Feb 22, 2022 | Events, Grantee Stories, Latest News, Leadership, Newsletters
Noha, WWIN Star Scholar Finding Community and Support as a First-Generation College Student: Noha’s Story As a first-generation college student, Noha has had to figure out a lot by herself: when to take the SATs, how to choose a major, how to reach out to professors...
Jan 26, 2022 | Events, Giving, Latest News, Newsletters
Star Scholarship applications are now open! WWIN is now accepting applications for our Star Scholarship program for the 2022-23 academic year, beginning with the Fall 2022 term. Each Star Scholar is awarded up to $5,000 each academic year toward the total Cost of...
Dec 15, 2021 | Events, Giving, Grantee Stories, Latest News, Newsletters, Uncategorized
Opening the Door to Opportunities: Alondra’s Story I will never forget the moment I received my Star Scholarship and saw the door open to my dreams. My name is Alondra, and I am a proud Mexican American woman – the daughter of two immigrants who believed deeply in the...
Nov 22, 2021 | Events, Giving, Latest News, Newsletters, Uncategorized
Thank you, David Ishii and HSBC, for helping women in Washington achieve their dreams! David Ishii discovered WWIN fourteen years ago – yet he vividly remembers the event where he first heard some of our Star Scholars share their stories. He knew right away that he...
Oct 18, 2021 | Events, Grantee Stories, Latest News, Newsletters, Uncategorized
Welcome new Star Scholars! Highlights from this year’s incoming cohort We are delighted to share that we have selected 64 new Star Scholars so far for the 2021-22 academic year. There are still more eligible applicants we would love to support! We may be able to...
Sep 14, 2021 | Events, Latest News, Newsletters
A Mother’s Strength Inspires a Daughter’s Dream: Lorena’s Story When Lorena thinks of strength and resiliency, she thinks of her mother. “Knowing that I was being raised by a strong woman, I knew that I had to become a strong woman, too – first for my niece who looked...
