Mentorship & Grants

The Sandy Stephens Scholarship Fund

For You Network™ Founding Director Sandy Stephens passed away on September 18, 2006 and in her memory, the Sandy Stephens Fund was established on October 5, 2007. Requests for the Sandy Stephens Fund should be received no later than January 15th of each year.

An e-mail can be sent to any of the EST members with the request, followed with mailing 

a written application to For You Network, Attn. Sandy Stephens Fund, P.O. Box 7753, Riverside CA 92513   

The Sandy Stephens scholarship award in the amount of $500 will be presented at the "You Gotta Have A Heart" awards luncheon. This luncheon is held on the last Saturday of the month in February. Awardee will be selected by EST and final results can not be disputed. 

Contribution to the Sandy Stephens Fund can also be made by marking the donation “Sandy Stephens Fund” and sending contributions in form of checks or money orders to

For You Network™
Attn: Linda Cassidy, Finance Director,
P.O. Box 7753
Riverside. CA 92513-7753

For You Network™ Scholarship Fund

The For You Network presents a second $500 scholarship at the network's anniversary to a member in good standing.  The decision on the final recipient can not be disputed. Any For You Network Local Connection Director may submit nominees for the scholarship no later than July 15 of each year.

Eligibility requirements for any For You Network Mentorship/Scholarship are:

1. Member in Good Standing of For You Network

          -- Current NAFE Membership

          -- Meet Attendance requirement

2. Maintained Membership of For You Network for at least 12-month period.

3. A member may receive no more than one mentor/scholarship per year.

A scholarship may be applied to any type of financial request within the mission of the For You Network™. Financial need is not a prerequisite. Applications can be obtained by contacting any member of the EST team or Local Connection Director.

The  For You Network™ has Local Connection in the Southern CA area, and adds more every year. Every Local Connection network holds monthly meetings featuring dynamic speakers and networking opportunities for business relationship building. Check our website at www.4younetwork.org.  For You Network™ is a NAFE Affiliate. NAFE is the largest business women's group in the US with over 66,000 members. http://www.nafe.com/.