IRON MOUNTAIN — American Association of University Women Iron Mountain-Kingsford Branch is accepting applications for the Traditional and Eleanor M. Hoeffler Scholarships.

AAUW is an organization whose mission is to promote equality for all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change. In support of this mission, the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Branch of AAUW is offering two different scholarships for local high school seniors.

Traditional Scholarship

The Traditional Scholarship is offered to female seniors in high schools in Iron Mountain, Kingsford, North Dickinson and Norway, along with Florence and Niagara in Wisconsin high schools. Applications are available at each school’s counseling office and also can be downloaded at https://ironmountainkingsford-mi.aauw.net/branch-scholarship-information/

The applicant must be accepted by an accredited four-year college or university and enrolled in a four-year or more program of studies. (Note: Proof of acceptance may be required prior to distribution of scholarship funds.) The applicant must be in good scholastic standing.

Scholarship recipients will be selected based on the following criteria: written essay, community and school activities and honors, and a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. Two will be chosen to receive $1,000 scholarships.

Eleanor M. Hoeffler Scholarship

The Eleanor M. Hoeffler Scholarship, established in 1987, is being offered to high school senior girls or boys from Iron Mountain or Kingsford who will pursue studies in communications, performing arts, visual arts, or English.

Applications are available at each school’s counseling office and also may be downloaded at https://ironmountainkingsford-mi.aauw.net/branch-scholarship-information/

The applicant must be a senior from Iron Mountain or Kingsford high schools. He or she must be accepted by an accredited four-year college or university and enrolled in a four-year or more program of studies. The applicant must also be in good scholastic standing.

The scholarship recipient will be selected based on the following criteria: written essay, community and school activities and honors, and a minimum 3.0 grade-point average. One senior will be chosen for this $500 scholarship.

Those seeking the Traditional and Hoeffler scholarships should complete the application and essay, which must be scanned and emailed to: AAUW Scholarship Committee, imkaauwscholarship@gmail.com. Deadline is Friday.

The scholarship winners will be contacted by the Iron Mountain-Kingsford Branch of AAUW and will be invited to attend the annual awards meeting in May.

For more information, contact Barb Rice, Traditional Scholarship Committee chair, at the above email address.