Talbots Scholarship Foundation
Since its inception in 1997, the Talbots Women's Scholarship Fund has awarded $1.6 million to more than 600 deserving women ranging in age from their late 20s to 60s.. The program awarded $200,000 in college scholarships for the 2012 academic year, including 17 $10,000 scholarships and one $30,000 Nancy Talbot Scholarship Award, presented in memory of the founder of Talbots.
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