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Eligibility Requirements

We encourage all young women to apply.

Winner Selection

Explore our scholarship program, review your eligibility, and apply today.

Westfield Resident

All applicants must be Westfield residents for at least one year prior to applying.

Graduating Student

The candidate must be graduating from high school at the end of this current academic year and plan to enroll in a college program commencing the next academic year.

One-Year Grant

In addition, women who are presently matriculated into an undergraduate program may seek a one-year grant.

Documents you’ll need for your application

  • Complete the application form in its entirety. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed. If you complete the form by hand, please use BLACK INK.

  • Please print and submit your Common App.

  • A personal letter of recommendation is required from an academic, personal, or community reference (relatives are not permitted). Letters may be submitted in a sealed envelope or emailed directly to cwc.westfield@gmail.com with your name (the applicant’s name) in the subject line.

  • A teacher recommendation is required. The teacher may submit their evaluation in a sealed envelope or email directly to cwc.westfield@gmail.com with your name (the applicant’s name) in the subject line.

  • Complete Academic Transcript (provided by your high school or University*).

  • A counselor’s letter of recommendation (provided by your high school).

* For current college student applicants, we require an official academic transcript and letter of recommendation from a faculty member.

FAFSA Information

To assess financial need, we also require these items enclosed in a separate sealed envelope:

  • FAFSA form available online.

  • The last two years of your tax returns, including all Schedules, if applicable, from parent(s) and from the student, if filed.

Both the FAFSA and tax return components are referred to an outside agent for assessment of financial need and are not reviewed by the scholarship committee. FAFSA and tax information is for the exclusive use of the independent analyst and is strictly confidential. For confidentiality, we require that this document be mailed, NOT emailed.

Please deliver your sealed envelope to the Guidance Office at Westfield High School by 3:00pm on or before March 10, 2026 or your application will not be considered.

This year’s scholarship recipients:

  • Erica Donohue

    College Woman’s Club Scholarship

    Erica plans to study Accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

  • Hannah Gerstel

    College Woman’s Club Scholarship

    Hanna is continuing her college journey, studying History with a physician’s assistant track at Binghamton University.

  • Gemma Lagatta

    Esther Carlson Scholarship

    Gemma will be majoring in Elementary Education at the University of Mississippi.

  • Gabriella Mercado

    Past President Scholarship

    Gabriella will attend Rutgers University this fall, where she plans to prepare for a career in the medical field.

  • Sophia Narciso

    CWC Scholarship

    Sophia is currently attending James Madison University and continues to pursue her goal of being a school psychologist or guidance counselor.

  • Hanna Ramdath

    CWC Scholarship

    Hannah will be continuing her education, studying Pre-Med at the University of Florida.

  • Natalie Schaible

    College Woman’s Club Scholarship

    Talie will pursue a degree in character design at Maine School of Art and Design.

  • Madison Tacktikos

    College Woman’s Club Scholarship

    Madison will be studying Biology at the University of South Carolina.