In a spirit of friendship...
We bring women from all generations together - locally, nationally and internationally and our Local Associations offer full monthly programmes.
We help women worldwide to exercise their right to education and economic independence.
Doctoral student awards were first made in the early years of the organisation and continue today. Through its linked charities, the BFWG Scholarship Trust Fund and Funds for Women Graduates (FfWG), successful applicants are given one-off financial support.
The BFWG Scholarship fund awards for academic excellence (for students in the second half of their programme of study).
FfWG supports on the basis of financial need, including emergency grants for graduates engaged in study or research at an approved institution of higher education in Great Britain.
Both charities fund students of any nationality who are studying at universities in England, Scotland and Wales.
We also hold an annual Research Presentations Day Competition.
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Are you a woman graduate with a university degree or equivalent diploma, licence or certificate from an institution of higher learning?
Would you welcome support from women of all ages?
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BFWG Administrator
For any enquiries please contact us at office@bfwg.org.uk
BFWG, PO Box 1225
Whitstable,
Kent. CT5 9EA
United Kingdom
Supporting Women's education since 1907
There is always a huge demand for our scholarships and we are always grateful for any donations to increase the help we can provide.
North East Association of Women Graduates Centenary
The NEAWG LA celebrated their 100th anniversary on Saturday 10 June
- Memorandum of Understanding with FCEMby Roxana Petrescu on 20th November 2023
President of FCEM – Femmes Chefs D’Entreprises Mondiales, Marie Christine Oghly and President of University Women of Europe, Anne Nègre, in the presence of Vice President of […]
BFWG, with it’s sister organisations in GWI, extends its support for the victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria
BFWG, GWI and all its NFAs offer the sincerest compassion for our Turkish sisters and Syrian friends and all the victims and their loved ones of this natural disaster that occurred on 6 February 2023.
We hope that the international aid to the affected areas will be proportional to the event's gravity and that a maximum of people will be rescued. We also support the local teams and volunteers who are on the front lines and take enormous risks every day in trying to save as many lives as possible. We are mindful that recovery will take time and that the lives of thousands of people have been changed forever. However, the entire GWI community is committed to the future support of our sisters touched by this dramatic event.
The Turkish Association of University Women has set up a specific project to support women students and their families who have been affected by the earthquakes. If any BFWG member wishes to contribute to this initiative, please follow the link HERE on the UWE website for more information.
BFWG stands in solidarity with Ukraine and our thoughts are with people in the Ukraine.
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Awards and Prizes
The British Federation of Women Graduates supports and offers a range of awards and prizes each year in competition to female doctoral students of any nationality who are in the second half of their research programme and studying at a British university (not Northern Ireland). You do not have to be a member of BFWG to apply.
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If you’re interested in joining, please get in touch at office@bfwg.org.uk
Younger Members' Group
The Younger Members’ Group was founded in 2020 to bring together BFWG members nationwide who are in their forties and under.
Life is all about the stages and phases of human, personal and career development that we travel through. In acknowledgement of this, BFWG has a group for members who are below the age of 40.
Join BFWG as a member of a Local Association or as an Independent member and you automatically become a member of the Graduate Women International (GWI) and the University Women of Europe (UWE)
