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Now accepting scholarship applications for 2022!


AAUW Murfreesboro, in partnership with the Middle Tennessee Fund for Women and Girls, will award $1,000 per semester scholarships to two deserving female students at Middle Tennessee State University. These awards are renewable each semester until graduation.

The Ruth-Houston Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship is open to nontraditional female undergraduate students, age 24 and older, while the Butler-Fouts Memorial Graduate Scholarship is open to female graduate students belonging to an under-represented ethnic or racial group who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States. The Ruth Houston and Butler-Fouts scholarships will be awarded to the applicant who best demonstrates academic promise and financial need.


All application materials are due by Friday, July 8, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.

Click on the links above for more details, including how to apply for a scholarship. Please email Dr. Hoffschwelle at mary.hoffschwelle@mtsu.edu or call 615-898-5806 with any questions about the application process.


Good luck, scholars!