About Celebrating Women Scholarships
(Now open for 2025)
About Celebrating Women Scholarships
(Now open for 2025)
Celebrating Women has a commitment to make scholarship money available for women who otherwise would not be able to participate, giving special consideration to those women who are in transition, or for whatever reason, are in the midst of physical, emotional and/or spiritual changes in their life.
Our scholarship fund is available due to generous donations from women in our CW community. We are pleased to pass these gifts on.
Our intention is to make Celebrating Women accessible to women of all income levels and are grateful that we can support those in need, with our scholarship fund.
Please Consider:
We always need help during the event itself, but scholarships are not awarded based on availability to help.
During the weekend, we need help at the registration desk from 1:00–3:30p.m. and 3:30–6:00p.m. Two people are needed for each time slot. There are also other volunteer opportunities: Two women are needed to help with Silent Auction on Saturday; set up (8:30-10am) and close out (5 - 6pm). Ballroom decoration and set up Friday (10 am - 2 pm), as well as general help after the event Sunday (beginning after lunch).
Scholarship decisions will be made on a weekly rolling basis as applications are received and will continue until all funds are disbursed or until 7 days prior to the event. The Scholarship Application period will close at 5pm on Friday, September 12.
Please note that only 1 - 2 full scholarships are given each year. Most awards are for partial scholarships and women are encouraged to pay for whatever part of the weekend they can.
In order to reach and support as many women as possible, applicants are discouraged from applying for scholarships two or more years in a row. However, when there are medical or financial crises, these will be considered, and should be documented on the scholarship application. Generally, multi-year requests for scholarships will not be awarded.
With that in mind, here are the scholarship levels:
Scholarships Levels:
Discounted Registration Fee Scholarship - CW will pay $85 toward your Registration Fee, with the applicant picking up the remaining $85.
Registration Fee Scholarship - The full registration fee is paid by CW. This is a $170 value in 2025.
Partial Scholarship - A portion of the fees for the weekend, such as lodging & registration are covered. This is a $290 value if staying in a double regular room or a $200 value if camping.
Full Scholarship - Registration, Food, and Lodging costs are covered. The value of a full scholarship varies, depending on whether one camps or stays in a room. Lodging is either camping or in a shared double or triple room. We have rooms reserved for Scholarship women, or you may choose your own roommate and stay in a double regular room. This is a $440 value if in a room, $370 value if camping.