Scholarship Spotlights

In 2021, WAI awarded 149 scholarships valued at $731,805. The total includes 47 scholarships awarded through a $250,000 Conrad N. Hilton Foundation grant. During the WAI2021 Virtual Conference, our 2021 winners were recognized in an on-demand video.

WAI2021 Scholarship Winners Video

The total amount of scholarships awarded by WAI since 1995 is now more than $14.5 million.

Learn about the history of the WAI scholarship program from Founder Peggy Chabrian, scholarship sponsors and winners by watching this 2019 video.

Read the success stories of past scholarship winners in the special 20th anniversary publication WAI Scholarships Change Lives.

Watch WAI Scholarship Spotlights videos to learn more.

Andrea Coppick, WAI 6452

Lindsey Dreiling, WAI 14613

Miyukiko "Koko" Kostelny, WAI 41327

Melissa Martin, WAI 77913

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