Financial Women of San Francisco Awards $150,000 in Scholarships

Financial Women of San Francisco (FWSF), an organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women in finance and financial services for over 60 years, named eleven students attending six Bay Area universities as 2020 scholarship recipients. These winners are among more than 300 Bay Area women that FWSF has helped in the past 30 years, giving $2.7 million in scholarship grants.

The FWSF scholarship grants—$10,000 for undergraduate and $15,000 for graduate students— support each recipient’s educational goals in finance and finance-related industries. Beyond financial support, FWSF scholarship recipients also receive opportunities to be mentored by FWSF members and attend career development and networking events.

“We are grateful to our generous donors and sponsors who make it possible for us to continue these scholarship awards each year,” says Olivia Barbee, FWSF’s 2020 President. “The support is essential for each of these remarkable students and directly helps them advance their careers in finance.”

Each recipient is an academic and community leader whose goals align with FWSF’s mission to empower and support women. For example, Wenshan Wang, a graduate student pursuing a Wharton Executive MBA with a focus on entrepreneurship, finance, and strategy, is passionate about women’s empowerment and upliftment and aims to set up an organization that will focus on increasing employability for women in AI, Robotics, and Autonomous Driving.

Many recipients also demonstrate a commitment to making a positive impact in the world. Tulika Garg, who is pursuing a Wharton Executive MBA in finance and venture capital, plans to use her education to help women around the world achieve better lives through financial independence.

2020 Graduate Scholarship Recipients:

• Tanu Arora – University of San Francisco
• Catherine Berner – Stanford University
• Tulika Garg – Wharton San Francisco
• Cheyun Lee – Santa Clara University
• Ngoc (Nicole) Ly – University of San Francisco
• Kaajal Narayan – Saint Mary’s College of California
• Halle Sullivan – Saint Mary’s College of California
• Wenshan Wang – Wharton San Francisco

2020 Undergraduate Recipients:

• Alana Rainosek – Santa Clara University
• Mariela Rodriguez-Morales – University of San Francisco
• Collett Simonian – University of California, Berkeley

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