The Woman’s Century Club connects Seattle-area women interested in learning about women’s history, and provides a place of connection and inspiration for women of all generations and walks of life. We seek to honor the graces of the past while investing in the young women of the future.

The club was founded in Seattle in 1891 by suffragist Carrie Chapman Catt and other female pathbreakers, including Seattle’s first woman superintendent of schools and the first woman to graduate in law from Yale. You can learn more about the club and our history at

Each year we award a scholarship, as well as a one-year membership in the club, to an outstanding student who exemplifies the traditions of female leadership and service that were important to our club's founders. The scholarship is for $2,000 this year.

To apply for the scholarship, you must be a female U.S. citizen in your junior year at a fully accredited Seattle-area college or university, with high scholastic ability as well as financial need. Please submit the following documents:

  • The one-page application that follows.
  • A currently dated letter of recommendation from an individual who can tell us about your motivation for pursuing your stated career goal, through your academic choices, volunteer work, employment, etc. (May be a professor, counselor, employer, volunteer supervisor, or the like; please have them include their email address and phone number.)
  • Your most recent grade transcript (can be a copy, not an official transcript).

Mail your application and supporting materials, all in one envelope, to Benevolence and Scholarship Committee Chair, The Woman’s Century Club, PO Box 20206, Seattle, WA 98102; sorry, we can’t accept applications by email or fax. Applications will be accepted from April 1 through June 30. We aren’t able to accept late applications, soplease make sure yours is postmarked by June 30.

If you are chosen as the recipient of our scholarship, we will notify you by email and invite you to our Fall Reception in October, where you and our other new members will be officially welcomed into the club.

If you have any questions, please email or call 206.322.9565.

For Use by the Woman’s Century Club Benevolence and Scholarship Committee:

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Reviewed by ______Reviewed by ______Reviewed by ______

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Name and email address of your campus newspaper (for media release):

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Note: To be eligible for the Club’s scholarship, you must be a female U.S. citizen in your junior year at a fully accredited Seattle-area college or university.

1. Tell us about your career goals.

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2. Tell us about the one or two school activities, jobs, and/or volunteer opportunities that have most helped you discover your career path and goals.

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3. Tell us about your financial situation. (Describe yourfinancial need, and note any scholarships you’re already receiving.)

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4. The Woman’s Century Club gives this scholarship as part of our belief in investing in the young women of the future. Tell us about how you will “pay this gift forward” to benefit other women.

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5. Are you available for a personal interview, if necessary? Yes: _____ No: _____

Best days/times for you: ______

I certify that I am a U.S. citizen, and that the statements above are true, complete, and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Signature: ______Date: ______

Benevolence and Scholarship Committee• The Woman’s Century Club

PO Box 20206 • Seattle, WA 98102 • • 206.322.9565