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Applications Open for Sister Shirley Kolmer Memorial Grant

02/14/2024

In 2016, the Saint Louis University Women's Commission established the Sister Shirley Kolmer Memorial Grant with endowed support from an anonymous Women's Commission member and the 1994 Woman of the Year award winner.  

The purpose of the Sister Shirley Kolmer Memorial grants are to educate, enrich, and empower the women of Saint Louis University by providing funding to connect them with opportunities that foster personal and professional development and/or advance women through community impact projects. 

The Women’s Commission invites SLU students, faculty, and staff members to apply a Leadership Advancement Grant or Community Impact for the Advancement of Women Grant.  The deadline for these opportunities is Friday, Feb. 23.  

Visit the Women’s Commission website to learn more about grant guidelines and to download grant applications. Any questions about the opportunities can be directed to Alexis Bruce-Staudt, Women’s Commission Grants Committee Chair.

Leadership Advancement Grants support SLU women in pursuit of leadership development and career advancement.
 
Community Impact for the Advancement of Women Grants focus on projects that exhibit a strong commitment to serving groups of SLU women within the community by: