Education Awards
The FAWCO Foundation Education Awards Program was created by and for FAWCO and FAUSA members. The cornerstones of the program are the importance of fostering peace through knowledge and the belief that education is essential to developing peace-loving attitudes in children. The Program rewards and honors academic excellence and the all-around achievements of our members and their families.
If you are a member of a FAWCO Club, FAUSA or an Individual Member these awards are for you and your family!
Congratulations to the 2025 Education Award Recipients!
Timeline
Autumn
Starting from mid-October
The next year's Awards are announced! Choose the Award best suited for your needs.
Review the applicable form, check what information you need, and begin gathering your documents and transcripts. These might take longer than you think!
Ask two individuals to write letters of recommendation for you. If letters of recommendation are not a tradition in the country where you live, please give these people an idea of what is to be included in a letter of recommendation.
Begin writing your two essays. This will give you plenty of time to edit and proofread them.
Autumn
Winter
Gather your information, finish (and review) your essays, and complete your application. Don't forget to have it proof read!
Deadline for submissions January 27th
Goodluck!
Spring
Results are announced at the annaul FAWCO Biennial Conference (or Interim Meeting) in March and are published to our website shortly thereafter.
If your received an Award, congratulations! If not, be sure to apply again in the next cycle.
Spring
Summer
Interested in applying for the next cycle?
Review your eligibility requirements and familiarize yourself with the past Awards to be ready for the fall!
Frequently Asked Questions
The Foundation Awards Program is open to all FAWCO, FAUSA members and their children, regardless of nationality, and regardless of whether or not the affiliated Club has made a contribution to The Foundation’s programs. The Dual Cultural Award is also available to members' grandchildren.
For Member Awards the applicant must be a FAWCO or FAUSA member in good standing for a minimum of 16 months as of application deadline. Please note: If the Member has transferred from one FAWCO Club to another Club or to FAUSA, or been accepted as a FAWCO Individual Member with an interruption of less than three months, the applicant will be considered as having met the time requirement.
For Academic and Non-University Awards, the applicant must have a parent who is a member in good standing of FAWCO or FAUSA. The parent must have been a member for a minimum of 16 months as of application deadline. They must be between the ages of 17 and 27 at the application deadline date and have at least one full academic year remaining in their studies.
For Dual Cultural Awards the applicant be between the ages of 13 and 18 at the application deadline date, have lived outside the U.S. for at least the last six years and must be in possession of a U.S. passport, have one parent who is a U.S. citizen and one parent who is a non-U.S. citizen, be the child/grandchild of a FAWCO or FAUSA member. The parent/grandparent must have been a member in good standing for at least 16 months at the application deadline and have not have previously received a Dual Cultural Award.
*Members (and the children/grandchildren) of the Board of Directors of FAWCO, The FAWCO Foundation and FAUSA are not eligible for Education Awards.
