This document provides an overview of the Directory of Financial Aids for Women (D.F.A.W.), a comprehensive guide to scholarships, fellowships, grants, awards, and internships primarily for women. The directory was first created in 1978 and now contains over 1,486 program entries. It is divided into sections for undergraduates, graduates, and post-doctoral students. Each program entry provides contact information, eligibility requirements, financial details, application deadlines, and other information. The directory also includes indexes to search programs by title, sponsoring organization, location, subject area, and application deadline. The goal of the directory is to help women locate and apply for financial assistance opportunities for their education.

1. Directory of Financial Aids
for Women
THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE OF AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR COLLEGE – FOR WOMEN.
2014-2016
A LISTING OF SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AWARDS, & INTERNSHIPS

2. D.F.A.W.’s History
 1st edition created in 1978 by (former) librarian Gail
Ann Schlachter.
 At this time more men and women were entering colleges and
universities than ever before.
 Historically, men were much more successful at acquiring college
aid than women were.
 Over the past 35 years the directory has been extended from 300
programs (in 1978) to 1,486 programs (in 2014).

3. What is D.F.A.W.?
 A comprehensive resource that identifies and describes financial
aid programs primarily or exclusively for women.
 Lists of funding that is open to women at any educational level, from
high school to post doctoral or professional.
 Includes lists of funding that can be used for:
 study,
 travel,
 research,
 training,
 career development,
 innovative efforts.

4. Questions answered by D.F.A.W.
 Contact information (What is the location, phone/fax numbers, or
web address of a financial aid program?)
 About the program (What is the program about? /What is its
purpose? /What is its focus?)
 Eligibility (What are the eligibility requirements for receive funding
from the program?)
 Financial information (What is the stipend?, how often is it given?,
how is it given?)
 What is the deadline for applications?
 Some background or additional information about the program.

5. D.F.A.W Contains….
 1,486 program entries.
 Entries are very clear, legible, and organized.
 Entries are in alphabetized within each section.
 Entries are consecutively numbered to allow for easy findings from the
indexes.
 3 sections of funding information (by school level).
 Table of contents that guides you through the book’s
sections.
 6 indexes for more specific searching.

6. Sections
 Directory divided into 3 sections to allow one to search for programs
according to their educational level:
 Undergraduates,
 Graduates,
 Professionals/post doctorates.
For example, if you are a graduate student looking for a financial
aid program, simply find the “Graduates” section (in the table of
contents).The top of each page will say “Graduate Students”.

7. Programs Entries include:
 Contact information
- sponsoring organization
- location, phone/fax numbers,
- web/email address
 Summary of the program’s focus or major requirements.
 Eligibility requirements
 Financial information
- stipend amount
- how often it is given, how it is given.
 Number of recipients awarded per year.
 Duration of award/period in which support is provided.
 Application deadlines
 Some background or additional information about the program.

8. Example entry
[793] Entry Number Program Summary
B. J. Dean Scholarship Program Title
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee Eligibility
Organization Requirements
Attn: Scholarship Committee
3833 Cleghorn Ave., Ste. 400 Contact info
Nashville, TN 37215-2519
(615) 327-2746 Toll Free: (888) 540- 5200 Financial Info
Fax: (615) 327-2746 Email: grants@cfmt.org
Web: www.cfmt.org/request/scholarships/allscholarships
Duration of Awards
Additional Info
(restrictions, benefits)
Number Awards Per Year
Summery To provide financial assistance to women from
Tennessee or Texas preparing for a career in ministry at a
seminary in any state.
Eligibility This program is open to women from Tennessee or
Texas interested in entering the ministry; students enrolled at
Yale divinity school are also eligible. Applicants must be
preparing for full time ministry but not necessarily seeking
ordination. They must be planning to enroll fulltime in a
seminary in any state. There are no denominational
restrictions. Along with their application, they must submit an
essay describing their educational plans and how these
plans will help them reach their career goals. Financial need
is considered in the selection process.
Financial Data Stipends range from $500 to $2000 per year.
Funds are paid back to the recipient’s school and must be
used for tuition, fees, books, supplies, room, board, and
miscellaneous expenses.
Duration 1 year; recipients may reapply.
Additional Info This program began in 1995
Number Awarded 1 or more each year
Deadline March of each year. Application Deadline

9. D.F.A.W’s Indexes
 6 indexes allows one to search for programs by :
 Title of the program
 Name of the sponsoring organization
 Your geographic location
 The city, state, geographic location that a program
covers
 Subject or educational field
 Application deadlines
 Includes word-by-word alphabetical arrangement.
 Includes entry numbers for easy findings within directory.

10. Six Indexes
Index Type
 Program Title Index
 Sponsoring Organization Index
 Residency Index
 Tenability Index
 Subject index
 Calendar Index
Search if you …
The name of a particular funding
program.
The name of the organization that is
sponsoring the program.
Are looking for programs available only to
residents in your area.
Are looking for programs in a particular
area.
Are looking for funding programs that are
particular to your subject or field.
Are looking for programs according to
application deadline periods.

11. The Author :
Gail Ann Schlachter
 More than three decades in the library and information fields as a reference
librarian, library administrator, library educator, author of library-oriented
reference works, and (most recently) publisher of both print and electronic
materials.
 Elected to the governing councils of the American Library Association and the
California Library Association, has served as the president of the American
Library Association's Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), and was
selected first as the reference review editor and then as the editor-in-chief of
Reference and User Services Quarterly, RUSA's official reference-oriented journal.
 Former Vice President/ General Manager of ABC-CLIO
 Gail established Reference Service Press (publishing company of D.F.A.W.) with
one goal in mind: to insure that those in need will be able to access the most
comprehensive and current financial aid information available.