American Women's Club of Thailand Scholarship Program
Founded in 1995, the AWC Scholarship Program provides rural, low income Thai girls with scholarships to complete high school.
The AWC Scholarship Program awards scholarships annually to female high school students in 28 schools across 21 provinces in central and northern Thailand. In the 2024-25 school year, our donors sponsored 315 students.
Each $195 USD scholarship allows a student to pay the extra, mandatory costs of high school that are not covered by the government (books, uniforms, supplies, meals and transportation). These costs can be prohibitive to low income families and often girls have to leave school because their families cannot pay them.
Eligibility criteria for young women in grades 10-12 (M4-M6) are good academic performance (> 2.5GPA), a low family income, good behavior and a commitment to education while building a sustainable community.
We organize two school/home visit trips each year which gives us the opportunity to meet about 40 of our sponsored students. Watch our school visit video to share in the highlights of our trip to Nakhon Phanom.
Our students consistently greet us with enthusiasm, appreciation and, best of all, huge smiles. In each school, we meet with staff and students, host book and English clubs and have fun interacting with our students. On our last visit, the girls did their best to teach us Thai dancing.
The American Women's Club of Thailand (AWC) is a nonpolitical, volunteer, not-for-profit association organized in 1956. Our mission is to promote friendship among all women and to serve the people of Thailand through charitable, social, and cultural activities.
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John Parker My Wife Sandra was involved with the AWC in 2001/3 and 2006/10. She suggested we join this effort and we have continued to support this cause every year. It is a great idea , well run, with positive feedback and all funds go to those in nee...
Heather Williams I learned about AWC through my sister Jennifer. I was able to join March for the Future last year and wanted to continue with a scholarship this year. I think it's great to be able to support these girls and their futures!
Cathy Williams My husband and I are glad to once again be sponsoring a Thai high school student to further her educational goals!
Joette Berkompas Happy to do my part to help young women. And kudos to AWC's ongoing program.
Mason Bain Good luck with this great cause!
Helen Riddell My sister-in-law has become involved with this project since moving to Bangkok with my brothers work earlier this year. Since hearing about the amazing work you do I had to donate and be a small part in the story . I’d love to visit one day...