Franklin Business and Professional Women (BPW) is sponsoring two scholarships: the Velma Smith Dalphond and the Jackie O’Rourke Scholarships.  Through the years, Franklin Business and Professional Women has continuously presented the scholarships to women for use toward their education.

Franklin BPW organizes and markets a community calendar that tracks organizational meetings, birthdays, and anniversaries.  Calendar profits are used to help fund one of the annual scholarships awarded each year in June. 

The Scholarships are awarded based on financial need to women 22 years or older who work or live in the greater Franklin BPW membership area, including Andover, and who are working toward advancing skills and career with additional education.  In recent years, we have awarded scholarships of $500 each.

An application can be found on the Franklin BPW website at BPWFranklin.org. On the site, see Programs, scroll down to Scholarship Information, and click on Application Form. The deadline for applications is Saturday, May 15. The winner will be notified in June and invited to our June dinner meeting.