The Fort Wayne Finer Women Society, Incorporated (FWFWS) is a 501c3 organization that was established for the purpose of managing and providing funds for scholarships to local high school seniors in the Greater Fort Wayne area, in collaboration with Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. - Eta Upsilon Zeta Chapter. The FWFWS was officially incorporated in the state of Indiana on October 17, 2020.  Since its establishment, the FWFWS has awarded nearly $10,000 in scholarships and book stipends.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is an international organization of college educated women founded in 1920 at Howard University. As of 2025, the organization has celebrated 105 years of service. Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated's founding principles are Scholarship, Service, Sisterhood and Finer Womanhood.

The local chapter, Eta Upsilon Zeta, has actively engaged and served in the Fort Wayne community for 50 years. We have awarded over $100,000.00 in scholarship dollars and will continue to support the Foundation's endeavors to impact scholarship benefits for deserving graduating seniors.

Eligibility Requirements

• Must be a senior student at a local high school.

• Must be graduating in May (spring) of the award year and enrolling as a full-time student in an accredited college or university in the fall of the same year.

• Must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.

• Must have made a contribution of service to the community and in their school.

• Must have a financial need.

Online application can be completed by clicking the "Apply" button above. If submitting by mail, applicants must submit a completed Memorial Scholarship Application Package (postmarked) to the following address:

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.,

Eta Upsilon Zeta Chapter

Attn: Zeta Scholarship Committee

P.O. Box 11712

Fort Wayne, Indiana 46860

Or appropriate portions to etaupsilonzetascholar@fortwaynefiner.org. 

Send questions to Rosalind Walker-Lewis, Scholarship Committee Chairperson, at: etaupsilonzetascholar@fortwaynefiner.org.