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THE STEPHEN BUFTON MEMORIAL EDUCATIONAL FUND

The Stephen Bufton Memorial Educational Fund exists to provide educational grants and scholarships to women pursuing post-secondary educational goals as well as ongoing professional development in order to support their career advancement and to help them become the role models, mentors, and leaders of the future.

Why give?

  • For 65 years, members of the ABWA have provided opportunities for women to achieve their personal and professional best by sponsoring applicants, making contributions and raising money to champion the important mission of this fund.

  • National scholarships are awarded each year in the amounts of $2,000 to $10,000.

  • Today, women are outpacing men in post-graduate education, pursuing careers in male-dominated industries and closing the parity gap on wages and opportunities in the workplace.

  • Total Amount of Scholarships Awarded to Women since 1953

    $18,000,000

  • Number of Scholarship Recipients This Year

    67

  • Total Amount of Scholarships Awarded This Year

    $ 102,160