Eligible candidates must be enrolled in a doctoral program and currently attend an institution in one of the following locations:

Northern California - Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma
The State of Hawaii
The U.S. Territories of Guam & the Northern Mariana Islands
The Republic of Palau

Description:

Founder Region Fellowship (FRF)
Fellowship is the identifying project of Founder Region. FRF’s mission is to advance the status of women through financial support to women in the final phase of their doctoral degree. This project gives grants to selected women attending universities within the bounds of Founder Region. A byproduct of this support is affirmation of the importance of the recipients’ work and value as an individual.

Most service organizations have Identifying Projects that help the organization realize its mission. From Soroptimist International down to the club level, one will find many innovative, heartwarming, and challenging projects to fulfill the Soroptimist mission.

Founder Region is one of 28 regions of Soroptimist International of the Americas (SIA) with territory encompassing:

10 Northern California Counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma
The State of Hawaii
The U.S. Territories of Guam & the Northern Mariana Islands
The Republic of Palau

To learn more about this foundation, go to www.FounderRegionFellowship.org.

Contact Information:

For questions about this application, please contact Kris Chorbi at 2022.2024fellowship@gmail.com

Begin Accepting Applications Date:

11/01/2023

Deadline Date (PST Time Zone) :

1/25/2024 11:59 PM