Columbian Women of The George Washington University

Columbian Women of The George Washington University, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, provides scholarships and a professional network to women attending The George Washington University. Columbian Women was founded over a century ago by the first women to attend Columbian College (the precursor institution to the current The George Washington University). Today, Columbian Women has a network of members and scholarship recipients across the country and manages a multi-million dollar endowment and investments which provides nearly $100,000 in scholarships per year to women students enrolled at The George Washington University. While affiliated with The George Washington University, The Columbian Women is a separate non-profit organization which is governed by a volunteer, seven -member Board of Directors.