Local Scholarships

The mission of AAUW is to advance gender equity through research, education and advocacy. The Laguna Beach branch of AAUW emphasizes education, and educational scholarships are a key component of our service outreach. Since our branch was founded, we have awarded over $200,000 in financial aid scholarships.

AAUW Laguna Beach sponsors scholarships for girls graduating from Laguna Beach, and Estancia High Schools, located in the Laguna Beach, and Newport-Mesa school districts, respectively. We also sponsor scholarships for re-entry women undergraduates at Saddleback College, Orange Coast College (OCC), Laguna College of Art and Design (LCAD).

For information about the criteria for awarding scholarships at any of these schools, please contact each school’s respective scholarship chair:
Laguna Beach High School………… Nancy Miller
Estancia High School ……………….. Sigrid Moranz
Saddleback College……………………Farie Momayez
Orange Coast College……………..…Lesley Danziger
Laguna College of Art + Design….Loren Harris-Heller

Through our College/University Partnerships with OCC and LCAD, we award scholarships to undergraduate women to attend the National College Conference for Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) held annually in Washington, D.C. For further information, contact Lesley Danziger.

AAUW Laguna Beach also provides scholarships to local middle school girls to attend AAUW’s Tech Trek summer STEM camp and other local STEM programs for middle and high school girls,

2022-2023 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS

This year we gave $31,000 to 18 students.