Scholarship

The San Antonio Professional Chapter of Women in Communications Ajay Castro Scholarship for Re-Entering Women was established in 1989, in honor of longtime Women in Communications member Ajay Castro, who served that year as National Professional Conference Chair. Castro, a former Women in Communications President and Headliner, focused on education during her long public relations career. She initiated Women in Communication’s participation with San Antonio Youth Literacy and created and managed the first Ford Salute to Education, an ongoing scholarship and awards program. 

The scholarship is open to undergraduate students currently enrolled in or accepted by a Bexar County higher education institution following a minimum three-year lapse since graduation from high school or attending college. Applicants must plan to pursue a degree in a communications-related field. The first scholarship was awarded in 1995 at the annual Headliner/Proliner Event. Applications are available at the financial aid offices of area colleges and universities or the San Antonio Area Foundation, or you can download the application form and criteria list here:

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AWC 2008 Scholarship Criteria (Adobe PDF)
AWC 2008 Scholarship Application (Word Document)

The scholarship fund is managed by the San Antonio Area Foundation. You may donate online at www.saafdn.org
 or send your tax-deductible donation to:
The San Antonio Area Foundation, Attention: Ajay Castro Scholarship
110 Broadway, Suite 230, San Antonio, Texas 78205.