Invest in YOUR future. As a student in a discipline dedicated to empowering families, you are eligible for membership in AAFCS/OAFCS. Membership in the American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) and the Ohio affiliate (OAFCS) is an essential part of investing in your career. As an undergraduate or graduate student member, you can take action now to expand your knowledge and skills outside the classroom.

Membership form is on line at: http://www.aafcs.org/membership/membership_print.html

As a member of the Pre-professional/Graduate Student Section, you will receive Futurescope, the quarterly newsletter written by and about pre-professionals. Other opportunities as an AAFCS/OAFCS member include:
 

Colleges and Universities in Ohio with Family and Consumer Sciences Chapters

• Ashland University
• Baldwin Wallace College
• Bluffton College
• Bowling Green State University
• Kent State University
• Mount Vernon Nazarene College
• The Ohio State University
• Ohio University
• University of Akron
• Youngstown State University  

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OAFCS Pre-Professional/Graduate Student Section Officers 2007

Scholarships

The Ohio Association of Family and Consumer Sciences offers three $800 scholarships to sophomores or juniors who have completed a minimum of one term with a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and are enrolled in a Family and Consumer Sciences program. Scholarships are paid on a semester or quarter basis directly to the college or university attended.

The OAFCS Home Economists in Home and Community (HEHC) offers one $500 scholarship to an Ohio homemaker who is returning to higher education to complete a bachelors degree or to pursue graduate study in Family and Consumer Sciences.

Applicants must be members of AAFCS/OAFCS. Scholarship applications are available from Ohio Family and Consumer Sciences college and university unit administrators, county extension agents, and the OAFCS scholarship chair.