Scholarships

The Republican Women of Prescott (RWOP) awards scholarships each year. Consideration of awards is based on meeting all qualification criteria listed below and within the application form. Scholarships are for college, university or trade school.

2026 QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

A junior or senior graduating in the 2026 academic year.
Attend a high school in the Quad Cities area (and Bagdad).
Home-schooled students in accredited programs living in the above areas.
Either one parent/guardian must be a registered Republican, or the student, if over 18 years old, must be a registered Republican.
The student must be a U S. Citizen and Arizona resident.
Must not have been a previous recipient of an RWOP scholarship.

RWOP SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE CONTACT INFORMATION

Questions should be directed to Heather or Lillian

Email address: Heather Densmore hdensmo@mtecom.net Phone: 949-293-8149

Email address: Lillian Bish lillybish456@gmail.com Phone: 928-350-5041

APPLICATION DEADLINE

The 2026 RWOP Application deadline has passed. The committee is currently reviewing all submissions for consideration.

2024 - RWOP Awards $20,000 in Scholarship Funds to Two Embry-Riddle Freshmen and Six Republican High School Seniors

On May 14, 2024 , Republican Women of Prescott was proud to award $20,000 to six outstanding high school seniors from Yavapai County and two Embry-Riddle Freshmen in front of a sold-out audience at Prescott Resort.

RWOP started this program in 2015 and thus far, has awarded 104 deserving recipients with $144,275 in scholarships.
Names of recipients are from left to right:
Gage Cunningham – Prescott High, Brynn Thein – Prescott High, Kaitlin Roskopf – ERAU, Caleb Zorich – Trinity, Christina Muchow – ERAU, Jedidiah Rummage – Prescott High. (Not shown are Seth Stebbins –Prescott High and Briah Williams – Bagdad High.)

Funding for this year’s Scholarship Program came from RWOP’s two main events last summer – Charlie Kirk and Patriot Barbie in May and Dennis Prager in August along with contributions from RWOP members, Scholarship Committee and the Rhodes Foundation.

RWOP acknowledges the hard work of the Scholarship Committee which includes Sherrie Ragsdale, Elaine Janks, Karen Varela, Dian Tucker and Barbara Ernst, Chair. This committee evaluated each applicant’s transcripts, resume, letter of recommendation, 500 word essay and in- person interview.

RWOP was established in 1942 and currently ranks the largest Republican Women’s Club in the Nation, with almost 1000 strong.

2023 - RWOP Awards $18,575 to 17 local Republican high school scholarship winner