Critical Difference for Women (CDW) is a scholarship/grant offering program of The Ohio State University offering financial support to women students, faculty and staff.

CDW is comprised of three funds:

Re-entry Scholarships
Scholarships for women who have interrupted their education due to unforseen obstacles such as family responsibilities or financial constraints and who are seeking undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees

Research on Women Grants
Grants for faculty members and doctoral students (both male and female) who are conducting research on all areas of women's lives, including gender and gender equity.

Professional Development Grants
Professional Development Grants for Women are designed to facilitate

professional development and career mobility of women.

Women of Color Advancement Grants are designed to facilitate professional development, career mobility, and networking activities of women of color faculty, staff, and graduate students.

The Marianna Russell Technology fund will sponsor grants for professional development for women who are in or are going into technology fields.