GRANTS:Founder Region Fellowship offers grants to women:enrolled in graduate schools within the boundaries of Founder Regionwho have advanced to candidacywho are entering into the last year of their doctoral programsINFORMATIONAL MEETINGS:Join us on Zoom to learn about Founder Region Fellowship and how to apply for our grants.Two opportunities to attend:Wednesday, November 13, 2024   6:00pm (PST) ...  Read More

Founder Region Fellowship is looking forward to the upcoming 2024 District Meetings in October. Please start preparing your club’s basket, with at least a $75 value, for our Fellowship Fundraiser. The theme is “Solving Puzzles by Degrees!” By now your club should have received your tickets for this fundraiser; $5 each or 5 for $20. Encourage your club members to purchase the tickets for a chance t...  Read More

The Founder Region Fellowship Board is gearing up for the 2024-2026 biennium. The Fellowship theme is “Solving Puzzles by Degrees” and we are working on creative ways to fundraise which we are hoping will be fun and exciting.Our first actual “pinning” occurred on June 30th. Technically this was from last biennium, but Director Tess jumped at the chance to visit SI/The Redwoods to pin new fellow Tin...  Read More

Founder Region Fellowship kicked off the 2024 Conference with the combined Fellowship and Region Reception followed by the Awards Dinner and Gala where we awarded 7 outstanding women with $70,000 in grants. All members had the opportunity to meet the recipients and view their academic posters, which you can see on our website. To date, Founder Region Fellowship has provided 370 women with almost 1...  Read More

There are several pre-conference events we want to share with our members.  The Fellowship Auction on Rally Up is now open. Don't miss out on the final inventory of the SI pins and other items. "Bid" or "Buy it Now" options available! Auction closes April 15th. ...  Read More

Invitation to SPONSOR our annual Fellow Reception, Awards Gala or fund a Fellowship Grant at our 2024 Founder Region Conference in May. Founder Region Fellowship, Inc. invites you - Soroptimist Clubs, Soroptimist members and businesses in our communities - to become a SPONSOR of Founder Region Fellowship. Our vision is to improve the lives of women and girls locally and globally by awarding fellow...  Read More

Happy New Year Founder Region!As we begin a new year, we hope you will plan something special to celebrate Fellowship in February. Next month is designated as “Fun for Fellowship” month to raise awareness and educate our members about Founder Region's Identifying Project.We have several ways you can have fun and participate in Fellowship activities in February.Plan now to invite your Fellowship Di...  Read More

Thank you to all our clubs for supporting the Fellowship Fundraiser and our merchandise sales at the District Meetings last month. Fellowship is almost completely supported by our members and we could not help women in the final phase of their doctoral programs without you. I hope you enjoyed hearing from 2023 Fellowship Recipients  Jennifer Edens & Jasmine Jan,  They enjoyed meeting our members a...  Read More

For the fourth consecutive year, women doctoral candidates from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa earned grants recognizing their studies, research and work, all of which have great social importance to the world.Nearly half of the 2023 Founder Region Fellowship grants from Soroptimist Founder Region Fellowship, Inc. were awarded to UH Mānoa students. Erin McConkey, Joanne Qinaʻau, Randi Rollins ...  Read More

Founder Region Fellowship is a non-profit organization that advances the Soroptimist mission by awarding grants to outstanding women in the final phase of their doctoral program within Founder Region. Fellowship recognizes the value of empowering highly motivated women engaged in academic research in fields such as: science, technology, education, the climate, women's health and all things affecti...  Read More

Founder Region Fellowship kicked off the 2023 Conference with the Fellows Reception followed by the Awards Dinner and Gala where we awarded 10 outstanding women with a record $10,075 each to commemorate our 75 Year Diamond Jubilee Anniversary.  To date, Founder Region Fellowship has provided 363 women with a little over 1.7 million dollars in funding to help them achieve their doctoral degrees. TH...  Read More

The SI Pin Brooch Auction is an opportunity for you to purchase these beautiful decorative pins and support Fellowship's fundraising efforts. The auction is OPEN NOW and closes on April 15. "Buy it Now" options available at $75.  All purchases of $75 or more count toward the "75 Year Diamond Jubilee Campaign" and get you entered into a Fellow drawing at conference. There will be more smaller pins ...  Read More