AAUW Buffalo Branch Chamberlin Loan Funds/Scholarship and
Funds for Education

The Chamberlin Loan Funds/Scholarship was established by Sarah A. Chamberlin in 1937 to help provide financial support, mainly in the form of interest free loans, for higher education for women of good character and promising scholarship who might not otherwise be able to procure a college education . Preference will be given to students in attendance at Cornell University, as stipulated in the will, and to students whose legal residence is in Western New York.

Funds for Education was established to provide additional financial support to college students in the Western New York area in the form of specialized loans, grants or scholarships. These funds are obtained from proceeds from our Annual Book Sale and generous donors. The funds include several named awards. Applicants, women or men, must demonstrate superior academic achievement, have potential for achieving their academic and career goals, and show financial need.

The Buffalo Branch of AAUW administers both these interest free loan and grant funds and gives awards as packages to be accepted or rejected in their entirety. Applicants must be residents of Western New York and/or attending colleges in that area.

There are two yearly deadlines:

• June 1st and Dec 1st
• June 1st applications will be accepted if postmarked between April 15th and June 1st.
• December 1st applications will be accepted if postmarked between October 15th and December 1st.

Download for appropriate Deadline :
June 1 Deadline Application
December 1 Deadline Application

Receiving awards in the June 2011 cycle were:

• Lakesha Dillard, who has an associate degree in nursing from Trocaire College and is working for a bachelor’s degree in Daemen College, a $3,000 Chamberlin grant.
• Danielle DiStefano, a sophomore in Fredonia State College, majoring in music with plans to go on for a master’s degree in voice, a $3,000 Funds for Education grant. 
• Courtney Glick, a senior in University of Buffalo, studying   political science, a $2,000 Chamberlin loan.
• Michelle George, a graduate student in Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, a $3,000 FFE special needs grant to complete special training for ordination.
• Taylor Kunkle, a sophomore in Seton Hall University majoring in biology and already accepted into a doctorate program in physical therapy, a $2,500 Chamberlin loan and a $500 Chamberlin grant. This award is contingent on receipt of an official transcript and two more letters of recommendation.
• Rhapsodie McClintick, a sophomore in Alfred State College of Technology majoring in marketing and management, a $3,000 FFE special needs grant to cover some of her expenses in managing a serious   heath condition. At 37, she is a non-traditional undergraduate.
• Ruth Simmons, a University of Buffalo graduate student who is completing her doctoral degree in education while caring for an infant and an ailing mother, a $3,000 Chamberlin grant.
• Samantha King, a junior in Duquesne University majoring in international relations, a $1,500 Chamberlin loan and $1,500 Chamberlin grant.

Receiving awards in the Dec 2010 cycle were:

• Jeannethe King, a graduate student in Long Island University where she has been working for a combined bachelor and master's degree in athletic training and sports science
• Natalie Do, a graduate of University at Buffalo, is attending the physician assistant program at D’Youville College and expects to finish next year.

Receiving awards in the June 2010 cycle were:

• Lakesha Dillard, an RN student at Trocaire College planning to work towards a bachelor's in nursing at D'Youville College
• Melissa Brown (Grove City College graduate), working on a master's in social work at UB
• Courtney Glick, a Niagara County Community College graduate now majoring in psychology at UB
• Michelle George, a UB graduate now attending Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School
• Samantha King, a sophomore at Duquesne University majoring in International Relations
• Grace Mukupa, a graduate of Southern Connecticut State University with an MBA from Oswego State College, working towards a doctoral degree in global gender studies at UB
• Ruth SImmons, a graduate of RIT with a master's from UB, completing her doctoral degree at UB
• Brittany Smykowski, a sophomore at Niagara University majoring in business
• Elizabeth Suchan, a senior at Canisius College majoring in sociology and social work

Receiving awards in the December 2009 cycle were:

• Jeannethe King, a senior in Long Island University, majoring in athletic training and sports science
• Claudia Wood, a sophomore in Trocaire College working for an RN degree
• Allison Jacobs, a junior in St. John Fisher College, majoring in childhood/special education
• Natalie Do, a UB graduate, who is attending the D’Youville College physician assistant course working for a master’s degree