Slovenian Women’s Union Scholarship Foundation

Celebrating 60 years of financially assisting young students!

The Scholarship Foundation Mission:

To generate funding

To financially assist young students

With hope that they will promote and preserve Slovenian culture.

Marie Prisland, Founder of the Slovenian Women’s Union in l926, proposed the first American Slovenian Scholarship Program at the l943 SWUA National Convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Marie wrote “ I was delighted when delegates enthusiastically adopted my proposal that a fund be