Main Projects
- Cottey College (est. 1884) is a women's college with a current capacity of 350 students in Nevada, Missouri which offers two year associates degrees and selected four year baccalaureate degrees.
- The Educational Loan Fund (est. 1907) makes loans available to qualified American and Canadian women with financial need.
- The International Peace Scholarship Fund (est. 1949) provides scholarships for international women to pursue graduate study in the U.S. and Canada.
- The Program for Continuing Education (est. 1973) provides need-based grants to women in the U.S. and Canada whose education has been interrupted and need to return to school to support themselves and/or their families through continuing education programs.
- Scholar Awards (est. 1991) are merit-based awards to U.S. and Canadian women who are pursuing a doctoral degree, or pursuing post-graduate research at an accredited institution.
The Sisterhood also established in the 1960s a number of retirement homes for its members in various U.S. states, some of which still operate.
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