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Inspired by our namesake, the first U.S. Congresswoman, the Jeannette Rankin Foundation awards grants to applicants who are working toward their first associate’s or bachelor’s degree, identify as women/nonbinary, are 35 and older, and demonstrate financial need — from all states and backgrounds.
As a suffragist, the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress and the only woman to vote on the resolution for the 19th Amendment giving women the national right to vote, she forged a better future for all women in our country. Learn more about Jeannette’s life and legacy.
Apply to be a Rankin Foundation Scholar. The Jeannette Rankin Foundation offers three unrestricted non-tuition grants for students who identify as women, nonbinary or Two-Spirit and demonstrate financial need. National Grant. Students from across the United States who are 35 or older, pursuing a technical or vocational education, first ...
Feb 16, 2024 · Continuing Jeannette Rankin’s commitment to creating better futures for American women, our Jeannette Rankin National Scholar Grant provides unrestricted non-tuition funding and support to women and nonbinary students across the country.
A group of Athens, Georgia activists dedicate funds from Jeannette’s estate to create the Jeannette Rankin Foundation and award their first scholarship of $500 in 1978. Jeannette at her home in Bogart, Georgia, outside of Athens, circa 1927.
The Rankin Foundation making an impact in Ohio. In communities across the Buckeye State, Rankin Scholars are changing the trajectory of their lives. As they pursue their undergraduate education in everything from nursing and IT to art and social work, they are creating a brighter future for themselves, their families and all those who they touch.
The staff and board of directors of the Jeannette Rankin Foundation come from varied backgrounds, different life experiences and all parts of the country. Inspired by Jeannette Rankin, they unite under a single purpose: to transform futures through education. Meet our Board of Directors.
