• There are many scholarship programs available to women completing business degrees.business colleagues preparing for business meeting image by Vladimir Melnik from Fotolia.com
  
  There are many professional fields in which women are underrepresented, including business. A number of scholarship programs have been created to reward academically gifted female students and increase the number of highly educated women entering the business world.
  
  

Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship

• The Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship is available to women who are pursuing degrees in business at accredited colleges and universities. The program is open to both undergraduate and graduate students who have an outstanding academic record with particular regard to courses in business. Selected students who demonstrate a commitment to a career in business are eligible to receive the $5,000 award.
  
  Zonta International
  1211 West 22nd Street, Suite 900
  Oak Brook, IL 60523
  630-928-1400
  zonta.org
  
  

Texas Conference for Women Business Scholarships

• The Texas Conference for Women sponsors scholarship awards for female students who are pursuing degrees in business at an accredited college or university in the state of Texas. The program provides scholarships of $5,000 to outstanding female students who express an interest in a business career in-state after graduation.
  
  Texas Conference for Women
  Scholarship Program
  98 San Jacinto Blvd., Ste. 1200
  Austin, TX 78701
  866-375-1785
  txconferenceforwomen.org
  
  

Asian Women in Business Scholarship

• The Asian Women in Business Scholarship is available to female students who are of Asian or Pacific Islander heritage. In addition to academic achievement, applicants must also demonstrate previous community service experience, time spent working with a nonprofit organization, or experience in an entrepreneurial role. The maximum award is $2,500 and the number of awards granted each year varies based on funding.
  
  Asian Women In Business
  42 Broadway, Suite 1748
  New York, NY 10004
  212-868-1368
  awib.org
  
  

Ethel Lee Hoover Ellis Scholarship

• The Ethel Lee Hoover Ellis Scholarship is available to female African-American students who are enrolled in their sophomore or junior year of an accredited business degree program. Applicants must have a 3.0 GPA and be residents of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee or West Virginia. Applicants must also submit an essay relating to some aspect of business and the community, and the amount of the awards varies annually.
  
  NANBPWC, Inc.
  1806 New Hampshire Ave, N.W.
  Washington, DC 20009
  202-483-4206
  nanbpwc.org
  
  

AAUW Selected Professions Fellowship

• The American Association of University Women administers the Selected Professions Fellowship program, which provides educational support to minority women who are pursuing master's degrees in business administration. Fellowship awards range from $5,000 to $18,000 and students are selected based on academic achievement, leadership, community service, commitment to a career in business, and a desire to help women and minorities in their field.
  
  AAUW
  Dept. 60
  301 ACT Drive
  Iowa City, IA 52243
  319-337-1716
  aauw.org