Arab American Women’s Business Council Accepting Scholarship Applications Through October 23rd

posted on: May 15, 2015

DEARBORN, MI, May 15, 2015 – The Arab American Women’s Business Council (AAWBC) is accepting scholarship applications from Arab American female college students and high school students in Michigan who have been accepted to college.  The deadline is October 23, 2015.  Since the program began in 2008, the AAWBC has provided more than $20,000 in scholarships to young Arab American women studying a variety of subjects to assist them in advancing their education.

 Elvana Hammoud, chair of the Scholarship Committee, said, “The AAWBC believes strongly that a college education is key to professional and business success for Arab American women.  Many Arab American women face barriers to pursuing a college degree, financial and cultural.  The mission of the AAWBC is to advance Arab American women in their business and profession.  This scholarship program is our way of encouraging Arab American women to pursue their dreams.  We will award five $1,000 scholarships in 2015.”

The link to the scholarship application and letter of intent is: http://www.aawbc.org/cmte_scholarships.html

This year, the AAWBC will award two of its scholarships in the name of Dr. Haifa Fakhouri, founder and CEO of the Arab American and Chaldean Council, one each for business and the medical field.  Opportunities exist for others to contribute to the scholarship program in the name of individuals or organizations and companies.  Please contact Renée Ahee, AAWBC CEO, at rahee@aawbc.org or 586-484-2390.

Founded in 2007 as a 501c3 nonprofit professional organization, the grassroots effort to form the AAWBC represents a cross-section of Arab American women in many professions and businesses, including nursing, marketing and public relations, public affairs, engineering, law, academia, sales and financial planning.  AAWBC provides scholarships each year to encourage Arab American women to pursue higher education as a path to business and professional

 success.  The organization is recruiting members as well as sponsoring companies who see opportunities in the Arab American women’s market.

For more information, visit aawbc.org.