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Talbots Scholarship Foundation

Since its inception in 1997, the Talbots Scholarship Foundation has awarded over $1 million to deserving women ranging in age from their late 20s to 60s. This program empowers women to pursue their dreams of a college degree later in life.

Completely re-imagined, this program is awarding $180,000 in college scholarships for the 2010 academic year, including 10 $15,000 scholarships and one $30,000 Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award, presented in memory of the founder of Talbots. This Award is going to an extraordinary finalist demonstrating courage, conviction and an insatiable entrepreneurial spirit.

Click here to learn more about our 2010 Finalists.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Talbots Scholarship Foundation must:

  • Be women currently residing in the United States or Canada;
  • Be women who earned a high school diploma or their GED (at least 10 years prior to application);
  • Be enrolled or planning to enroll in a full- or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school;
  • Be attending the full upcoming academic year; and
  • Have at least two semesters (24 credit hours or more) remaining to complete an undergraduate degree as of the beginning of the upcoming fall term.

Employees and family members of Talbots and Scholarship America are not eligible to apply to this program.

Details on the 2011 program will be available in the fall of 2010 at
www.talbots.com/scholarship.

Associate Award of Excellence

The Talbots Charitable Foundation is pleased to offer a scholarship program for the children of Talbots associates. This program allows Talbots to recognize the outstanding achievements of associate’s children and assist in their pursuit of higher education.

A total of 10 scholarships are being awarded for the 2010 academic year, including nine $2,000 awards and one $5,000 Award of Distinction. Click here to see a list of our 2010 Excellence Finalists. Applications for the 2011 academic year will reopen in February 2011.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Award of Excellence must be:

  • Children of active or retired Talbots associates in the U.S. or Canada who have a minimum of one year of service with the company. This includes legally adopted children and stepchildren.
  • High school seniors or high school graduates who plan to enroll or undergraduates who are already enrolled in full-time study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school

The children of Talbots executive or directors are not eligible to participate in this program.

Both the Talbots Scholarship Fund and Associate Award of Excellence are sponsored by the Talbots Charitable Foundation and administered by Scholarship America ®.
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