Since 1952, our Branch has awarded $84,605 in 99 scholarships. Our giving started with one $50 scholarship to one Longmont High School graduating senior girl and has continued to grow …
Today, the purpose of these scholarships administered by the Longmont Community Foundation is to provide funding to encourage women to pursue higher education in order to increase their ability to have a positive impact in their field and community, including women returning to school to update.
For information contact Bev Schrenk, 303-772-7987
2025 Scholarship Recipients
AAUW Longmont is pleased to announce that a total of $4,000 has been awarded to 2 outstanding undergraduate students.
Brittni Hamilton is a junior at Colorado State University, where she is pursuing a degree in Environmental Engineering. She was awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Rachel returned to school in her mid-30s and sees graduating as an exciting and meaningful milestone. She is married and returning to school later in life has been a financial challenge. She commutes to CSU, juggles two jobs, and works on the challenge of managing her expenses to avoid overwhelming student debt. She sees this scholarship as making a real difference and helping her keep focused on reaching her goals. In addition to her focus on school, Brittni is very involved in outdoor activities and local community events. Brittni’s thank you message give you more insight on the changes she faces and her strong focus on her future.
Rachel Kramer is an undergraduate in Applied Mathematics and Statistics at the Colorado School of Mines. She has been awarded a $2,000 scholarship. Rachel plans to continue her education in the future focusing on a master’s degree in Data Science. She is actively involved with the Society of Women in Mathematics and the Society of Women Engineers at Mines, and through these organizations, hopes to inspire the next generation of girls to pursue their dreams. Outside of academics, Rachel is involved with the Marching and Concert Band at Mines. She loves playing the alto saxophone and showing school spirit! She is a camp counselor at the YMCA of the Rockies in Estes Park and also serves as a small group leader with a Christian ministry called SALT. To get a sense of her enthusiasm, take a minute and read Rachel’s thank you note.
2024 Scholarship Recipients
AAUW Longmont is pleased to announce $3,600 has been awarded to 2 outstanding students – one undergraduate and one graduate.
Lucy Rothe is a sophomore at the University of Alabama pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science, with minors in Philosophy and Communications and was awarded a $2,600 scholarship this year. Long term she is interested in studying constitutional law and advocating for those who may not have a voice and working toward a more fair and just society. Lucy is on the traveling UA tennis team which drives other passions related to the law. She is interested in creating a nonprofit that funds girls’ sports to address disproportionate participation and unequal treatment. Outside of class she is actively involved in the Pre-Law Students Association, the University’s Honors College and much more. Lucy describes herself as having strong core values and that she “plans to achieve my goals through discipline and determination, which is my way of tackling all my challenges.” Lucy’s thank you message gives more insights to her programs and challenges.
Mohika Nagpal was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to support her second year of medical school at the University of Michigan. This is the second year the AAUW Local Scholarship is supporting Mohika’s endeavors. She is currently doing her hospital rotations and recognizes, more than ever, the importance of the patient-family-provider connection. Mohika continues to aspire to an OBGYN career focus. She does have free time and spends some of it dancing on the med schools dance team, the Biorhythms, just for fun. In Mohika’s thank you letter, she shares that she feels “incredibly supported and inspired” by her hometown.
2023 Scholarship Recipients
AAUW Longmont is pleased to announce $3,000 has been awarded to 2 outstanding college students.
Ashley Livingstone is pursuing a degree in Construction Management at Colorado State University and was awarded a $1,500 scholarship this year. She is a recognized leader in Women in Construction programs as well as her sorority and really wants to make a difference in her community. She recognizes this scholarship as a vote of confidence to make that happen. “Being a woman in a male dominated field is incredibly hard but having supporters in my corner encouraging me make it easier to persevere.” Ashley’s thank you message gives more insights to her programs and challenges.
Mohika Nagpal was not able to join us at Spring Fling this year because she was finishing up her 1st year of medical school at the University of Michigan. She received a $1,500 scholarship. Many of our members met Mohika at last year’s Spring Fling and found her to be a very inviting young women. In Mohika’s thank you letter, she shares that “receiving this scholarship from the AAUW Scholarship Fund aligns very strongly with my motives for entering medicine in the first place: to empower and support women in higher education … I feel grateful to still be engaged with my hometown and receiving opportunities like this reassures me that my home team still has my back.”