Friends of Southwest DC is committed to assisting SW youth
with higher education.
Undergraduate Scholarships
Friends of Southwest DC has proudly funded college scholarships for SW students since 1989. In cooperation with the Southwest Neighborhood Assembly’s (SWNA) Education and Scholarship Task Force, through 2026 Friends of Southwest DC provided funds for 62 undergraduate scholarships. Click here for a list of Friends of Southwest SWNA scholarship recipients.
The scholarships are administered by SWNA. To apply for a scholarship, visit swnascholarship.org.
The three recipients of Friends of Southwest DC/SWNA undergraduate scholarships for the 2026-2027 school year are:
Katie Jordan
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Ellie Anderson
Lauren Boyer
Graduate Scholarships
In 2022, Friends of Southwest DC established the Coralie Farlee Graduate Scholarship. A single scholarship of $5,000 is normally awarded each year, although this may vary in exceptional circumstances. The scholarships, which are fully funded by Friends of Southwest DC, are administered by SWNA. To apply for a graduate scholarship, visit swnascholarship.org.
The scholarships are administered by SWNA. To apply for a scholarship, visit swnascholarship.org.
Recipients of the Coralie Farlie Scholarship for Graduate Studies:
Sydney King
2026, 2025, 2024
Dayonna Queen
2025
Keita Lazlow
2026
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Sadeja Keith
2024
Nour Mahmoud
2026
Julia Benedith
2023
Friends of Southwest DC mourns the passing of our founder and longtime President,
CORALIE FARLEE
Friends of Southwest DC continues to mourn the passing of our founder and longtime president, Coralie Farlee, who died in January 2020, after leading the organization for two decades. Friends of Southwest DC honors Coralie by continuing her groundbreaking work to give back to our neighborhood and make Southwest a better place. With a bequest from Corlie’s estate, Friends of Southwest established the Coralee Farlee Graduate Scholarship, a $5,000 scholarship awarded annually to a Southwest graduate student. In exceptional cases, we may award additional graduate scholarships for lesser amounts.