Helping Maine women achieve economic self-sufficiency
Since 1962, when the first small scholarship was presented, the Maine Business and Professional Women (BPW) have helped Maine women achieve economic self-sufficiency by awarding scholarships to outstanding deserving women. Recipients of these scholarships have gone on to take their place in the ranks of working women who contribute to the economic well-being of their families and the State of Maine.
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In 1987, the BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation was established to ensure the continued availability of scholarships. The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) organization and all donations are tax deductible. The Foundation continues to enhance the BPW tradition of “women helping women.” The BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation, working with the Maine Community Foundation, maintains an active scholarship program and solicits contributions to fund our scholarships in the future.
The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame was established in 1990 by the BPW/Maine Futurama Foundation. The Maine Women’s Hall of Fame holds an annual Induction Ceremony. One or two Maine women of achievement have been honored each year since 1990. Each year the ceremony has been held in March in observance of Women’s History Month. The photographs and citations are on permanent display at UMA’s Bennett D. Katz Library.